This data set includes temperature and current data from moorings deployed under the NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Program's West Coast Observation System (WCOS). All moorings are in relatively shallow water (100 m or less, with most in approximately 20 or 15 m). All are equipped with a vertical array of thermistors. Channel Island NMS moorings are additionally equipped with bottom-mounted ADCPs. The thermistors are programmed with a two-minute sampling interval (no internal averaging); ADCPs are programmed with continuous two-minute ensembles (45 pings per ensemble) and a vertical resolution of one meter. The data were collected at 37 stations within the boundaries of four National Marine Sanctuaries on the West Coast of the United States, between 2004 and 2011.
The data are represented in a COARDS profile netCDF format (IOOS standard format), and are accompanied by metadata in FGDC standard format, otherwise known as the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM).
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| Title | Temperature and current data from moorings deployed under the NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Program's West Coast Observation System (WCOS) from 2004-10-07 to 2011-02-12 (NCEI Accession 0002039) |
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| Description | This data set includes temperature and current data from moorings deployed under the NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Program's West Coast Observation System (WCOS). All moorings are in relatively shallow water (100 m or less, with most in approximately 20 or 15 m). All are equipped with a vertical array of thermistors. Channel Island NMS moorings are additionally equipped with bottom-mounted ADCPs. The thermistors are programmed with a two-minute sampling interval (no internal averaging); ADCPs are programmed with continuous two-minute ensembles (45 pings per ensemble) and a vertical resolution of one meter. The data were collected at 37 stations within the boundaries of four National Marine Sanctuaries on the West Coast of the United States, between 2004 and 2011. The data are represented in a COARDS profile netCDF format (IOOS standard format), and are accompanied by metadata in FGDC standard format, otherwise known as the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM). |
| Modified | 2025-11-19T15:21:38.196Z |
| Publisher Name | N/A |
| Contact | N/A |
| Keywords | 0002039 , CURRENT SPEED - EAST/WEST COMPONENT (U) , CURRENT SPEED - NORTH/SOUTH COMPONENT (V) , HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE , WATER TEMPERATURE , ADCP , buoy - moored buoy , temperature probe , physical , time series , FIXED PLATFORM OF UNITED STATES , NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries , Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans , Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans , Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) , West Coast Observation System (WCOS) , Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary , Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary , Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary , North Pacific Ocean , Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary , oceanography , DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce , DOC/NOAA/NOS/NMS > National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce , IOOS , Integrated Ocean Observing System , IOOS > Integrated Ocean Observing System , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > OCEAN CURRENTS , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN PRESSURE > WATER PRESSURE , EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE , depth , eastward_sea_water_velocity , height_above_sea_floor , latitude , longitude , northward_sea_water_velocity , sea_water_pressure , sea_water_temperature , time , upward_sea_water_velocity , Bottom-mounted ADCP Current Profile Data , Moored Temperature Data , National Marine Sanctuary Program Data , Oceanographic Sensor Data , ADCP , PISCO , continental shelf , currents , seawater , temperature , ADCP > Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler , TEMPERATURE PROBES > TEMPERATURE PROBES , FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS > FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS , Ano Nuevo: ANO001 , Bay Point: BAYXXX , Beacon Rock: BEAXXX , Big Creek: BIG001 , Bodega Bay: BOD001 , Bodega Head: BOD001 , Cannery Row Upcoast: CAN001 , Cape Alava 15 Meter: CA015 , Cape Alava 42 Meter: CA042 , Cape Alava 65 Meter: CA065 , Cape Alava 65 Meter: CA100 , Cape Elizabeth 100 Meter: CE100 , Cape Elizabeth 15 Meter: CE015 , Cape Elizabeth 42 Meter: CE042 , Cape Elizabeth 65 Meter: CE065 , Cuyler Harbor: CUYXXX , Esalen: ESA001 , Kalaloch 15 Meter: KL015 , Kalaloch 27 Meter: KL027 , La Cruz Rock: LAC001 , Lopez Rock: LOP001 , Makah Bay 15 Meter: MB015 , Makah Bay 42 Meter: MB042 , Pelican Bay: PELXXX , Pigeon Point: PIG001 , Plaskett Rock: PLA001 , Point Joe: JOE001 , San Miguel South: SMSXXX , Santa Rosa South: SRSXXX , Southeast Farallon Island: SEF001 , Sunset Point: SUN001 , Teahwhit Head 15 Meter: TH015 , Teahwhit Head 31 Meter: TH031 , Teahwhit Head 42 Meter: TH042 , Terrace Point: TPT007 , Terrace Point: TPT008 , Valley Anchorage: VALXXX , Weston Beach: WES001 , OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN , CINMS , California , GFNMS , MBNMS , OCNMS , United States of America , Washington , environment , oceans |
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