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Eastward and northward components of ocean current and water temperature collected from moorings in North East Pacific Coast from 1981-08-18 to 1981-09-05 (NCEI Accession 0164211)

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The University of Washington maintained 7 current meter moorings, UPI-1, UPI-1 surface (UPI-1S), UPI-2, UPI-3, UPI-3 surface (UPI-3S), UPI-4, UPI-5, from Aug. 18, 1981 through Sept. 5, 1981 off the Washington coast. Current meters were a mix of Aanderaa (AA) and Vector Measuring Current Meters (VMCM) instruments. The AA meters measured speed and direction and temperature with a sample interval of 10 minutes. Speed and direction were independently filtered with a 9 point binomial filter spanning approximately 1.5 hours then resolved into u and v components. The VMCM data was sampled in 4 minute intervals. The u, v time series data were edited for spurious values. Both the AA and VMCM edited data was filtered with a half power point of approximately 2.5 hours and in some cases interpolated to even hours to produce the hourly data. Temperature time series, when available, were edited for spurious values, and left as 10 minute samples. Results from this project can be found in: Hickey, B.M. (1989) Patterns and Processes of Circulation Over the Washington Continental Shelf and Slope. In: Landry, M.R. and B.M. Hickey (eds.), Coastal Oceanography of Washington and Oregon, pp. 41-115, Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Hermann, A., B.M. Hickey, M. Landry and D. Winter (1989) Coastal Upwelling Dynamics. In: Landry, M.R. and B.M. Hickey (eds.), Coastal Oceanography of Washington and Oregon, pp. 211-253, Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Data file format is plain text.

Dataset Citation

Cite as: Hickey, Barbara M. (2017). Eastward and northward components of ocean current and water temperature collected from moorings in North East Pacific Coast from 1981-08-18 to 1981-09-05 (NCEI Accession 0164211). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0164211. Accessed [date].

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Time Period	1981-08-18 to 1981-09-05
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates	West: -124.96 East: -124.26167 South: 47.09 North: 47.17667
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Publication Dates	publication: 2017-07-19
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: D2BBJE
Purpose	The purpose of this study was to discover the interactions between wind, current, nutrient and biomass during coastal upwelling.
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Dataset Citation	Cite as: Hickey, Barbara M. (2017). Eastward and northward components of ocean current and water temperature collected from moorings in North East Pacific Coast from 1981-08-18 to 1981-09-05 (NCEI Accession 0164211). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0164211. Accessed [date].
Cited Authors	Hickey, Barbara M. University of Washington
Contributors	University of Washington (UW)
Resource Providers	Sue Geier University of Washington; School of Oceanography University of Washington; School of Oceanography
Points of Contact	Barbara M. Hickey University of Washington (UW)
Publishers	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Acknowledgments	The UPI project was sponsored by the United States Department of Energy Contract DE-AT06-76-EV-71025 to Drs. Barbara Hickey & J. Dungan Smith at the University of Washington. Related Funding Agency: United States Department of Energy

Theme keywords	NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS CURRENT METER - EAST-WEST COMPONENT (U) CURRENT METER - NORTH-SOUTH COMPONENT (V) WATER TEMPERATURE NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS in situ WMO_CategoryCode oceanography Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > OCEAN CURRENTS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE
Data Center keywords	NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS University of Washington NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS University of Washington; School of Oceanography Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords UWA/OCEAN > School of Oceanography, University of Washington
Platform keywords	NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS moorings Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords MOORINGS
Instrument keywords	NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS current meter Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords CURRENT METERS
Place keywords	NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Northeast Pacific Ocean (limit-180) Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN
Keywords	NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 0164211

Use Constraints	Cite as: Hickey, Barbara M. (2017). Eastward and northward components of ocean current and water temperature collected from moorings in North East Pacific Coast from 1981-08-18 to 1981-09-05 (NCEI Accession 0164211). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0164211. Accessed [date].
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Processing Steps	2017-07-19T16:58:18Z - NCEI Accession 0164211 v1.1 was published.
Output Datasets	NCEI Accession 0164211 v1.1 NCEI Accession 0164211 v1.1 (download) published 2017-07-19T16:58:18Z

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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 instruments measured current direction and magnitude. Directions were rotated into degrees true north. Data was sampled in 10 minute intervals, then edited for spurious values. Speed and direction were independently filtered with a 9 point binomial filter spanning approximately 1.5 hours then resolved into u and v components. The u and v components of velocity were filtered with a half power point of approximately 2.5 hours and decimated to hourly values. In some cases the hourly values were interpolated to even hours.; 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 instruments measured Temperature. Data was sampled in 10 minute intervals, then edited for spurious values.; Data Quality Information: Data were plotted and visually inspected for spurious values. Data Type: u and v components of velocity (Calculated) (calculated); Units: cm/sec; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Vector Measuring Current Meter (VMCM); Sampling and Analyzing Method: VMCM instruments measure the x and y vector of the horizontal water velocity and a compass heading. The compass heading allows the x and y vector to be rotated into a north-south and east-west coordinate pair. Directions were rotated into degrees true north. Data was sampled in 4 minute intervals, then edited for spurious values. The u and v components of velocity were filtered with a half power point of approximately 2.5 hours and decimated to hourly values. In some cases the hourly values were interpolated to even hours.; Data Quality Information: Data were plotted and visually inspected for spurious values.

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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 instruments measured current direction and magnitude. Directions were rotated into degrees true north. Data was sampled in 10 minute intervals, then edited for spurious values. Speed and direction were independently filtered with a 9 point binomial filter spanning approximately 1.5 hours then resolved into u and v components. The u and v components of velocity were filtered with a half power point of approximately 2.5 hours and decimated to hourly values. In some cases the hourly values were interpolated to even hours.; 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 instruments measured Temperature. Data was sampled in 10 minute intervals, then edited for spurious values.; Data Quality Information: Data were plotted and visually inspected for spurious values.
Data Type: u and v components of velocity (Calculated) (calculated); Units: cm/sec; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Vector Measuring Current Meter (VMCM); Sampling and Analyzing Method: VMCM instruments measure the x and y vector of the horizontal water velocity and a compass heading. The compass heading allows the x and y vector to be rotated into a north-south and east-west coordinate pair. Directions were rotated into degrees true north. Data was sampled in 4 minute intervals, then edited for spurious values. The u and v components of velocity were filtered with a half power point of approximately 2.5 hours and decimated to hourly values. In some cases the hourly values were interpolated to even hours.; Data Quality Information: Data were plotted and visually inspected for spurious values.

Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument	current meter
Platform	moorings

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Eastward and northward components of ocean current and water temperature collected from moorings in North East Pacific Coast from 1981-08-18 to 1981-09-05 (NCEI Accession 0164211)

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