Northern Mariana Islands Marine Monitoring Team Sea Temperature Measurements

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information
• CoRIS

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Coastal Resources Management Office

Publication_Date: 20090505

Title:

Northern Mariana Islands Marine Monitoring Team Sea Temperature Measurements

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet

Online_Linkage: http://www.cnmicoralreef.net/rp/pubs.htm

Description:

Abstract:

Site specific monitoring of sea temperature is conducted using submersible temperature dataloggers at selected sites and depths around the islands of Saipan and Rota.

Purpose:

To document differences in variation in water temperature around Saipan and Rota to allow correlation with documented environmental changes, such as coral bleaching events.

Supplemental_Information:

Limited location data for 1999. Additional information deployment dates, instrument types, locations, etc. is available in this file.

http://www.cnmicoralreef.net/rp/Temperature_about.xls

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19990302

Ending_Date: present

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: In Work

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As Needed

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Saipan, Rota

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: 145.118153

East_Bounding_Coordinate: 145.854964

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 15.309908

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 14.062272

Bounding_Altitudes:

Altitude_Minimum: -14

Altitude_Maximum: 0

Altitude_Distance_Units: Meters

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NCEI Geoportal Filter

Theme_Keyword: CoRIS_Metadata

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: temperature

Theme_Keyword: Saipan

Theme_Keyword: Rota

Theme_Keyword: fore reef

Theme_Keyword: lagoon

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: environment

Theme_Keyword: 007

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Water Temperature

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus

Theme_Keyword: Numeric Data Sets > Oceanography

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: Saipan

Place_Keyword: Rota

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus

Place_Keyword:

COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan > Saipan Island (15N145E0002)

Place_Keyword:

OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Saipan Island > Saipan Island (15N145E0002)

Place_Keyword:

OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Rota Island > Rota Island ( Luta ) (14N145E0007)

Place_Keyword:

COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Rota > Rota Island ( Luta ) (14N145E0007)

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Region

Place_Keyword: CNMI

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

Data set is not for us in litigation. While efforts have been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the state of the art, the CNMI government cannot assume liability for any damages or misrepresentations caused by any inaccuracies in the data, or as a result of the data to be used on a particular system. The CNMI government makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Coastal Resources Management Office

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: PO Box 10007

City: Saipan

State_or_Province: MP

Postal_Code: 96950

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 670-664-8303

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 670-664-8315

Hours_of_Service: 7:30-16:30, GMT+10

Data_Set_Credit:

Contributors to the Data Set:

Division of Environmental Quality PO Box 501304 Saipan, MP 96950 USA

Phone: 670-664-8500 Hours of Service: 7:30-16:30, GMT+10

This work was funded in part by NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program.

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Data are checked once to confirm that only in-water measurement data are retained.

Logical_Consistency_Report: High consistency.

Completeness_Report:

Specific site location data is not available for 1999 measurements. Some gaps exist between measurements at same sites.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Geographical positions determined by site names

Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 250

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation:

Estimated based on maximal extent of survey site transect lengths.

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Depths determined by Depth gauges

Quantitative_Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 1

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: Assumed accuracy of commercial depth gauges.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Underwater temperature dataloggers.

Original DAT files are trimmed of readings prior to placement in water and after removal from water and subsequently saved as Microsoft Excel files.

Process_Date: Not Complete

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Coastal Resources Management Office

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: PO Box 10007

City: Saipan

State_or_Province: MP

Postal_Code: 96950

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 670-664-8300

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 670-664-8315

Hours_of_Service: 7:30-16:30, GMT+10

Resource_Description: Other Documents

Distribution_Liability:

Data set is not for us in litigation. While efforts have been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the state of the art, the CNMI government cannot assume liability for any damages or misrepresentations caused by any inaccuracies in the data, or as a result of the data to be used on a particular system. The CNMI government makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: XLS (Microsoft Excel worksheet)

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: http://www.cnmicoralreef.net/rp/pubs.htm

Fees: None

Custom_Order_Process:

Upon request, data can be provided in alternative digital formats or hard copy.

Technical_Prerequisites: Users need a program that can read Microsoft Excel files.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20200329

Metadata_Review_Date: 20090603

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Coastal Resources Management Office

Contact_Person: John Starmer

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: PO Box 10007

City: Saipan

State_or_Province: MP

Postal_Code: 96950

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 670-664-8300

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 670-664-8315

Hours_of_Service: 7:30-16:30, GMT+10

Metadata_Standard_Name:

FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001.1-1999

CoRIS:

CoRIS_ID: 20090603032047

CoRIS_Children: None

CoRIS_Beginning_Date: 19990302

CoRIS_Ending_Date: 99991231

CoRIS_Metadata_Link:

https://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/cnmi_temperature_metadata_v2.html

CoRIS_Tracking_ID: 2741