Bedford Institute of Oceanography Moored Current Meter Data deployed during cruises to the Eastern Gulf of Maine/Scotian Shelf from Canadian ships R/V Parizeau and R/V Hudson from 1993-1999 as part of the U.S. GLOBEC Georges Bank project (GB project)

Website: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/2406
Data Type: Cruise Results
Version: 1
Version Date: 2005-03-16

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

Program
» U.S. GLOBal ocean ECosystems dynamics (U.S. GLOBEC)
ContributorsAffiliationRole
Smith, Peter C.Bedford Institute of Oceanography (BIO)Principal Investigator
Allison, DickyWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI BCO-DMO)BCO-DMO Data Manager

Abstract
Bedford Institute of Oceanography Moored Current Meter Data deployed during cruises to the Eastern Gulf of Maine/Scotian Shelf from Canadian ships R/V Parizeau and R/V Hudson from 1993-1999 as part of the U.S. GLOBEC Georges Bank project (GB project)


Coverage

Spatial Extent: N:43.0457 E:-65.5716 S:41.3227 W:-66.5383
Temporal Extent: 1993 - 1999

Dataset Description

Moored Current Meter Observations

In general, mooring locations and depths of current meters are redeployments of previous moorings. Thus, for some sites, the data record can be near continuous from 1993.

Contributor:
Peter C. Smith
Bedford Institute of Oceanography
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
CANADA


Methods & Sampling

Moored Current Meter data from Peter Smith's cruises from Bedford Institute of Oceanography (BIO)


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Data Files

File
mcm_ps.csv
(Comma Separated Values (.csv), 46.26 MB)
MD5:a3193fe9b932029a7e67a2ad2c79877a
Primary data file for dataset ID 2406

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Parameters

ParameterDescriptionUnits
cruiseid

Identification of cruise that deployed or recovered the moorings

year

year data was collected

site

mooring/site identification

lat

latitude, negative = South

decimal degrees
lon

longitude, negative = West

decimal degrees
depth_w

depth of water

meters
depth

depth of current meter

meters
yrday_utc

Julian Day, UTC time

fractional day
temp

temperature

degrees C
sal

salinity, PSS

curr_dir_abs

absolute current direction

degrees true
curr_speed_abs

absolute current speed

centimeters/second


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Instruments

Dataset-specific Instrument Name
Aanderaa Recording Current Meters
Generic Instrument Name
Aanderaa Recording Current Meter
Dataset-specific Description
Aanderaa Recording Current Meters
Generic Instrument Description
The Aanderaa Recording Current Meter (RCM) is a self-contained instrument that can be moored in the sea and record ocean current, water temperature, conductivity of the water and depth of the instrument. This instrument designation is used when specific make and model are not known. (more from Aanderaa).

Dataset-specific Instrument Name
Aanderaa Tide Gauge
Generic Instrument Name
Aanderaa Tide Gauge
Dataset-specific Description
Aanderaa Tide Gauge
Generic Instrument Description
The Aanderaa tide gauge measures and records the time and height of the sea surface as it changes with the tides.


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Deployments

PAR93-032

Website
Platform
R/V Parizeau
Start Date
1993-10-11
End Date
1993-10-16
Description
long term mooring deployment

Methods & Sampling
Moored Current Meter data from Peter Smith's cruises from Bedford Institute of Oceanography (BIO)

PAR94-018

Website
Platform
R/V Parizeau
Start Date
1994-06-24
End Date
1994-06-30
Description
long term mooring turn-around

Methods & Sampling
Moored Current Meter data from Peter Smith's cruises from Bedford Institute of Oceanography (BIO)

PAR95-010

Website
Platform
R/V Parizeau
Report
Start Date
1995-06-06
End Date
1995-06-13
Description
long term mooring turn-around

Methods & Sampling
Moored Current Meter data from Peter Smith's cruises from Bedford Institute of Oceanography (BIO)

PAR95-034

Website
Platform
R/V Parizeau
Report
Start Date
1995-11-24
End Date
1995-12-03
Description
long term mooring turn-around

Methods & Sampling
Moored Current Meter data from Peter Smith's cruises from Bedford Institute of Oceanography (BIO)

PAR96-024

Website
Platform
R/V Parizeau
Report
Start Date
1996-09-23
End Date
1996-09-30
Description
long term mooring turn-around

Methods & Sampling
Moored Current Meter data from Peter Smith's cruises from Bedford Institute of Oceanography (BIO)

HUD9877

Website
Platform
CCGS Hudson
Report
Start Date
1998-11-20
End Date
1998-11-26
Description
long term mooring

Methods & Sampling
Moored Current Meter data from Peter Smith's cruises from Bedford Institute of Oceanography (BIO)

Scotian_Shelf

Website
Platform
Scotian Shelf Mooring
Start Date
1993-10-01
End Date
1999-09-01
Description
BIO Moored Current Meter Data from the Scotian Shelf Georges Bank Scotian Shelf Cross Over mooring arrays

Methods & Sampling
Scotian Shelf Mooring


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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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