Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (CTD) collected aboard the NOAA Ship NANCY FOSTER during cruise NF-10-01 and NF-10-02. Data include vertical profiles of temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and chlorophyll.

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Title:
Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (CTD) collected aboard the NOAA Ship NANCY FOSTER during cruise NF-10-01 and NF-10-02. Data include vertical profiles of temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and chlorophyll.
Abstract:
CTD data were collected with NOAA Ship NANCY FOSTER's Sea-Bird 9plus CTD during biophysical surveys of the US Caribbean, British Virgin Islands, and Leeward Islands in February and March of 2010.
Supplemental_Information:
This dataset has been processed using Sea-Bird's standard set of "Post-Processing" Routines. Data are in an ascii format.
  1. How might this data set be cited?
    Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML), Physical Oceanography Division (PhOD), 20101101, Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (CTD) collected aboard the NOAA Ship NANCY FOSTER during cruise NF-10-01 and NF-10-02. Data include vertical profiles of temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and chlorophyll..

  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
    West_Bounding_Coordinate: -65.5
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -62.0
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 19.0
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 16.5
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  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
    Beginning_Date: 23-Feb-2010
    Ending_Date: 15-Mar-2010
    Currentness_Reference: These data are valid for the period collected only.
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This CTD dataset was collected for the purpose of examining upper ocean water properties / chemistry over the study domain (US Caribbean, British Virgin Islands, Leeward Islands)

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Access_Constraints:
Anyone interested in use of this data must contact Ryan Smith at NOAA/AOML/PhOD
Use_Constraints:
All users will be asked to read and fully comprehend metadata prior to data use, acknowledge the Originator when using the data set as a source, share data products developed using the source data wet with the Originator.
  1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)
    OAR/Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML)
    4301 Rickenbacker Causeway
    Miami, Florida
    United States of America

    (305) 361-4328 (voice)
    ryan.smith@noaa.gov
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    Data are made publicly available for general information purposes and scientific interest. NOAA cannot be held liable for use of these data in any other manner.
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Dates:
Last modified: 29-Mar-2020
Last Reviewed: 09-Nov-2010
Metadata author:
OAR/Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML)
4301 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, Florida
United States of America

(305) 361-4328 (voice)
Metadata standard:
Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)

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