Metadata: Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Ellyn T. Montgomery Originator: U.S. Geological Survey Publication_Date: 2008 Title: U.S. Geological Survey Oceanographic Time Series Data Collection Other_Citation_Details: U.S. Geological Survey approved online database web interface. As of 2016, the database contains about 5,000 files, which include observations of current velocity, wave statistics, ocean temperature, conductivity, pressure, and light transmission at one or more depths over some period of time. The work is attributed to U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) / Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center (WHCMSC) sediment transport group investigators Online_Linkage: http://stellwagen.er.usgs.gov/ Description: Abstract: The oceanographic time series data collected by U.S. Geological Survey scientists and collaborators are served in an online database at http://stellwagen.er.usgs.gov/index.html. These data were collected as part of research experiments investigating circulation and sediment transport in the coastal ocean. The experiments (projects, research programs) are typically one month to several years long and have been carried out since 1975. New experiments will be conducted, and the data from them will be added to the collection. As of 2016, all but one of the experiments were conducted in waters abutting the U.S. coast; the exception was conducted in the Adriatic Sea. Measurements acquired vary by site and experiment; they usually include current velocity, wave statistics, water temperature, salinity, pressure, turbidity, and light transmission from one or more depths over a time period. The measurements are concentrated near the sea floor but may also include data from the water column. The user interface provides an interactive map, a tabular summary of the experiments, and a separate page for each experiment. Each experiment page has documentation and maps that provide details of what data were collected at each site. Links to related publications with additional information about the research are also provided. The data are stored in Network Common Data Format (netCDF) files using the Equatorial Pacific Information Collection (EPIC) conventions defined by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory. NetCDF is a general, self-documenting, machine-independent, open source data format created and supported by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR). EPIC is an early set of standards designed to allow researchers from different organizations to share oceanographic data. The files may be downloaded or accessed online using the Open-source Project for a Network Data Access Protocol (OPeNDAP). The OPeNDAP framework allows users to access data from anywhere on the Internet using a variety of Web services including Thematic Realtime Environmental Distributed Data Services (THREDDS). A subset of the data compliant with the Climate and Forecast convention (CF, currently version 1.6) is also available. Purpose: To provide public access to measurements acquired by U.S. Geological Survey investigators that describe and quantify oceanographic processes and how they affect sediment transport and biologic productivity. Supplemental_Information: Datasets are organized by experiment; a tabular list the experiment names, the principal investigators, when and where the experiments were conducted is available at http://stellwagen.er.usgs.gov/experiments.html. The links take you to the individual experiment pages with more detailed explanation, data summaries and access. These pages may also be used to explain the content of the top-level THREDDS catalog links provided in the data distribution section. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 1975 Ending_Date: present Currentness_Reference: ground condition of data acquisition. In this instant, present refers to 2016, but new experiments will be conducted and added to the dataset in future. Status: Progress: In work Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -160 East_Bounding_Coordinate: 13 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 44 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 16 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier Theme_Keyword: USGS:cd2c4288-56f3-46ec-ab12-734c435bf349 Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) SCIENCE PARAMETERS Theme_Keyword: ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS Theme_Keyword: SEA LEVEL PRESSURE Theme_Keyword: SURFACE PRESSURE Theme_Keyword: AIR TEMPERATURE Theme_Keyword: SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURE Theme_Keyword: SURFACE WINDS Theme_Keyword: OXYGEN Theme_Keyword: OCEAN CURRENTS Theme_Keyword: ATTENUATION/TRANSMISSION Theme_Keyword: SEA LEVEL PRESSURE Theme_Keyword: WATER PRESSURE Theme_Keyword: WATER TEMPERATURE Theme_Keyword: WAVE HEIGHT Theme_Keyword: WAVE SPEED DIRECTION Theme_Keyword: SURFACE WINDS Theme_Keyword: CONDUCTIVITY Theme_Keyword: DENSITY Theme_Keyword: SALINITY Theme_Keyword: POTENTIAL DENSITY Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) INSTRUMENT Theme_Keyword: ANEMOMETERS Theme_Keyword: BAROMETERS Theme_Keyword: CONDUCTIVITY METERS Theme_Keyword: CONDUCTIVITY, TEMPERATURE, DEPTH Theme_Keyword: CURRENT METERS Theme_Keyword: INCLINOMETERS Theme_Keyword: PRESSURE GAUGES Theme_Keyword: PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS Theme_Keyword: SALINITY, TEMPERATURE, DEPTH Theme_Keyword: THERMISTORS Theme_Keyword: THERMOMETERS Theme_Keyword: TRANSMISSOMETERS Theme_Keyword: WIND VANES Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) PROJECT Theme_Keyword: DODS > DISTRIBUTED OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA SYSTEM Theme_Keyword: ESIP > EARTH SCIENCE INFORMATION PARTNERS PROGRAM Theme_Keyword: OPENDAP > OPEN-SOURCE PROJECT FOR A NETWORK DATA ACCESS PROTOCOL Theme_Keyword: GOMODP > GULF OF MAINE OCEAN DATA PARTNERSHIP Theme_Keyword: GLOBEC > GLOBAL OCEAN ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS, IGBP Theme_Keyword: IGBP > INTERNATIONAL GEOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE PROGRAMME Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey Theme_Keyword: USGS Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program Theme_Keyword: CMGP Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Theme_Keyword: WHCMSC Theme_Keyword: Air Temperature Theme_Keyword: Average Burst Pressure Theme_Keyword: Beam Attenuation Theme_Keyword: Current Direction (t) Theme_Keyword: Current Speed Theme_Keyword: Oxygen Theme_Keyword: Salinity Theme_Keyword: Sea Surface Temperature Theme_Keyword: Dissolved Oxygen Theme_Keyword: Turbidity Theme_Keyword: PAR Theme_Keyword: pH Theme_Keyword: Sigma Theta Theme_Keyword: Temperature (c) Theme_Keyword: Vertical Velocity Theme_Keyword: Wave Height Theme_Keyword: Wave Period Theme_Keyword: Wind Direction Theme_Keyword: Wind Speed Theme_Keyword: Meteorology Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 TOPIC CATEGORY Theme_Keyword: oceans Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: ocean sciences Theme_Keyword: sedimentology Theme_Keyword: marine geology Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: North America Place_Keyword: Atlantic Ocean Place_Keyword: Pacific Ocean Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico Place_Keyword: Gulf of Maine Place_Keyword: Georges Bank, ME Place_Keyword: Rachel Carlson National Wildlife Refuge, ME Place_Keyword: Massachusetts Bay, MA Place_Keyword: Buzzard's Bay, MA Place_Keyword: Martha's Vineyard, MA Place_Keyword: Hudson Shelf Valley, NY Place_Keyword: Fire Island, NY Place_Keyword: Barnegat Bay, NJ Place_Keyword: Chincoteague Bay, MD and VA Place_Keyword: Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, MD Place_Keyword: Cape Hatteras, NC Place_Keyword: South Atlantic Bight Place_Keyword: Dauphin Island, LA Place_Keyword: Chandeleur Islands, LA Place_Keyword: Monterrey Bay, CA Place_Keyword: Seal Beach, Pt. Mugu, CA Place_Keyword: Palos Verdes Shelf, CA Place_Keyword: Hawaiian waters Place_Keyword: Adriatic Sea 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. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Ellyn T. Montgomery Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Technical Contact Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2356 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: stellwagen_manager@usgs.gov Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://stellwagen.er.usgs.gov/images/deplQuadMVCO-sm.jpg Browse_Graphic_File_Description: at sea preparing to deploy instrumented platforms off Martha's Vineyard, MA Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Ellyn T. Montgomery Originator: Marinna A. Martini Originator: Frances L. Lightsom Originator: Bradford Butman Publication_Date: 2016 Title: Documentation of the U.S. Geological Survey Oceanographic Time-Series Measurement Database Edition: 2 Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: 2007-1194 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Other_Citation_Details: This report describes the instrumentation and platforms used to make the oceanographic time series measurements; the methods used to process, apply quality-control criteria, and archive the data; the data storage format, and how the data are released and distributed. The report also includes instructions on how to access the data from the online database at http://stellwagen.er.usgs.gov/. Online_Linkage: http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20071194 Data_Quality_Information: Logical_Consistency_Report: The data accessible on this server have been reviewed and passed the criteria for the Best Basic Version as described in the "Data Quality" section of http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20071194. Completeness_Report: In this collection of data acquired for research, each experiment has its own page on the website. The completeness of each experiment is described on its page. The website is updated as data from new experiments are released. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Locational accuracy is dependent on the accuracy of the navigational technique from the individual data sources and may vary widely (e.g., from 0.005km usingdifferential GPS in more recent surveys to greater than 2 km based on radar, Loran, or dead reckoning in older surveys.) Users of the data should use their own criteria for assessing the accuracy of the locations. Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Vertical accuracy is dependent on the accuracy of the individual water depth measurement at each deployment site. Platforms supporting sensors are deployed on the seafloor, and the heights of the sensors on the platform are accurate to 5 cm, but the measurement of the depth at which the platform is deployed is nominal. The source of the water depth may be from a ship's fathometer, chart or visible estimate in shallow water. The depth does not include a tidal correction, and has not been referenced to a datum. For measurements made before 2000 and in water deeper than 50m, the vertical accuracy is 2-10m. In shallower environments, the accuracy approaches 5-10 cm. Users of the data should use their own criteria for assessing the vertical accuracy of the water depth. Lineage: Process_Step: Process_Description: Each type of data accessible on this server has been processed as described in the "Data Processing" sections of Montgomery and others, 2016 (http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20071194). Process_Date: Not complete Process_Step: Process_Description: Added keywords section with USGS persistent identifier as theme keyword, 20200908. Modified an originator name from U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) / Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center (WHCMSC) sediment transport group investigators to U.S. Geological Survey. Also added the original information to other citation details, 20210924. Process_Date: 20210924 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_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Person: Ellyn T. Montgomery Contact_Position: Data Center Contact Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2356 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: stellwagen_manager@usgs.gov Resource_Description: User interface containing text information about experimental programs and links to downloadable files and access via THREDDS Data in the U.S. Geological Survey Oceanographic Time-Series Data Collection Distribution_Liability: 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. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: netCDF/OPeNDAP Format_Version_Date: 2006 Format_Specification: EPIC Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: http://stellwagen.er.usgs.gov/thredds/catalog/TSdata/catalog.html Access_Instructions: Data may be accessed and downloaded through the THREDDS server. This link takes the user to the top level catalog of data, containing folders representing individual experiments using abbreviations of the experiment name. The table at http://stellwagen.er.usgs.gov/experiments.html may help determine the content of the folders. The NetCDF files contained in these folders conforms to the EPIC conventions. Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: netCDF/OPeNDAP Format_Version_Number: 1.6 Format_Specification: CF Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: http://geoport.whoi.edu/thredds/dodsC/usgs/data2/emontgomery/stellwagen/CF-1.6/catalog.html Access_Instructions: Data may be accessed and downloaded through THREDDS server. This link takes the user to the top level catalog of data contained in folders representing individual experiments using abbreviations of the experiment name. The table at http://stellwagen.er.usgs.gov/experiments.html may help determine the content of the folders. The NetCDF files contained in these folders conforms to the CF conventions. Fees: None Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20210924 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Ellyn T. Montgomery Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Data Center Contact Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 384 Woods Hole Road City: Woods Hole State_or_Province: MA Postal_Code: 02543-1598 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 508-548-8700 x2356 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 508-457-2310 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: stellwagen_manager@usgs.gov Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 Metadata_Time_Convention: local time Metadata_Access_Constraints: None Metadata_Use_Constraints: None