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Documentation for National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) Tropical Atmosphere Ocean (TAO) CTD cast data archived at NODC (NCEI Accession 0118678)

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This dataset currently includes "The TAO Shipboard CTD Program under the National Data Buoy Center", documenting TAO Array and CTD Sampling Guidelines, Shipboard Equipment, At-sea Data Collection Procedures, Salinity Water Sample Analysis, and Data Post-processing and Quality Control.
  • Cite as: Petraitis, Dawn; NOAA National Data Buoy Center (2014). Documentation for National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) Tropical Atmosphere Ocean (TAO) CTD cast data archived at NODC (NCEI Accession 0118678). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0118678. Accessed [date].
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Distributor NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Dataset Point of Contact NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Time Period Unknown to Unknown
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General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Physical profile data collected in the Equatorial Pacific during cruises to service the TAO array, a network of deep ocean moored buoys, from 2007-04-07 to the present
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  • Parent ID (indicates this dataset is related to other data):
    • gov.noaa.nodc:NDBC-TAOCTD
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2014-06-27
Data Presentation Form Digital document - digital representation of a primarily textual item (can contain illustrations also)
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
Purpose This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis.
Use Limitations
  • accessLevel: Public
  • Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.
Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Petraitis, Dawn; NOAA National Data Buoy Center (2014). Documentation for National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) Tropical Atmosphere Ocean (TAO) CTD cast data archived at NODC (NCEI Accession 0118678). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0118678. Accessed [date].
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Theme keywords WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
Data Center keywords NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
Project keywords NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Petraitis, Dawn; NOAA National Data Buoy Center (2014). Documentation for National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) Tropical Atmosphere Ocean (TAO) CTD cast data archived at NODC (NCEI Accession 0118678). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0118678. 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
  • 2014-06-27T23:49:10Z - NCEI Accession 0118678 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.
Last Modified: 2021-10-16T01:43:09Z
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