Oceanographic Time Series Data: Northeast Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf, Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank Marine Sanctuary

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• What does this data set describe?
  1. How might this data set be cited?
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  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?
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• How was the data set created?
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• How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?
  1. How well have the observations been checked?
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  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?
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• Who wrote the metadata?

What does this data set describe?

1. How might this data set be cited?
   U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), 2007, Oceanographic Time Series Data: Northeast Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf, Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank Marine Sanctuary.

   Online Links:

   • https://stellwagen.er.usgs.gov/

   Other_Citation_Details:

   The work is attributed to U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) / Woods Hole Science Center (WHSC) investigator.

2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

   West_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.31
   East_Bounding_Coordinate: -66.74
   North_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.67
   South_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.85
   

3. What does it look like?

   https://stellwagen.er.usgs.gov/graphics/Gulf_maine.gif (GIF)

   Map showing mooring locations for the Gulf of Maine Region

4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

   Beginning_Date: 1975

   Ending_Date: 2000

   Currentness_Reference:

   ground condition

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)
   • U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
2. Who also contributed to the data set?
3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
   ELLYN T. MONTGOMERY

   U.S. Geological Survey

   TECHNICAL CONTACT

   384 Woods Hole Rd

   Woods Hole, MA
   

   USA

   508-548-8700 x2356 (voice)

   508-457-2310 (FAX)

   emontgomery@usgs.gov

Why was the data set created?

To describe and quantify oceanographic processes and how they effect sediment transport and biologic productivity

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: 31-Jan-2019 (process 1 of 3)

   Fixed broken links. Linked to the stellwagen experiments page instead of to the DoDs server (original link http://stellwagen.er.usgs.gov/cgi-bin/nph-dods/DATAFILES/ was broken). 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

   Date: 27-Nov-2019 (process 2 of 3)

   Added USGS Thesaurus terms. Fixed errors flagged by MP - logical consistency and completeness report. Updated metadata date. 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

   Date: 30-Sep-2021 (process 3 of 3)

   Added keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword, 2020908. Modified the originator from U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) / Woods Hole Science Center (WHSC) investigators to U.S. Geological Survey and placed the original information in other citation details, 20210930. 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?
   Information not available from original data record.
5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?
   Information not available from original metadata record.

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:

Public domain data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey as the originator of the dataset.

1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)
   
   U.S. Geological Survey

   Attn: ELLYN T. MONTGOMERY

   DATA CENTER CONTACT

   384 Woods Hole Rd

   Woods Hole, MA
   

   USA

   508-548-8700 x2356 (voice)

   508-457-2310 (FAX)

   emontgomery@usgs.gov
2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set? Downloadable Data: New England Oceanographic Data
3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

   Although these data have been used by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), no warranty expressed or implied is made by the U.S. Geological Survey as to the accuracy of the data. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the USGS in the use of these data or related materials.
   Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

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

     Data format:	NetCDF/OpenDAP
     Network links:	https://stellwagen.er.usgs.gov/experiments.html

   • Cost to order the data: None

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:

Last modified: 30-Sep-2021

Metadata author:

Ellyn Montgomery

U.S. Geological Survey

DATA CENTER CONTACT

384 Woods Hole Road

Woods Hole, MA

USA

508-548-8700 x2356 (voice)

508-457-2310 (FAX)

emontgomery@usgs.gov

Metadata standard:

FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)