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WAVE DIRECTION and other data from FIXED PLATFORM and other platforms from Coastal Waters of Washington/Oregon and others from 1952-01-01 to 1982-12-31 (NCEI Accession 8700189)

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The accession contains multiple data sets that were collected as part of the Columbia River Estuary Data Development Program (CREDDP). The data were submitted by the Army Corps of Engineers (Portland district). The study was funded by the Pacific Northwest River Basins Commission (PNRBC).

Wind data was obtained at six sites. These data include temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind direction, speed and velocity. The data were collected from June 1977 to December 1981.

Current Meter data include temperature, conductivity, salinity, current direction, speed and velocity and sigma-T. The data were collected from June 1977 to December 1981. The documentation includes format and program descriptions.

Time Series data of tidal height include those collected specifically for CREDDP, also data sets from COE, NOS and USGS. The data were collected from April 1977 to December 1981. The documentation includes format and program descriptions.

River Flow data collected from October 1977 to December 1981. The documentation includes format and project descriptions.

458 files containing vertical profiles of salinity, temperature, and the horizontal velocity were obtained from two VCTD (Velocity, Conductivity, Temperature and Depth) probes. The data were collected aboard the THORFINN and U&I in October 1980. This data set includes the following variables: water pressure, temperature, salinity conductivity, sigma-T, current speed, direction and velocity. The documentation includes format and program descriptions.

Bathymetry historical data collected from 1952 to 1982 is part of this data set. The following variables are included in the data set: bedform surface area, displaced sediment volume and water depth. The format for this file is described in the documentation.

One file of Benthic and Planktonic Diatom data includes the following variable: diatom species composition. the data were collected from April 1980 to October 1981. The documentation includes a description of the program and the data format.

Files of Benthic infauna distribution data includes the following variables: infauna count and infauna weight. The data were collected from September 1975 to September 1981. The documentation includes a description of the program and the data format.

Epibenthic organism data was collected from March 1980 to July 1981. The following variables are included: temperature, salinity, Secchi depth, demersal fish length and round weight, and epibenthic invertebrate count and fish weight, macroinvertebrate length and stomach contents. The format for this file is described in the documentation.

Benthic primary productivity data include the following variables: carbon fixation rate, oxygen consumption rate, chlorophyll a and phaeopigment concentrations, surface and benthic light intensity, salinity and sediment statistics and descriptions. The data were collected from April 1980 to July 1981. The documentation includes a description of the format and the CREDDP program.

Benthic chlorophyll a and phaeopigment concentrations data were collected from April 1980 to August 1981. The documentation includes a description of the program and the data format.

Water column primary production data includes the following variables: light attenuation coefficient, light intensity at the surface, and phytoplankton carbon fixation rates. The documentation includes a description of the program and the data format. The data were collected from April 1980 to July 1981. The documentation includes a description of the format and the CREDDP program.

Water column phytoplankton biomass and environment data containing the following variables are included in the data set: temperature, salinity, phaeophytin, in vivo fluorescence, nitrate and nitrite, phosphate, silicic acid and chlorophyll a. The data were collected from April 1980 to July 1981. The file format and a description of the program are included in the documentation.

The bird data collected from March 1980 to February 1981 containing the following variables are included in the data set: avifauna count and activity, age distribution, sex and activity discrimination. The format for these files are described in the documentation.

Plant data collected from April 1980 to August 1981 containing the following variables are included in the data set: above ground dry weight, ash-free dry weight, below ground dry weight and litter bag dry weight. The format for these files is described in the documentation.

Benthic infauna sediment data includes the following variables: sediment grain size distribution and organic content. The data were collected from September 1975 to 1981. The documentation includes a description of the program and the data format.

Sediment data collected from April 1980 to April 1981 with following variables are included in the data set: sediment weight by phi-size, sediment composition, shepard and phi-size classes, and the following statistics: trask, inman, folk and ward, and first through fourth moments.

Fish data collected from February 1980 to July 1981 with following variables are included in the data set: temperature, salinity, and fish count, weight, density, standing crop, length and stomach contents. The format for these files is described in the documentation.

Zooplankton data collected between April 1980 to April 1981. The following variables are included in the data set: temperature, salinity, Secchi depth, and zooplankton and ichthyoplankton count. The documentation includes a description of the program and the format.
  • Cite as: Chesser, Steve; US Army/Corps of Engineers/Engineering Division > NRPAC (2002). WAVE DIRECTION and other data from FIXED PLATFORM and other platforms from Coastal Waters of Washington/Oregon and others from 1952-01-01 to 1982-12-31 (NCEI Accession 8700189). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/8700189. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 1952-01-01 to 1982-12-31
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -125
East: -123
South: 45
North: 47
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Index to CREDDP data / compiled by Howard T. Mercier; editor, Stewart Bell; Astoria, Or.: Columbia River Estuary Data Development Program, 1984
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2002-11-19
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
The publication listed below is related to the data collection and is available from the NOAA Central Library:

Index to CREDDP data. ([Astoria, Or.] : Columbia River Estuary Data Development Program, 1984.

Note: 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).

Principal Investigator (PI) and organization contact information accurately represents all available information from the legacy database at the time that this description was created. However, proper attribution of a PI to a specific institution or the role (submitting or collecting) taken by an institution may not be correct due to inexact mapping between fields in the legacy database and the CSDGM. Due to this uncertainty, the contact information was initially recorded in the Supplemental Information element of the CSDGM description.

To develop more accurate metadata, NCEI reviews metadata for all accessions on an ongoing basis.

Points of contact for this data set include:
Contact info:
Agency: US ARMY; CORPS OF ENGINEERS; ENGINEERING DIVISION; NRPAC
PI: Chesser, Steve
Address:
address: NOT AVAILABLE
city: PORTLAND
state: OR
postal: NOT AVAILABLE
country: UNITED STATES
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: Chesser, Steve; US Army/Corps of Engineers/Engineering Division > NRPAC (2002). WAVE DIRECTION and other data from FIXED PLATFORM and other platforms from Coastal Waters of Washington/Oregon and others from 1952-01-01 to 1982-12-31 (NCEI Accession 8700189). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/8700189. Accessed [date].
Cited Authors
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
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
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
Project keywords NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Chesser, Steve; US Army/Corps of Engineers/Engineering Division > NRPAC (2002). WAVE DIRECTION and other data from FIXED PLATFORM and other platforms from Coastal Waters of Washington/Oregon and others from 1952-01-01 to 1982-12-31 (NCEI Accession 8700189). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/8700189. 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.
Lineage information for: dataset
Processing Steps
  • 2002-11-19T19:40:22Z - NCEI Accession 8700189 v1.1 was published.
Output Datasets
Lineage information for: repository
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
  • accelerometer
  • CTD
  • current meter
  • echo sounder
  • fluorometer
  • inclinometer
  • laboratory analysis
  • meteorological sensor
  • net
  • net - plankton net
  • net - zooplankton net
  • photograph
  • sediment sampler - corer
  • sediment sampler - grab
  • sonar
  • tide gauge
  • visual analysis
  • visual observation
Platform
  • FIXED PLATFORM OF UNITED STATES
  • UNKNOWN PLATFORMS OF UNITED STATES
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