Metadata from data collected in Georges Bank and the Gulf of Maine submitted to the Global Change Master Directory (GMDC) from the U.S. GLOBEC Georges Bank project

Website: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/2335
Version: final
Version Date: 2015-05-04

Project
» U.S. GLOBEC Georges Bank (GB)

Program
» U.S. GLOBal ocean ECosystems dynamics (U.S. GLOBEC)
ContributorsAffiliationRole
Allison, DickyWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI BCO-DMO)BCO-DMO Data Manager

Abstract
Metadata from data collected in Georges Bank and the Gulf of Maine submitted to the Global Change Master Directory (GMDC) from the U.S. GLOBEC Georges Bank project


Dataset Description

Directory Interchange Format (DIF) records

Metadata has been submitted to the Global Change Master Directory as part of the grantee obligation.

In general, any metadata record can be accessed directly through the URL:
http://gcmd.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[entry_id]

where [entry_id] = the Entry_ID of the metadata record, e.g. wind_stress_GB

 


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Data Files

File
dif_records.csv
(Comma Separated Values (.csv), 4.26 KB)
MD5:380eafabe03d23709d6af0e2d88f5d3a
Primary data file for dataset ID 2335

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Parameters

ParameterDescriptionUnits
object_name

This is an internal link to the object's GCMD submission status.

text
status

This is the status of the object's GCMD submission.

text
year

year

numeric
month

month of year

numeric
day

day of month

numeric
description

This is the link to the GCMD DIF record.

text

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Project Information

U.S. GLOBEC Georges Bank (GB)


Coverage: Georges Bank, Gulf of Maine, Northwest Atlantic Ocean


The U.S. GLOBEC Georges Bank Program is a large multi- disciplinary multi-year oceanographic effort. The proximate goal is to understand the population dynamics of key species on the Bank - Cod, Haddock, and two species of zooplankton (Calanus finmarchicus and Pseudocalanus) - in terms of their coupling to the physical environment and in terms of their predators and prey. The ultimate goal is to be able to predict changes in the distribution and abundance of these species as a result of changes in their physical and biotic environment as well as to anticipate how their populations might respond to climate change.

The effort is substantial, requiring broad-scale surveys of the entire Bank, and process studies which focus both on the links between the target species and their physical environment, and the determination of fundamental aspects of these species' life history (birth rates, growth rates, death rates, etc).

Equally important are the modelling efforts that are ongoing which seek to provide realistic predictions of the flow field and which utilize the life history information to produce an integrated view of the dynamics of the populations.

The U.S. GLOBEC Georges Bank Executive Committee (EXCO) provides program leadership and effective communication with the funding agencies.



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Program Information

U.S. GLOBal ocean ECosystems dynamics (U.S. GLOBEC)


Coverage: Global


U.S. GLOBEC (GLOBal ocean ECosystems dynamics) is a research program organized by oceanographers and fisheries scientists to address the question of how global climate change may affect the abundance and production of animals in the sea.

The U.S. GLOBEC Program currently had major research efforts underway in the Georges Bank / Northwest Atlantic Region, and the Northeast Pacific (with components in the California Current and in the Coastal Gulf of Alaska). U.S. GLOBEC was a major contributor to International GLOBEC efforts in the Southern Ocean and Western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP).



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Funding

Funding SourceAward
National Science Foundation (NSF)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

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