Contributors | Affiliation | Role |
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Smith, Peter C. | Bedford Institute of Oceanography (BIO) | Principal Investigator |
Allison, Dicky | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI BCO-DMO) | BCO-DMO Data Manager |
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
Moored Current Meter data from Peter Smith's cruises from Bedford Institute of Oceanography (BIO)
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mcm_ps.csv (Comma Separated Values (.csv), 46.26 MB) MD5:a3193fe9b932029a7e67a2ad2c79877a Primary data file for dataset ID 2406 |
Parameter | Description | Units |
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 |
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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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) |
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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) |
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Platform | R/V Parizeau |
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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) |
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Platform | R/V Parizeau |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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 |
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.
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).
Funding Source | Award |
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National Science Foundation (NSF) | |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) |