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Seasonal Mean SST images of Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); National Ocean Service (NOS);Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA)

Publication_Date: 2005

Title: Seasonal Mean SST images of Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: geotif

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Silver Spring, MD

Publisher:: NOAA's Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)

Online_Linkage:: http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/ecosystems/sanctuaries/stellwagen_nms.html

Description:

Abstract:: Average seasonal sea surface temperatureshttp://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov:2031/DATASET_DOCS/avhrr_pathfinder_sst_v5.htmlhttp://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/sst/sst_doc.htmlNaming Convention:XXXX_SSSYYYY_SST.tifXXXX=location (Stell)SSS=season (FAL=fall, SPR=spring, SUM=summer, WIN=winter)YYYY=yearExample filename: Stell_FAL1985_SST.tif

Purpose:: To provide a SST product that can be used for multiple applications andviewable using multiple software packages.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates_Times:

Beginning_Date: 198501

Ending_Date: 200412

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: dependent upon data availability

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -72.195988

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -65.013835

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.462290

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.482066

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: oceans

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NOS Data Explorer Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: Environmental Monitoring

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Theme_Keyword: Sea surface temperature

Theme_Keyword: Seasonal averages

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Place_Keyword: Stellwagen

Access_Constraints: none

Use_Constraints: none

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Susan Dunham

Contact_Organization:: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA);National Ocean Service (NOS); Center for Coastal Monitoringand Assessment (CCMA)

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical

Address: 1305 East West-West Highway, N/SCI1

City: Silver Spring

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20910

Country: U.S.A.

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301) 713-3028 x175

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Susan.Dunham@noaa.gov

progaff:

progname: National Biological Information Infrastructure

progname: National Ocean Service Data Explorer

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report: Unknown

Completeness_Report: Unknown

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: NOAA

Publication_Date: 2004

Title: Pathfinder 4km HDF files

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: unregistered

Other_Citation_Details:: Kenneth CaseyNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC)1315 East West-West Highway, N/SCI1Silver Spring, MD 20910301-713-3272 x133 Kenneth.Casey@noaa.gov

Source_Scale_Denominator: Unknown

Type_of_Source_Media: Pathfinder 4km HDF files

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates_Times:

Beginning_Date: 198501

Ending_Date: 200412

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: N/A

Source_Contribution:: These global monthly SST HDF files were used to create GeoTif files ofspecified region.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: The global unprojected Pathfinder SST files were received in 4km resolution.They were subset to the US and then assigned proper geofererencing coordinates.The images were reprojected, resampled down to 1.1km resolution, and subset againfor the final geotif output currently available. Software used was PCI Geomatica9.0 and EASI programming. The final Geotif files are 8 bit files. In orderto get SST (in degrees Celsius)from the 8 bit numbers the following equationshould be applied:SST (deg C) = ((8bit# * 0.15) + (-3.0))An EASI program was run on the output GeoTif files to create seasonal meansfrom the monthly SST data using the following months:Winter= December (of the previous year), January, February (of the following year)(Example: Winter 1985 = December 1984, January 1985, February 1985)Fall= September, October, NovemberSpring= March, April, MaySummer= June, July, August

Process_Date: 2005

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Susan Dunham -For 1.1km Monthly SST Geotifs

Contact_Organization:: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA);National Ocean Service (NOS); Center for CoastalMonitoring and Assessment (CCMA)

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical

Address: 1305 East West Highway, N/SCI1

City: Silver Spring

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20910

Country: U.S.A.

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301) 713-3028 x175

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Susan.Dunham@noaa.gov

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: raster

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area

Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:

Standard_Parallel: 60.000000

Standard_Parallel: 75.000000

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -68.000000

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 40.000000

False_Easting: 0.000000

False_Northing: 0.000000

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: row and column

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 1100

Ordinate_Resolution: 1100

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983

Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80

Semi_major_Axis: 6378131.0000000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Marine Sanctuary Program (NMSP), Stellwagen Bank (SBNMS)

Contact_Person: Dave Wiley

Contact_Position: SBNMS Research Coordinator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 175 Edward Foster Rd

City: Scituate

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 02066

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 781-545-8026X211

Resource_Description: Offline Data

Distribution_Liability:: These data were prepared by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, make any warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference therein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. Any views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof. Although all data have been used by NOAA, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by NOAA as to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by NOAA in the use of these data or related materials.NOAA makes no warranty regarding these data, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA can not assume liability for and 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.

Custom_Order_Process:: Please contact the Stellwagen Banks NMS Research Coordinator for additional information on data access (david.wiley@noaa.gov)

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20050721

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Susan Dunham

Contact_Organization:: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA);National Ocean Service (NOS); Center for Coastal Monitoringand Assessment (CCMA)

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical

Address: 1305 East West Highway, N/SCI1

City: Silver Spring

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20910

Country: U.S.A.

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301) 713-3028 x 175

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Susan.Dunham@noaa.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998