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Currents, temperature, conductivity, and attenuation data from moorings deployed from the ASTERIAS in the North Atlantic Ocean as part of the Current and Sediment Transport in Cape Cod Bay field program from February 10, 1986 to April 30, 1986 (NCEI Accession 0058714)

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A pilot winter-time study to determine the effect of winter storms in causing sediment movement at two potential dredge spoil disposal areas.
  • Cite as: Montgomery, Ellyn; US DOI/US Geological Survey > Woods Hole Science Center (2009). Currents, temperature, conductivity, and attenuation data from moorings deployed from the ASTERIAS in the North Atlantic Ocean as part of the Current and Sediment Transport in Cape Cod Bay field program from February 10, 1986 to April 30, 1986 (NCEI Accession 0058714). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0058714. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 1986-02-10 to 1986-04-30
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -70.41889
East: -70.24289
South: 41.92756
North: 41.99422
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • U.S. Geological Survey Oceanographic Time-Series Data Collection of measurements of current velocity, temperature, pressure and other data made in U.S. coastal waters between 1975 and present
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  • U.S. Geological Survey Oceanographic Time-Series Data Collection
  • Warner, J. C., Butman, B., and Dalyander, P. S., 2008, Storm-driven sediment transport in Massachusetts Bay: Continental Shelf Research, v. 28, no. 2: p. 257-282. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2007.08.008
  • Warner, John C., Sherwood, Christopher R., Signell, Richard P., Harris, Courtney K., and Arango, Hernan G., 2008, Development of a three-dimensional, regional, coupled wave, current, and sediment-transport model: Computers and Geosciences, v. 34, no. 10: p. 1284-1306. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2008.02.012
    • Parent ID (indicates this dataset is related to other data):
    • gov.noaa.nodc:USGS-Ocean-TS
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2009-10-16
  • revision: 2021-10-15
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
Supplemental Information
This archival package contains only a snapshot of the USGS time series database. The data on the originator's website, http://stellwagen.er.usgs.gov/, may have updates that are not yet captured here.

USGS PIs: B. Butman

Collaborators: State of Massachusetts

Publications resulting from these data

Warner, J. C., Butman, B., and Dalyander, P. S., 2008, Storm-driven sediment transport in Massachusetts Bay: Continental Shelf Research, v. 28, no. 2: p. 257-282. (Also available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2007.08.008)

Warner, John C., Sherwood, Christopher R., Signell, Richard P., Harris, Courtney K., and Arango, Hernan G., 2008, Development of a three-dimensional, regional, coupled wave, current, and sediment-transport model: Computers and Geosciences, v. 34, no. 10: p. 1284-1306. (Also available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2008.02.012)


USGS Moorings associated with this accession:
305
306
307

A major revision of this Accession was conducted to revise the directory structure. Selecting the version of the data with the largest version number will ensure that the user is downloading the most recent data available from NODC.
Purpose This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis.
Use Limitations
  • accessLevel: Public
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Montgomery, Ellyn; US DOI/US Geological Survey > Woods Hole Science Center (2009). Currents, temperature, conductivity, and attenuation data from moorings deployed from the ASTERIAS in the North Atlantic Ocean as part of the Current and Sediment Transport in Cape Cod Bay field program from February 10, 1986 to April 30, 1986 (NCEI Accession 0058714). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0058714. Accessed [date].
Cited Authors
Principal Investigators
Collaborators
  • State of Massachusetts
Contributors
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Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords Originator Keywords
  • Mooring work
Data Center keywords NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
Platform keywords NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes
Instrument keywords NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Originator Place Names
  • Cape Cod Bay
  • Marthas Vineyard Sound
  • Massachusetts
  • North America
  • North Atlantic
  • United States
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Montgomery, Ellyn; US DOI/US Geological Survey > Woods Hole Science Center (2009). Currents, temperature, conductivity, and attenuation data from moorings deployed from the ASTERIAS in the North Atlantic Ocean as part of the Current and Sediment Transport in Cape Cod Bay field program from February 10, 1986 to April 30, 1986 (NCEI Accession 0058714). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0058714. Accessed [date].
Access Constraints
  • Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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Processing Steps
  • 2009-10-16T13:52:57Z - NCEI Accession 0058714 was revised and v2.2 was published.
    Rationale: Updates were received for this dataset. These updates were copied into the data/0-data/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession.
  • 2021-10-15T02:35:24Z - NCEI Accession 0058714 v1.1 was published.
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Processing Steps
  • 2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.
Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument
  • current meter
  • mooring
Platform
  • moorings
  • R/V ASTERIAS
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