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Oceanographic station data from bottle casts from the QUADRA and Other Platforms from 1973-01-01 to 1973-05-16 (NCEI Accession 7500254)

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Oceanographic station data were collected from the QUADRA. Data were collected by the Department of the Environment; Marine Sciences Branch-Pacific Region from 01 January 1973 to 16 May 1973. Data were processed by NODC to the NODC standard Station Data II Output Format (SD2).

The SD2 format contains physical-chemical oceanographic data recorded at discrete depth levels. Most of the observations were made using multi-bottle Nansen casts or other types of water samplers. A small amount (about 5 percent) were obtained using electronic CTD (conductivity-temperature-depth) or STD (salinity-temperature-depth) recorders. The CTD/STD data were reported to NODC at depth levels equivalent to Nansen cast data, however, and have been processed and stored the same as the Nansen data. Cruise information (e.g., ship, country, institution), position, date, and time, and reported for each station. The principal measured parameters are temperature and salinity, but dissolved oxygen, phosphate, total phosphorus, silicate, nitrate, nitrite, and pH may be reported. Meteorological conditions at the time of the cast (e.g., air temperature and pressure, wind, waves) may also be reported, as well as auxiliary data such as water color (Forel-Ule scale), water transparency (Secchi disk depth), and depth to bottom. Values of density (sigma-t) sound velocity, and dynamic depth anomaly are computed from measured parameters. Each station contains the measurements taken at the observed depth levels, but also includes data values interpolated to a set of standard depth levels.
  • Cite as: Department of the Environment > Marine Sciences Branch - Pacific Region (2022). Oceanographic station data from bottle casts from the QUADRA and Other Platforms from 1973-01-01 to 1973-05-16 (NCEI Accession 7500254). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Unpublished Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/7500254. Accessed [date].
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Distribution Formats
  • SD2
    • File Specification: NODC Oceanographic Station Data II (SD2) Output Format
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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 1973-01-01 to 1973-05-16
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Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Oceanographic station profile data from casts from numerous platforms at Ocean Weather Stations in the North Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans from 1947-02-01 to 1977-12-31
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  • US National Oceanographic Data Center (2023). NODC Standard Product: Documentation for NODC Standard File Formats and Related Codes, 1960 - 1996 (NCEI Accession 0189890). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0189890.
  • Parent ID (indicates this dataset is related to other data):
    • gov.noaa.nodc:ICAO-OWS
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2022-10-30
Data Presentation Form Hardcopy document - document archived in analog format
Dataset Progress Status Pending - committed to, but not yet addressed
Data Update Frequency As needed
Supplemental Information
Note: Digital data are not available at this time, August 2007.

Note: Preliminary metadata for this accession were extracted from a legacy database maintained by the U.S. National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC). The design of the database did not exactly reflect the FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM).

To develop more accurate metadata, NCEI reviews metadata for all accessions on an ongoing basis. Metadata were updated in August of 2007.

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Contact info:
Agency: DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE SCIENCES BRANCH - PACIFIC REGION
PI: N/A
Address:
address: NOT AVAILABLE
city: VICTORIA
state: NOT AVAILABLE
postal: NOT AVAILABLE
country: CANADA
Purpose This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis.
Use Limitations
  • Data in this archival information package are not currently available for public download from NCEI. Please contact NCEI directly for access to these data.
  • 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: Department of the Environment > Marine Sciences Branch - Pacific Region (2022). Oceanographic station data from bottle casts from the QUADRA and Other Platforms from 1973-01-01 to 1973-05-16 (NCEI Accession 7500254). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Unpublished Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/7500254. Accessed [date].
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Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
Data Center keywords NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS
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
Project keywords NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Department of the Environment > Marine Sciences Branch - Pacific Region (2022). Oceanographic station data from bottle casts from the QUADRA and Other Platforms from 1973-01-01 to 1973-05-16 (NCEI Accession 7500254). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Unpublished Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/7500254. 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.
Fees
  • In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media.
Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument
  • bottle
  • fluorometer
  • meteorological sensor
  • salinometer
  • Secchi disk
  • thermometer
Platform
  • CCGS Quadra
  • VANCOUVER
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