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

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Identification_Information
Data_Quality_Information
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Bradford Butman
Originator: P. Soupy Alexander
Originator: Steven P. Anderson
Originator: Frances L. Lightsom
Originator: Alberto Scotti
Originator: Robert C. Beardsley
Publication_Date: 2006
Title:

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

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Data Series
Issue_Identification: 85

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

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.

Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.3133/ds85

Description:

Abstract:

This data report presents oceanographic observations made in Massachusetts Bay in August 1998 as part of the Massachusetts Bay Internal Wave Experiment (MBIWE98). MBIWE98 was carried out to characterize large-amplitude internal waves in Massachusetts Bay and to investigate the possible resuspension and transport of bottom sediments caused by these waves. This data report presents a description of the 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.

Purpose:

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.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19980803
Ending_Date: 19980902

Currentness_Reference: Publication Date

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

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

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:42e7cddf-a879-4013-af63-cd7aeeb2973e

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Theme_Keyword: Internal waves
Theme_Keyword: Sediment transport
Theme_Keyword: Current
Theme_Keyword: Temperature
Theme_Keyword: Salinity
Theme_Keyword: Pressure
Theme_Keyword: Beam attenuation
Theme_Keyword: Massachusetts Bay Internal Wave Experiment
Theme_Keyword: Moored array
Theme_Keyword: Horizontal array
Theme_Keyword: MBIWE98

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: time series datasets
Theme_Keyword: ocean waves
Theme_Keyword: ocean processes
Theme_Keyword: sediment transport
Theme_Keyword: ocean salinity
Theme_Keyword: ocean currents

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Place_Keyword: Massachusetts Bay
Place_Keyword: Stellwagen Basin
Place_Keyword: Stellwagen Bank
Place_Keyword: Western Gulf of Maine
Place_Keyword: Gulf of Maine

Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: None
Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Bradford Butman

Contact_Position: Oceanographer
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Woods Hole Science Center 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-457-2212
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bbutman@usgs.gov

Data_Set_Credit:

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.

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report: Not available from original metadata.
Completeness_Report: Not available from original metadata.
Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

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.

Process_Date: 20210908
Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross

Contact_Position: Marine Geologist
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2251
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Data Librarian

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing
Address: Woods Hole Science Center 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: Massachusetts
Postal_Code: 02543

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: webmaster@usgs.gov

Distribution_Liability:

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.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: NetCDF

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: https://doi.org/10.3133/ds85

Offline_Option:

Offline_Media: DVD-ROM
Recording_Format: UDF

Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20210908
Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Bradford Butman

Contact_Position: Oceanographer
Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing
Address: Woods Hole Science Center 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: Massachusetts
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-457-2212
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: 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_Name: FGDC
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: Universal time

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