Dataset: alongtrackoc

Name: Ship data collected along the track during R/V Oceanus cruises OC296, OC301, and OC303 in the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank as part of the U.S. GLOBEC program in 1997 (GB project)
Published: 2005-09-16
Keywords: oceans

Cite This Dataset

DOI:10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.2414.1

Spatial Extent: N:41.6838 E:-66.1414 S:40.161 W:-70.8901

Temporal Extent: 1997 - 1997

Project:

U.S. GLOBEC Georges Bank (GB)

Program:

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

Principal Investigator:

James P. Manning (Northeast Fisheries Science Center - Woods Hole, NOAA NEFSC)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Ms Dicky Allison (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

Version:

Version Date:

2005-09-16

Restricted:

Validated:

Yes

Current State:

Final no updates expected

Ship data collected along the track during R/V Oceanus cruises OC296, OC301, and OC303 in the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank as part of the U.S. GLOBEC program in 1997 (GB project)

Abstract:

Ship data collected along the track during R/V Oceanus cruises OC296, OC301, and OC303 in the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank as part of the U.S. GLOBEC program in 1997.

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Archival Copy

Version Date	Archive	Persistent Identifier	Date Assigned
2005-09-16	National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC)	0098912	2012-10-30
2005-09-16	Marine Biological Laboratory/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Library (MBLWHOI DLA)	10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.2414.1	2019-10-28

Description

Oceanus Cruises: 296, 301 and 303
Shipboard meteorology and sea surface measurements
along the ship's track

Note:
I (Jim Manning) suggest that investigators use Dick Payne's version of OCEANUS alongtrack data. The raw data I post here was processed primarily while underway and has obvious problems. There are unrealistic (sometimes negative) temperature and eratic salinity. Winds are of especially poor quality as noted below.

I have been delayed in getting this data on-line because I am not happy with my "corrected" wind (with ships motion removed) and, I am still not comfortable with posting the corrected wind so I have added a comment on the fact that it is questionable. I have notified the OCEANUS SSSG people about this problem. In the meantime I suggest that any one interested in wind for these periods use the NOAA buoy winds or Dick Paynes OCEANUS alongtrack data instead.

 
Data submitted by:
James Manning
National Marine Fisheries Service
NOAA
Woods Hole, MA 02543

voice:  508-495-2211 
fax:    508-495-2258
email:  jmanning@whsun1.wh.whoi.edu

 
Last modified: Sept 16, 2005; gfh w/ input from J.Manning

Methods & Sampling

GLOBEC Georges Bank Cruises OCEANUS Shipboard Sensor Data. Cleaned and merged to 1 minute intervals

Data Files

File
oc_shipdata.csv (Comma Separated Values (.csv), 4.91 MB) MD5:5e045e740f5d55ffc8d2219482cb7297 Primary data file for dataset ID 2414

More Information about this dataset

Funding Sources

Funding Source	Award Number
National Science Foundation	unknown GB NSF
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	unknown GB NOAA

Deployments

Deployment	Start Date	Platform	Investigator
OC296	1997-01-12	R/V Oceanus	Dr Ronald Schlitz (Chief Scientist)	data info
OC301	1997-04-05	R/V Oceanus	Dr Greg Lough (Chief Scientist)	data info
OC303	1997-05-06	R/V Oceanus	Dr Greg Lough (Chief Scientist)	data info

Instruments

Thermosalinograph

Supplied Description:

Thermosalinograph used to obtain a continuous record of sea surface temperature and salinity.

Instrument Type

Generic Name: Thermosalinograph

Acronym: TSG

Community Identifier: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/133/

Generic Description:

A thermosalinograph (TSG) is used to obtain a continuous record of sea surface temperature and salinity. On many research vessels the TSG is integrated into the ship's underway seawater sampling system and reported with the underway or alongtrack data.

Parameters

Date and time formats are described in python strftime() syntax.

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
cruiseid	cruise identification		cruiseid
year	year		year
ship	ship name as a code, i.e. oc = Oceanus		ship
day_gmt	day of month/gmt time (1-31)		day_gmt
hr	hour of day/gmt time (0-23)		no_bcodmo_term
mn	minute of hour (0-59)		no_bcodmo_term
yrday0_gmt	yearday/time, gmt, where yearday 0.5 = Jan 1 at 1200 hrs	dec. yearday	yrday0_gmt
lat	latitude, negative = South	decimal degrees	lat
lon	longitude, negative = West	decimal degrees	lon
temp_ss5	sea surface temperature, temp sensor at 5 meters, hull intake	degrees C	temp_ss5
sal_ss3	sea surface salinity, conductivity cell at 3 meters, hull intake	PSU	sal_ss3
cond_mM	conductivity	mmho/cm	cond_mM
temp_air	air temperature	degrees C	temp_air
wind_vel_u	eastward component of wind velocity, oceanographic convention	meters/second	wind_vel_u
wind_vel_v	northward component of wind velocity, oceanographic convention	meters/second	wind_vel_v
press_bar	barometric pressure	millibars	press_bar
radiation_s	shortwave radiation	unknown	radiation_s
wind_taux	eastward wind stress	pascals	wind_taux
wind_tauy	northward wind stress	pascals	wind_tauy