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Delaware Bay Database; Delaware Sea Grant College Program, 1988-06-28 (NCEI Accession 8900151)

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The Delaware Bay database contains records of discrete quality observations, collected on 40 oceanographic cruises between May 1978 and October 1985. Each record contains chemical, hydrographic and biological data. The data were submitted by Dr. Jonathan H. Sharp of the University of Delaware. The originator's database has been copied onto current NODC data storage system. There is no DDF or documentation etc.

NOTE: On Dec 3, 2004 when this abstract was written, none of the files could be opened. Apparently we need some programs that will be able to open these files. Documentation is needed for utility programs for converting the data to be used with Lotus 1-2-3, DBASE-III and Reflex. Also a mention was found that the data can also be found under reference numbers l00614-l00653. A reference number was assigned to each cruise. PLEASE NOTE none of the above file numbers are part of this accession.
  • Cite as: Sharp, Jonathan H.; University of Delaware/College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment > School of Marine Science and Policy (2002). Delaware Bay Database; Delaware Sea Grant College Program, 1988-06-28 (NCEI Accession 8900151). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/8900151. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 1978-05-24 to 1985-10-17
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -76
East: -74
South: 38
North: 40
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Data from the Salsx cruises, May 1978-July 1980 / by Charles H. Culberson... et al. Newark: Delaware Sea Grant College Program, University of Delaware, 1982
  • Data from the SALSX cruises, May 1978-July 1980 / by Charles H. Culberson... et al. Newark, Del.: Delaware Sea Grant College Program, University of Delaware, 1987
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(s)listed below are related to the data collection and are available from the NOAA Central Library:

1987 Data from the YABLED Cruises, September 1981 - July 1984. Newark, Del. : Delaware Sea Grant College Program, University of Delaware, [1987].

1987 Data from the SALSX Cruises, May 1978 - July 1980. Newark : Delaware Sea Grant College Program, University of Delaware, 1982.

1987 Data from the SALT Cruises, September 1980 - July 1981. Newark, Del. : Delaware Sea Grant College Program, University of Delaware, [1987].

1987 Oceanographic Data Report Number 5: YABLED Cruises Part II, Data from YABLED-17 through YABLED-26, Jan-Oct. 1985. Newark, Del. : Delaware Sea Grant College Program, University of Delaware, [1987].

Data from the SALSX cruises, May 1978-July 1980. Newark, Del. : Delaware Sea Grant College Program, University of Delaware, 1987.

Western Equatorial Pacific Ocean Circulation Study (WEPOCS II) : shipboard chemical and physical data report, 13 January 1986-14 February 1986, R/V Moana Wave. [La Jolla, Calif.] : University of California, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, [1987].

NOTE added on Decemeber 3, 2004. At the time of writing abstract for this accession none of the files in the accession could be opened with the existing software. NODC is currently looking into possible solutions to be able to read the data in these files.

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: UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE; MARINE LABORATORY
PI: Sharp, Dr. Jonathan
Address:
address: 700 PILOTTOWN ROAD
city: LEWES
state: DE
postal: 19958-1298
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: Sharp, Jonathan H.; University of Delaware/College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment > School of Marine Science and Policy (2002). Delaware Bay Database; Delaware Sea Grant College Program, 1988-06-28 (NCEI Accession 8900151). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/8900151. 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 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
Platform keywords NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes
Instrument keywords NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Sharp, Jonathan H.; University of Delaware/College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment > School of Marine Science and Policy (2002). Delaware Bay Database; Delaware Sea Grant College Program, 1988-06-28 (NCEI Accession 8900151). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/8900151. 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 8900151 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.
Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument
  • bottle
Platform
  • AIRCRAFT
  • CAPE HENLOPEN
  • RIDGLEY WARFIELD
  • WOLVERINE
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