Dataset: Drifter Deployments

Spatial Extent: N:35.66866 E:-75.65215 S:35.01168 W:-76.394067

Temporal Extent: 2013-06-15 - 2014-08-15

Project:

Interacting Effects of Local Demography and Larval Connectivity on Estuarine Metapopulation Dynamics (EstuarineMetaDyn)

Principal Investigator:

F. Joel Fodrie (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, UNC-Chapel Hill-IMS)

Contact:

Ian R. Kroll (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, UNC-Chapel Hill-IMS)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Amber D. York (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

Restricted:

Validated:

Yes

Current State:

Final no updates expected

Drifter and mooring deployment information in Palimco Sound, North Carolina between June of 2013 and August of 2014 (EstuarineMetaDyn project)

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Description

This dataset contains deployment information for cement mooring and drifters in Palimco Sound, North Carolina between June of 2013 and August of 2014.

Methods & Sampling

Cement moorings were created by filling 5 gal buckets with cement and affixing rope with surface floats. Larval homes were attached ~1m above cement bucket. Pacific Gyre Microstar Lagrangian Surface Drifters and Brightwater Instruments Model 104 GPS/Argos Drifting Buoys were used interchangeably, with larval homes attached onto the wings via zippy.

Location: Pamlico Sound, North Carolina is the largest lagoonal estuary along the U.S. East Coast, approximately 129 km long and 24-48 km wide. Average depth is ~2 m but can reach ~ 10 m, with wind-driven currents dominating circulation patterns.

Deployment 1: 6/15/13
Collection 1: 6/17/14-6/23/13

Deployment 2: 6/28/14
Collection 2: 6/29/14-7/2/14

Deployment 3: 8/8/14
Collection 3: 8/9/14-8/15/1

Data Processing Description

BCO-DMO Data Manager Processing Notes:
* added a conventional header with dataset name, PI name, version date
* modified parameter names to conform with BCO-DMO naming conventions
* Changed name of latitude and longitude columns, they were reversed.
* Date 2024-06-28 changed to 2014-06-28 in deployment column

Data Files

File
drifters.csv (Comma Separated Values (.csv), 4.35 KB) MD5:4fac6dddd1c2cdbf5fccb9058a0da9fd Primary data file for dataset ID 719182

More Information about this dataset

Funding Sources

Funding Source	Award Number
NSF Division of Ocean Sciences	OCE-1155609

Deployments

Deployment	Synonyms	Start Date	Platform	Investigator
Fodrie_drifters		2013-06-20	shoreside Pamlico-Oysters		data info

Instruments

None available yet

Parameters

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

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
Platform_Name	Mooring or Drifter name	unitless	platform
Platform_Type	Mooring or Drifter type description	unitless	platform
Deploy_Lat	Latitude of deployment location	decimal degrees	lat
Deploy_Long	Longitude of deployment location	decimal degrees	lon
Deploy_Date	Date of deployment in format yyyy-mm-dd	unitless	date
Collect_Lat	Latitude of collection location	decimal degrees	lat
Collect_Long	Longitude of collection location	decimal degrees	lon
Collect_Date	Date of collection location in format yyyy-mm-dd	unitless	date
Notes	Comments	unitless	comment

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Dataset: Drifter Deployments