Temperature, Salinity, Dissolved Oxygen, and Chloropigment Profile Data from R/V Oscar Elton Sette Cruise OES 04-03 near American Samoa along Meridional Transects between 10S and 17S along 169W and 170.5W in March 2004 (NODC Accession 0014889)

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What does this data set describe?

1. How might this data set be cited?
   Dr. Reka Domokos - Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Dr. Michael Seki - Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, and Dr. Jeffrey Polovina - Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Unknown, Temperature, Salinity, Dissolved Oxygen, and Chloropigment Profile Data from R/V Oscar Elton Sette Cruise OES 04-03 near American Samoa along Meridional Transects between 10S and 17S along 169W and 170.5W in March 2004 (NODC Accession 0014889).

   Online Links:

   • https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0014889

2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

   West_Bounding_Coordinate: -175.5

   East_Bounding_Coordinate: -169.0

   North_Bounding_Coordinate: -10.25

   South_Bounding_Coordinate: -16.75

3. What does it look like?
4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

   Beginning_Date: 03-Mar-2004

   Ending_Date: 15-Mar-2004

   Currentness_Reference: ground condition

5. What is the general form of this data set?

6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
   1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?
      
   2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?
      
7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

   Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

   Directory 0-data: files as provided by the originator

   Filename Contents CTDCasts.mat Matlab data file CTDCasts.pdf map of locations of casts Spreadsheet.pdf specific times/locations of casts notes.txt originator's notes to describe Matlab variables

   Note: Casts 21-31 (as defined in Spreadsheet.pdf) have not been processed and are not included in this dataset.

   Directory 1-data: files created by NODC personnel

   The arrays in the Matlab file were exported to ASCII text files:

   Filename Contents DateTimePos.txt Date, Time, and nominal latitude and longitude positions for each profile as derived from ../0-data/Spreadsheet.pdf and CTDCasts.pdf by NODC personnel Depths.txt depth in dbars corresponding to profile data Note: the chloropigments only go to 200m (note, profiles are ordered from deepest to shallowest) Pos1.txt latitude for the meridional transect at 169W Pos2.txt latitude for the meridional transect at 170.5W (both in order of south to north) PosC_StaNN_V.txt Profile for C=1 (169W) or 2 (170.5W) NN= station number (sequential count not the official cast number) V= Variable T: Temperature S: Salinity DO: Dissolved Oxygen CHL: chloropigments

   Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: None

Who produced the data set?

1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
   • Dr. Reka Domokos - Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA
   • Dr. Michael Seki - Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA
   • Dr. Jeffrey Polovina - Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA
2. Who also contributed to the data set?

   Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA

3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
   Dr. Reka Domokos

   Ecosystem and Oceanography Division, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA

   Researcher

   2570 Dole Street

   Honolulu, HI
   

   USA

   (808)983-5368 (voice)

   Reka.Domokos@noaa.gov

Why was the data set created?

Understand the physical characteristics for better interpretation of ecosystem dynamics

How was the data set created?

1. From what previous works were the data drawn?
2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

   Date: Unknown (process 1 of 1)

   Standard hydrocasts from the R/V Oscar Elton Sette using Seabird SBE. These data have been calibrated, processed, and quality controlled by Dr. Reka Domokos. Person who carried out this activity:
   

   Dr. Reka Domokos

   Ecosystem and Oceanography Division, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA

   Researcher

   2570 Dole Street

   Honolulu, HI
   

   USA

   (808)983-5368 (voice)

   Reka.Domokos@noaa.gov

3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

1. How well have the observations been checked?
   
2. How accurate are the geographic locations?
   
3. How accurate are the heights or depths?
   
4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
   The sets were 100% complete
5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?
   see Process Step

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints: Dataset credit required

1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)
   
   NOAA/NESDIS/National Oceanographic Data Center

   Attn: Data Access Group, User Services Team

   SSMC-3 Fourth Floor

   Silver Spring, MD
   

   USA

   301-713-3277 (voice)

   301-713-3302 (FAX)

   services@nodc.noaa.gov

   Hours_of_Service: 8am-5pm, Monday through Friday

2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set? Downloadable Data
3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

   NOAA makes no warranty regarding these data,expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA, NESDIS, NODC and NCDDC cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data, nor as a result of the failure of these data to function on a particular system.

4. How can I download or order the data?
   • Availability in digital form:

     Data format:	ASCII
     Network links:	https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0014889

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Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:

Last modified: 06-Jan-2021
Last Reviewed: 01-Sep-2009

Metadata author:

Mr. Patrick C. Caldwell

NOAA/NESDIS/NODC/NCDDC

Hawaii/US Pacific Liaison

1000 Pope Road, MSB 316

Honolulu, Hawaii

USA

(808)-956-4105 (voice)

(808) 956-2352 (FAX)

caldwell@hawaii.edu

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Contact_Instructions: check services@nodc.noaa.gov if not available

Metadata standard:

FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)