Primary metadata record describing Coastal Ocean Reasearch and Monitoring Program (CORMP)

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Coastal Ocean Research and Monitoring Program at Center for Marine Science, University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Publication_Date: 20050307

Title:

Primary metadata record describing Coastal Ocean Reasearch and Monitoring Program (CORMP)

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Unknown

Online_Linkage: <http://www.cormp.org>

Description:

Abstract:

CORMP was initiated as a research and observation program focusing on the collection of data applicable to physical and ecological predictive models, fisheries sustainability, and habitat quality. CORMP consists of four focus areas: Ocean Observations, Data Management, Ecosystem Research and Modeling, and Outreach and Education that operate synergistically to: 1) provide a regional hub (SE US) in a national observing system; 2) collect and disseminate physical and ecological data; and 3) engage regional partners, stakeholders and end-users in the development and implementation of a sustainable coastal-ocean observing program. CORMP capitalizes on a combination of instrumented moorings, remote sensing and ecosystem models, and traditional ship-based observations to establish baseline conditions, identify responses to stochastic events, predict and verify long-term trends and identify linkages among coastal ocean ecosystem components. The information collected by CORMP help researchers determine a mechanistic understanding of factors affecting productivity in the coastal ocean in the region and will provide information that can be and is directly used in local-to federal fisheries management. Further, information collected by CORMP will be used by partner organizations to provide a real-time forecasting. The operational area for the CORMP observing network extends from estuaries (including the Cape Fear River Estuary and it's plume) to the coast, across the continental margin to the Gulf Stream, and from the SC/NC border to north of Cape Lookout. <1> Mooring: Core variables collected at each mooring includes water temperature and salinity, water column currents, surface wave directional spectra data. On some selected mooring stations, CORMP also measure turbidity and fluorescence. <2> Cruise: We sample the cape fear river plume every month by collecting data with a YSI-6820 Water Quality Sonde. This instrument measures (Temperature, Salinity, pH, Conductivity, Dissolved Oxygen, and Turbidity.) We collect Total Nitrate, Total phosphate, Nitrate, Phosphate, Ammonium and Chlorophyll a. Zooplankton samples are also collected at four of the plume stations. Our Onslow Bay sampling cruises are conducted bi-monthly. We sample six stations, each approximately five nautical miles apart, beginning at the Masonboro Inlet sea buoy and extending out to approximately 27 miles offshore. Our most offshore sampling station (OB27) also serves as the location for a fixed underwater instrument mooring. Basic data including time (GMT), latitude, longitude, water depth, sea surface temperature, weather conditions, and sea state are noted upon arrival at every station. When on station, scientists take measurements of physical parameters (temperature, currents, salinity, etc.), light attenuation and collect water samples for analysis of nutrients, phytoplankton pigments, and CDOM using a Seabird SBE-25 CTD rosette.

Purpose:

The strategic plan for the Congressionally mandated Integrated Ocean Observations System (IOOS) calls for a sustained, integrated system to improve weather forecasting, predictions of climate change and related impacts on coastal populations, safety and efficiency of marine operations, and coastal ecosystem health. The Coastal Ocean Research and Monitoring Program (CORMP) at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW) is a research and monitoring program that addresses these goals in the coastal ocean. The program mission is to provide an interdisciplinary science-based framework that supports sound public policy leading to wise coastal use, sustainable fisheries and improved coastal ocean ecosystem health.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20000101

Ending_Date: 20060731

Currentness_Reference: Observed

Status:

Progress: In Work

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As Needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -78.60

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -76.13

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 34.81

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 33.14

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD

Theme_Keyword: Weather

Theme_Keyword: Meteorological

Theme_Keyword: Oceanographic

Theme_Keyword: Ocean Modeling

Theme_Keyword: Water Temperature

Theme_Keyword: Coastal

Theme_Keyword: Offshore

Theme_Keyword: Water Level

Theme_Keyword: Tides

Theme_Keyword: Ecosystem Model

Theme_Keyword: NDBC

Theme_Keyword: Temperature

Theme_Keyword: Sea Surface Temperature

Theme_Keyword: Salinity

Theme_Keyword: Estuary

Theme_Keyword: Bay

Theme_Keyword: Conductivity

Theme_Keyword: Ocean Currents

Theme_Keyword: Current Speed

Theme_Keyword: Current Direction

Theme_Keyword: Water Quality

Theme_Keyword: Fluorescence

Theme_Keyword: Turbidity

Theme_Keyword: Ocean Color

Theme_Keyword: Optical Properties

Theme_Keyword: Dissolved Oxygen

Theme_Keyword: Benthic

Theme_Keyword: Fish Species

Theme_Keyword: Fish Abundance

Theme_Keyword: Zooplankton Species

Theme_Keyword: Zooplankton Abundance

Theme_Keyword: Sediment

Theme_Keyword: Bottom Characteristics

Theme_Keyword: CDOM

Theme_Keyword: Kpar

Theme_Keyword: Nutrient

Theme_Keyword: Surface Pressure

Theme_Keyword: Relative Humidity

Theme_Keyword: Hurricane

Theme_Keyword: Storm

Theme_Keyword: Chlorophyll

Theme_Keyword: Productivity

Theme_Keyword: Remote Sensing

Theme_Keyword: Storm Surge

Theme_Keyword: Water Column

Theme_Keyword: Currents Baroclinic Currents

Theme_Keyword: CORMP

Theme_Keyword: CMS

Theme_Keyword: UNCW

Theme_Keyword: Cape Fear River Plume

Theme_Keyword: Onslow Bay

Theme_Keyword: Long Bay

Theme_Keyword: Cruise

Theme_Keyword: Buoy

Theme_Keyword: Moorings

Theme_Keyword: Offshore Buoys

Theme_Keyword: Meteorological Sensors

Theme_Keyword: Oceanographic Sensors

Theme_Keyword: NCNERRS

Theme_Keyword: Caro-COOPS

Theme_Keyword: NCSU

Theme_Keyword: Sidescan Sonar

Theme_Keyword: Monitoring

Theme_Keyword: Marine Geology

Theme_Keyword: Physical Oceanography

Theme_Keyword: Biological Oceanography

Theme_Keyword: Chemical Oceanography

Theme_Keyword: Benthic Ecology

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: Cape Fear River Plume

Place_Keyword: Onslow Bay

Place_Keyword: Long Bay

Place_Keyword: CMS

Place_Keyword: UNCW

Place_Keyword: Wilmington

Place_Keyword: North Carolina

Place_Keyword: Center for Marine Science

Place_Keyword: University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Place_Keyword: NOAA

Place_Keyword: CFP1

Place_Keyword: CFP2

Place_Keyword: CFP3

Place_Keyword: CFP4

Place_Keyword: CFP5

Place_Keyword: CFP6

Place_Keyword: CFP7

Place_Keyword: CFP8

Place_Keyword: CFP9

Place_Keyword: CFP11

Place_Keyword: CFP12

Place_Keyword: OBSB

Place_Keyword: OB5

Place_Keyword: OB10

Place_Keyword: OB15

Place_Keyword: OB20

Place_Keyword: OB27

Place_Keyword: OB27B

Place_Keyword: LB1M

Place_Keyword: OB1M

Place_Keyword: OB2M

Place_Keyword: OB3M

Place_Keyword: OB4M

Place_Keyword: Frying Pan Tower

Place_Keyword: Camp Lejeune

Place_Keyword: Cape Lookout

Place_Keyword: Bald Head Island

Place_Keyword: Oak Island

Place_Keyword: Long Beach Pier

Place_Keyword: Frying Pan Shoals

Place_Keyword: Lookout Shoals

Place_Keyword: Johnnie Mercers Pier

Place_Keyword: Ocean Crest Pier

Place_Keyword: Wrightsville Beach

Place_Keyword: Carolina Beach

Place_Keyword: Kure Beach

Place_Keyword: Topsail

Place_Keyword: New Hanover County

Place_Keyword: Brunswick County

Place_Keyword: Horry County

Place_Keyword: Onslow County

Place_Keyword: Pender County

Place_Keyword: Gulf Stream

Place_Keyword: South Atlantic Bight

Stratum:

Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Stratum_Keyword: Benthic layer

Stratum_Keyword: seabed

Stratum_Keyword: seafloor

Stratum_Keyword: water column

Stratum_Keyword: surface layer

Stratum_Keyword: photic zone

Stratum_Keyword: river plume

Stratum_Keyword: shelf waters

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Temporal_Keyword: 2005

Temporal_Keyword: 2004

Temporal_Keyword: 2003

Temporal_Keyword: 2002

Temporal_Keyword: 2001

Temporal_Keyword: 2000

Temporal_Keyword: 1999

Temporal_Keyword: 1998

Access_Constraints:

None. It is strongly recommended that the UNCW CORMP Data be directly acquired from Center for Marine Science, University of North Carolina at Wilmington and not indirectly through other sources as they might have been changed in some way.

Use_Constraints:

The Principal Investigators (Originators), University of North Carolina at Wilmington Center for Marine Science, and the Grantor (See Data_Set_Credit) should be fully acknowledged in any publications in which any part of these data are used. Use of the data without completely reading and understanding of the metadata is not recommended. CORMP in University of North Carolina at Wilmington is not responsible for the misuse of data.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Dr. Marvin K. Moss and Dr. Lynn Leonard and Dr. Michael Durako

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing Address

Address:

UNCW Center for Marine Science 5600 Marvin K. Moss Road Wilmington, NC 28409

City: Wilmington

State_or_Province: North Carolina

Postal_Code: 28409

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 910-962-2465,910-962-2338,910-962-2373

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 910-962-2410

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mossm@uncw.edu, lynnl@uncw.edu,durakom@uncw.edu

Hours_of_Service: 8.00 am to 5.00 pm EST/EDT Monday-Friday

Contact_Instructions: E-mail preferred

Data_Set_Credit:

The UNCW CORMP is a NOAA funded program, with Drs. Marvin Moss, Lynn Leonard and Michael Durako as Principal Investigators. Numerous researchers, faculty, post-docs, technicians, graduate students, and data managers have contributed to these datasets.

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

The raw and decoded data from the UNCW CORMP monitoring stations are stored in Linux and Windows based computers and are presently served via Internet (<http://www.cormp.org>).

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report: N/A

Completeness_Report:

Information about omissions, selection criteria, generalization, definitions used, and other rules used to derive the data set are further explained on the website.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

An explanation of the events and related parameters are explained more with the specific data set on the www.cormp.org

Process_Date: Unknown

Cloud_Cover: Unknown

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Indirect_Spatial_Reference:

The operational area for the UNCW CORMP observing network extends from estuaries (including the Cape Fear River Estuary and it's plume) to the coast, across the continental margin to the Gulf Stream, and from the SC/NC border to north of Cape Lookout.

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 25

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

For details on the information cotained in the data set, please go to URL:<http://www.cormp.org>. Work is in progress to update the information available at the web site.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:

Reference to the complete description of the entity types, attributes, and attribute values for the data set are explained along with the specific data set on the <http://www.cormp.org> website.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person:

Marvin K. Moss, Lynn Leonard, Michael Durako, Jennifer Dorton, Jeff Marshall

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing Address

Address:

UNCW Center for Marine Science 5600 Marvin K. Moss Rd. Wilmington, NC 28409

City: Wilmington

State_or_Province: North Carolina

Postal_Code: 28409

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone:

910-962-2465,910-962-2338,910-962-2373,910-962-2777,910-962-2310

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 910-962-2410

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:

mossm@uncw.edu,lynnl@uncw.edu,durakom@uncw.edu,dortonj@uncw.edu,marshallj@uncw.edu

Hours_of_Service: 8.00 am to 5.00 pm EST/EDT Monday-Friday

Contact_Instructions: E-mail prefered

Distribution_Liability:

Realtime data provided by CORMP should be considered provisional. Quality controlled data for any particular location are available only in the archived data area of this website. While all due care is taken to provide accurate information, provisional data are subject to change or retraction after quality control and before official release. No warranty is made, express or implied, regarding the accuracy or validity of the data, or regarding the suitability of the data for any particular application. Use of provisional data is at the sole risk of the user.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name:

Ascii File, Formatted For Text Attributes, Declared Format (ASCII)

Format_Version_Number: N/A

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: <http://www.cormp.org>

Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20060607

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Dr. Lynn Leonard

Contact_Organization: CORMP

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing Address

Address: 5600 Marvin K. Moss Wilmington, NC 28409

City: Wilmington

State_or_Province: North Carolina

Postal_Code: 28409

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 910-9622553

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: qix@uncw.edu

Hours_of_Service: 8.00 am to 5.00 pm EST/EDT Monday-Friday

Contact_Instructions: E-mail prefered

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998