Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), NOAA Pacific Island Fisheries Service Center Publication_Date: 20060908 Title: CRED Shallow Water CTDs: Alamagan Island, Marianas Archipelago 2005, Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program Cruise OES0511 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED), NOAA Pacific Island Fisheries Service Center Publication_Date: 20060908 Title: CRED Marianas Archipelago Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program Cruise OES0511 Description: Abstract: CRED Shallow Water CTDs sample vertical profiles of temperature, salinity, and turbidity providing indications for water masses and local sea water chemistry changes. They are collected at regularly spaced intervals around all study sites, both around islands or banks and within lagoons. The CTD profiles are part of a suite of oceanographic assessments made concurrently with a large number of biological coral reef assessments. The 15 CTD profiles were collected around Alamagan Island during CRED Marianas Archipelago Coral Reef Assessment Cruise OES0511 on September 16, 2005. During this cruise, CTD profiles were collected at Agrihan Island, Aguijan Island, Asuncion Island, Maug Island, Pagan Island, Saipan Island, Sarigan Island, Tinian Island, Uracus Island, Alamagan Island, Anatahan Island, Guguan Island, and Rota Island. The instrument used to collect the data is a Seabird Instruments 19 CTD with a Wetlabs C-Star Transmissometer. Data binning and other processing was performed using Seabird Instruments SeaSoft software. Data format is discreet, tabular CNV (formatted, space delimited ASCII) files for each profile, with a full header as provided by SeaSoft. The header contains latitude, longitude and other location information, as well as all processing steps. Please contact CRED with any questions. For program information see the web site http://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/cred/oceanography.php Purpose: These data were collected for coral reef ecosystem research. They are collected concurrently with ecological/biological reef assessments. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20050916 Ending_Date: 20050916 Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Biennial Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: 145.803113 East_Bounding_Coordinate: 145.863562 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.628686 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.571253 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Circulation > Upwelling Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Salinity/Density > Conductivity Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Water Temperature Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Salinity/Density > Salinity Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Optics > Turbidity Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none Theme_Keyword: Oceanography Theme_Keyword: Depth Theme_Keyword: Ecosystem Theme_Keyword: OES0511 Theme_Keyword: Conductivity Temperature Depth (CTD) Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: Numeric Data Sets > Oceanography Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: oceans Theme_Keyword: 014 Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Alamagan Island > Alamagan Island (17N145E0002) Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Alamagan Island > Alamagan Island (17N145E0002) Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: Marianas Archipelago Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: These oceanographic data are PRELIMINARY data and have not been screened for accuracy. NOAA can not be held liable for use of these data in a manner other than for perusal of preliminary oceanographic data for scientific research on coral reefs ecosystems. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Contact_Person: Ronald Hoeke Contact_Position: Oceanographer Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 1125B Ala Moana Blvd City: Honolulu State_or_Province: HI Postal_Code: 96814 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 808-938-3739 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 808-938-3730 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ronald.hoeke@noaa.gov Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://data.nodc.noaa.gov/coris/data/NOAA/nmfs/pifsc/cred/shallowCTD/OES0511/browse/CRED_shallowCTD_OES0511_Alamagan.png Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Alamagan Island CTD profile locations Browse_Graphic_File_Type: PNG Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Contact_Person: Michael Parke Contact_Position: Research Biologist and GIS Coordinator Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 1125B Ala Moana Blvd City: Honolulu State_or_Province: HI Postal_Code: 96814 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 808-983-3725 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 808-983-3730 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Michael.Parke@noaa.gov Resource_Description: 15 datafiles of type *.CNV (Delimited ASCII files formated by Seabird Inc. SeacatPlus V 1.5). One file for each CTD cast collected. See file "CTD Cast Log OES0511_shallow.xls" for additional information. Distribution_Liability: These oceanographic data are PRELIMINARY data and have not been screened for accuracy. NOAA can not be held liable for use of these data in a manner other than for perusal of preliminary oceanographic data for scientific research on coral reefs ecosystems. Disclaimer - NOAA makes no warranty regarding these data, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NODC cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data, nor as a result of the failure of these data to function on a particular system. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: ASCII Format_Version_Date: 20051121 Format_Information_Content: 15 tabular CNV (formatted, space delimited ASCII files) File_Decompression_Technique: no compression applied Digital_Transfer_Option: Offline_Option: Offline_Media: CD-ROM Recording_Format: ISO 9600 Fees: None Ordering_Instructions: email michael.parke@noaa.gov, ronald.hoeke@noaa.gov, or jamison.gove@noaa.gov for inquiries and data. Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20080829 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Contact_Person: Haiying Wang Contact_Position: Metadata and Data Management Specialist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 1125B Ala Moana Blvd City: Honolulu State_or_Province: HI Postal_Code: 96814 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 808-983-3725 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 808-983-3730 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Haiying.Wang@noaa.gov Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 CoRIS: CoRIS_ID: 20061128024531 CoRIS_Children: None CoRIS_Beginning_Date: 20050916 CoRIS_Ending_Date: 20050916 CoRIS_Metadata_Link: http://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/txt/cred_shallow_ctd_alamagan_2005.txt CoRIS_Tracking_ID: 1516