ADCP Wave and Current Data from ILM2, Coastal Ocean Research and Monitoring Program, Onslow Bay, North Carolina, May 2005 - November 2005

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: University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Publication_Date: unknown

Title:

ADCP Wave and Current Data from ILM2, Coastal Ocean Research and Monitoring Program, Onslow Bay, North Carolina, May 2005 - November 2005

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Unknown

Other_Citation_Details: None

Online_Linkage: <http://www.cormp.org/raw/Moorings/ILM2/ADCP/2005-06_2005-11/>

Description:

Abstract:

An upward looking wave-upgraded ADCP was moored on the bottom at station ILM2 in Onslow Bay, North Carolina at 17 m depth on the continental shelf. Current data are sampled over 20 minute periods. Depth bins are 1.0 meters. The first bin is centered at 14.5 m depth and subsequent bins are spaced at 1.0 meter intervals above that. The last couple of bins are above the surface, and so are not useful. Waves bursts were collected every 2 hours. Each burst contains 2400 samples collected at 2 Hz. Processing was done by Frederick M. Bingham, a professor of phyics at UNC Wilmington. Raw ADCP files were extracted from the instrument. Data have not been quality controlled in any way. This metadata record describes the raw file downloaded directly from the instrument.

Purpose:

Coastal Ocean monitoring of the southeastern US continental shelf.

Supplemental_Information: Sensor name: RDI Workhorse Sentinel, 600 kHz.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20050524

Ending_Date: 20051113

Currentness_Reference: Observed

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None Planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -77.71

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -77.71

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 34.139

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 34.139

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword:

velocity, ADCP, acoustic Doppler current profiler, coastal, continental shelf, monitoring, surface waves, wave directional spectra

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword:

North Carolina, United States, USA, US, U.S., US East Coast, Carolina Capes, Cape Fear, Onslow Bay, South Atlantic Bight, Cape Lookout, Wilmington NC

Stratum:

Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Stratum_Keyword: Upper water column from 0 to 17 m

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Temporal_Keyword: 2005

Access_Constraints:

Data freely available. Investigator requests that anyone looking to use the data contact him.

Use_Constraints: None

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Frederick Bingham

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing Address

Address:

Center for Marine Science University of North Carolina at Wilmington 5600 Marvin K. Moss Lane Wilmington, NC 28409

City: Wilmington

State_or_Province: NC

Postal_Code: 28409

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 910 962-2383

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 910 962-2410

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bigkahuna@fredbingham.com

Hours_of_Service:

Data_Set_Credit: Funding provided by NOAA.

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Unknown

Publication_Date: Unknown

Title:

Simultaneous temperature, conductivity and pressure data were recorded.

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Unknown

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Velocity standard deviation can be calculated using RDI Plan program.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

No tests for valid values performed. File contains raw data downloaded di

Completeness_Report: Dataset Complete

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: ~10 m

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: ~1 m

Lineage:

Methodology:

Methodology_Type: Field/Lab

Methodology_Description:

The raw instrument metadata for the file is: -----Deployment Summary----- 600 kHz ADCP Using Firmware Version 16.23 in 16.6 Meters Depth Start Time 05/24/05 -- 13:00:50 Stop Time 11/13/05 -- 15:04:03 11 Total Bursts Collected 1 Every 120.00 Minutes Each Burst Contains 2400 Samples Collected at 2.0Hz 25 Depth Cells of 1.00 Meters Width, Starting 2.10 Meters Above the Transducer. -----Wave Processing Summary----- Bins Available For

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Data downloaded from instrument. Date and time are in UTC.

Process_Date: 20051113

Cloud_Cover: Unknown

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Indirect_Spatial_Reference:

Onslow Bay, North Carolina, South Atlantic Bight, east coast United StatesNorth Carolina, United States, USA, US, U.S., US East Coast, Carolina Capes, Cape Fear, Onslow Bay, South Atlantic Bight, Cape Lookout, Wilmington NC

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: 1

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

East velocity (mm/s). North velocity (mm/s). Vertical velocity (mm/s). Error velocity (mm/s). Pitch, roll, orientation. Wave height, wave height spectrum, dominant period, wave directional spectra.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Definitions are self-explanatory.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Frederick Bingham

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing Address

Address:

Center for Marine Science University of North Carolina at Wilmington 5600 Marvin K. Moss Lane Wilmington, NC 28409

City: Wilmington

State_or_Province: NC

Postal_Code: 28409

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 910 962-2383

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 910 962-2410

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bigkahuna@fredbingham.com

Resource_Description: OB27 ADCP data

Distribution_Liability:

No warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name:

Format_Version_Number: unknown

Transfer_Size: 369MB

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: <http://www.cormp.org/raw/Moorings/ILM2/ADCP/2005-06_2005-11/>

Fees: Free

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20060420

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Frederick Bingham

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing Address

Address:

Center for Marine Science University of North Carolina at Wilmington 5600 Marvin K. Moss Lane Wilmington, NC 28409

City: Wilmington

State_or_Province: NC

Postal_Code: 28409

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 910 962-23

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 910 962-2410

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bigkahuna@fredbingham.com

Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standards for National Biological Information

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998