MOOS Upper-Water-Column Science Experiment (MUSE)

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: MBARI MUSE Data Team

Publication_Date: 20010901

Publication_Time: 000000

Title: MOOS Upper-Water-Column Science Experiment (MUSE)

Edition: 1.0

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: section

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Moss Landing, CA, USA

Publisher: Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)

Online_Linkage: www.mbari.org

Description:

Abstract:

The Boundary Layer Studies Group (BLSG) of the Department of Meteorology, Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), deployed its 'Flux' buoy in Monterey Bay in July-November 2000 as part of the MUSE collaborative research project. The Flux buoy is a 2-m diameter disk buoy instrumented with sensors to measure mean environmental parameters, atmospheric turbulence quantities and spectral wave data. The one-dimensional spectral wave energy density data were computed from 9.25 minute time series records.

Purpose: These data were collected for oceanographic research.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20000801

Ending_Date: 20000905

Currentness_Reference: Publication Date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

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West_Bounding_Coordinate: -121.883333

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -121.883333

North_Bounding_Coordinate: +36.810000

South_Bounding_Coordinate: +36.810000

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: Oceanography

Theme_Keyword: Meteorology

Theme_Keyword: Wave spectra

Theme_Keyword: Wind

Theme_Keyword: Humidity

Theme_Keyword: Atmospheric pressure

Theme_Keyword: Sea-surface temperature

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System

Place_Keyword: United States

Place_Keyword: California

Place_Keyword: CA

Place_Keyword: North Pacific Ocean

Place_Keyword: Northern Pacific Ocean

Place_Keyword: Monterey Bay

Stratum:

Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Stratum_Keyword: Upper Water Column

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Temporal_Keyword: August

Temporal_Keyword: September

Temporal_Keyword: 2000

Access_Constraints:

Description and Ownership of Data. This CD-ROM and the data are provided by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) for research and educational purposes only.

Use_Constraints:

License to Use. You are hereby granted a non-exclusive license to use, copy, and modify the data for research and educational purposes only. You are permitted to disseminate the data to others for these purposes only. You are not permitted to make any commercial use of the data, to sell, assign, sublicense, or otherwise transfer the data or to remove any copyright notice, without prior written permission from MBARI. The data have not been designed as a navigational aid, and you are not permitted to use them for this purpose. In addition, you are not permitted to use MBARI's name or its initials (a registered trademark) or to suggest that MBARI endorses your project or product, without its express written consent.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Francisco Chavez

Contact_Organization: Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

Contact_Position: Science Principal Investigator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 7700 Sandholdt Road

City: Moss Landing

State_or_Province: CA

Postal_Code: 95039-9644

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-775-1700

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 831-775-1620

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cdrom@mbari.org

Hours_of_Service: 9-5 M-F Pacific Time

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

The one-dimensional spectral wave energy density data computed from 9.25 minute time series records are contained in the file named 'fb_wspectra_9min.dat'.

Data_Quality_Information:

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Completeness_Report: N/A

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

Publication_Date: 20010801

Publication_Time: 1200

Title: NPS Flux Mooring Data

Edition: 1.0

Online_Linkage: www.mbari.org

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Beginning_Date: 20000801

Ending_Date: 20000905

Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication Date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Flux_buoy_9minavg_wspectra

Source_Contribution:

Boundary-Layer Studies Group Department of Meteorology Naval Postgraduate School

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Measurements were performed by each sensor at a rate of 1Hz. The data were averaged over 1-minute and stored. The one-dimensional spectral wave energy density data were computed from 9.25 minute time series records.

Process_Date: 20010401

Process_Time: 00000000

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Paul Frederickson

Contact_Organization:

Department of Meteorology Naval Postgraduate School

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 589 Dyer Road, Rm 254

City: Monterey

State_or_Province: CA

Postal_Code: 93943-5114

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-656-2407

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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

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Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Flux

Entity_Type_Definition: Meteorological measurements

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: NPS

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Attribute_Definition_Source: NPS

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Attribute_Units_of_Measure: hour of day

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Wave spectra energy density

Attribute_Definition:

Wave spectra energy density (76-point array) for frequencies f = i x deltaf, where i=1,2,...76 and deltaf = 2/256 = 0.0078125.

Attribute_Definition_Source: NPS

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Range_Domain_Maximum: 17500

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: centimeters^2/Hertz

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Nancy Barr

Contact_Organization: Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

Contact_Position: Publications Coordinator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 7700 Sandholdt Road

City: Moss Landing

State_or_Province: CA

Postal_Code: 95039-9644

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-775-1700

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 831-775-1620

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: cdrom@mbari.org

Distribution_Liability:

Liability and Indemnification. In no event shall MBARI be liable for any damages, whether general, special, incidental or consequential damages, arising out of your use of the data, including, but not limited to, the loss or corruption of your data or damages of any kind resulting from use of the data as a navigational aid, any other prohibited use or your inability to use the data. Your sole remedy for damages is to stop using the data. You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless MBARI and its officers, directors, and employees against any claim, loss, liability or expense, including attorneys' fees, resulting from loss of or damage to property or the injury to or death of any person arising out of the use of the data.

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Ordering_Instructions: email cdrom@mbari.org

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20010601

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Michael B. Matthews

Contact_Organization: Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

Contact_Position: Project Manager

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 7700 Sandholdt Road

City: Moss Landing

State_or_Province: CA

Postal_Code: 95039

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 831-775-1700

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