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Eastward and northward components of ocean current velocity and water temperature collected from moorings in the vicinity of Astoria Canyon in the North East Pacific Coast from 1978-01-14 to 1978-12-13 (NCEI Accession 0163612)

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The University of Washington maintained 8 current meter moorings, AC781 through AC788 in and around Astoria Canyon. Current meters were a mix of Aanderaa (AA) and Braincon (BR) instruments. The Braincon instruments were used as backup only and no data was archived. Speed, direction and temperature were measured by the Aanderaa meters. Speed and direction were measured and rotated to true North. Data was sampled in 20 minute intervals, then edited for spurious values. Speed and direction were independently filtered with a 5 point binomial filter spanning approximately 1.5 hours then resolved into u and v components. Results from this study can be found in: Hickey, B.M. (1997) Response of a narrow submarine canyon to strong wind forcing. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 27(5): 697-726. and Hickey, B.M. (1989) Patterns and processes of shelf and slope circulation. In: Landry, M.R. and B.M. Hickey (eds.), Coastal Oceanography of Washington and Oregon, pp. 41-115, Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Data file format is plain text.
  • Cite as: Hickey, Barbara M. (2017). Eastward and northward components of ocean current velocity and water temperature collected from moorings in the vicinity of Astoria Canyon in the North East Pacific Coast from 1978-01-14 to 1978-12-13 (NCEI Accession 0163612). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0163612. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 1978-01-14 to 1978-12-13
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -124.57333
East: -124.32667
South: 46.13167
North: 46.345
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Publication Dates
  • publication: 2017-06-29
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
Submission Package ID: 7FT6HK
Purpose The purpose of this study was to provide information about the circulation in and around canyons and discover to what extent canyons affect the regional shelf circulation at mid water column depths. This is important because Astoria and Quinault Canyon, located on the Washington coast, provide the primary conduits by which land derived sediments and pollutants reach the deep ocean.
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  • Cite as: Hickey, Barbara M. (2017). Eastward and northward components of ocean current velocity and water temperature collected from moorings in the vicinity of Astoria Canyon in the North East Pacific Coast from 1978-01-14 to 1978-12-13 (NCEI Accession 0163612). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0163612. Accessed [date].
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Acknowledgments
  • The Astoria Canyon 1978 Project was sponsored by the United States Department of Energy Contract EY-76-S-06-2225 TA25 to Drs. B. Hickey & J. Dungan Smith, Principal Investigators at the University of Washington.
  • Related Funding Agency: United States Department of Energy
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  • oceanography
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  • Cite as: Hickey, Barbara M. (2017). Eastward and northward components of ocean current velocity and water temperature collected from moorings in the vicinity of Astoria Canyon in the North East Pacific Coast from 1978-01-14 to 1978-12-13 (NCEI Accession 0163612). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0163612. Accessed [date].
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  • 2017-06-29T16:43:17Z - NCEI Accession 0163612 v1.1 was published.
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Processing Steps
  • Data Type: u and v components of velocity (calculated); Units: cm/sec; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Aanderaa current meters (AA); Sampling and Analyzing Method: AA current meters measured current directions and magnitudes. Directions were rotated into degrees true north. Data was sampled in 20 minute intervals, then edited for spurious values. Speed and direction were independently filtered with a 5 point binomial filter spanning approximately 1.5 hours then resolved into u and v components.; Data Quality Information: Data were plotted and visually inspected for spurious values.
  • Data Type: TEMPERATURE [WATER TEMPERATURE] (measured); Units: degrees C; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Aanderaa current meter (AA); Sampling and Analyzing Method: AA current meters measured Temperature. Data was sampled in 20 minute intervals, then edited for spurious values.; Data Quality Information: Data were plotted and visually inspected for spurious values.
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  • current meter
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  • moorings
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