The Massachusetts Bay Internal Wave Experiment, August 1998: Data Report

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• What does this data set describe?
  1. How might this data set be cited?
  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
  3. What does it look like?
  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
  5. What is the general form of this data set?
  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?
• Who produced the data set?
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  2. Who also contributed to the data set?
  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
• Why was the data set created?
• How was the data set created?
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  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?
• How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?
  1. How well have the observations been checked?
  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?
  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?
  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
  5. How consistent are the relationships among the data, including topology?
• How can someone get a copy of the data set?
  1. Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?
  2. Who distributes the data?
  3. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?
  4. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?
  5. How can I download or order the data?
• Who wrote the metadata?

What does this data set describe?

1. How might this data set be cited?
   Butman, Bradford, Alexander, P. Soupy, Anderson, Steven P., Lightsom, Frances L., Scotti, Alberto, and Beardsley, Robert C., 2006, The Massachusetts Bay Internal Wave Experiment, August 1998: Data Report: Data Series 85, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA.

   Online Links:

   • https://doi.org/10.3133/ds85

   Other_Citation_Details:

   Suggested citation: Butman, Bradford, Alexander, P.S., Anderson, S.P., Lightsom, F.L., Scotti, Alberto, and Beardsley, R.C., 2006, The Massachusetts Bay internal wave experiment, August 1998; Data Report: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 85, Version 2.0, DVD-ROM. Also available online at https://doi.org/10.3133/ds85.
   Version 2.0. This version was posted October 25, 2006. Figure 2 has been revised and corrected for an error in the horizontal distance scale. An error in the horizontal distance scale has also been corrected on all of the hydrographic sections.

2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

   West_Bounding_Coordinate: -71
   East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70
   North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.5
   South_Bounding_Coordinate: 42
   

3. What does it look like?
4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

   Beginning_Date: 03-Aug-1998

   Ending_Date: 02-Sep-1998

   Currentness_Reference:

   Publication Date

5. What is the general form of this data set?

6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
   1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?
      
   2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?
      
7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

Who produced the data set?

1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
   • Bradford Butman
   • P. Soupy Alexander
   • Steven P. Anderson
   • Frances L. Lightsom
   • Alberto Scotti
   • Robert C. Beardsley
2. Who also contributed to the data set?

   Bradford Butman, Steven P. Anderson, Alberto Scotti, and Robert C. Beardsley collected the moored array and hydrographic data. Bradford Butman and P. Soupy Alexander assembled the data report.

3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
   Bradford Butman

   Oceanographer

   Woods Hole Science Center 384 Woods Hole Road

   Woods Hole, MA
   

   USA

   508-457-2212 (voice)

   bbutman@usgs.gov

Why was the data set created?

This data report presents a description of the Massachusetts Bay Internal Wave Experiment (MBIWE) field program, an overview of the data through summary plots and statistics, and the time-series data in NetCDF format. The objective of this report is to make the data available in digital form and to provide summary plots and statistics to facilitate browsing of the data set.

How was the data set created?

1. From what previous works were the data drawn?
2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

   Date: 08-Sep-2021 (process 1 of 1)

   The original metadata did not contain any process steps. All of the information needed is available from the report.
   The metadata was updated to fix format and errors in order to be made available from the Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program (CMHRP) metadata web-accessible folder (WAF). The following edits were made: Changed series name to Data Series, change publication place to Reston, VA, updated online links to the DOI link, added the suggested citation, changed "general" thesaurus name to "none", added USGS Thesaurus with appropriate keywords, added the ISO 19115 Topic Category thesaurus and appropriate keywords, added keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword, replaced the distribution liability with one from Fundamental Science Practices. Set the metadata contact email to a generic email since that author has since retired. The metadata date (20060809), but not the contact (except email and contact instructions) was updated. The metadata available from a harvester may supersede metadata available from the publication. Compare the metadata dates to determine which metadata file is most recent. Original fixes were done 20210816. Additional edit to fix an author name. Person who carried out this activity:
   

   U.S. Geological Survey

   Attn: VeeAnn A. Cross

   Marine Geologist

   384 Woods Hole Road

   Woods Hole, MA
   

   508-548-8700 x2251 (voice)

   508-457-2310 (FAX)

   vatnipp@usgs.gov

3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

1. How well have the observations been checked?
   
2. How accurate are the geographic locations?
   
3. How accurate are the heights or depths?
   
4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
   Not available from original metadata.
5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?
   Not available from original metadata.

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: None

1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)
   
   Data Librarian

   Woods Hole Science Center 384 Woods Hole Road

   Woods Hole, Massachusetts
   

   508-548-8700 (voice)

   webmaster@usgs.gov
2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?
3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

   Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data for other purposes, nor on all computer systems, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.

4. How can I download or order the data?
   • Availability in digital form:

     Data format:	NetCDF
     Network links:	https://doi.org/10.3133/ds85
     Media you can order:	DVD-ROM (format UDF)

   • Cost to order the data: None

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:

Last modified: 08-Sep-2021

Metadata author:

Bradford Butman

Oceanographer

Woods Hole Science Center 384 Woods Hole Road

Woods Hole, Massachusetts

USA

508-457-2212 (voice)

whsc_data_contact@usgs.gov

Contact_Instructions:

The metadata contact email address is a generic address in the event the contact person is no longer with the USGS.

Metadata standard:

FGDC (FGDC-STD-001-1998)