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    • BT Station and Environment Data collected by non-NOAA vessels between 1952 and 1962 in the Eastern and Central Pacific Ocean

    Metadata Updated: October 19, 2024

    BT station and environmental data were collected by non-NOAA vessels in1952 and 1962 throughout the Pacific Ocean. Data collected include thermocline depth, sea surface temperature, air temperature, surface salinity, ten-meter temperature, wind direction and speed, barometer reading, weather, cloud type and amount, sea condition, visibility, secchi depth, and forel scale. The BT data were submitted to NCEI and are accessible through their website (https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/ ).

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Dates

    Metadata Date February 29, 2024
    Metadata Created Date October 19, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date October 19, 2024
    Reference Date(s) November 16, 1998 (creation), July 30, 2020 (revision), (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NMFS PIFSC

    Other Data Resources

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date February 29, 2024
    Metadata Created Date October 19, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date October 19, 2024
    Reference Date(s) November 16, 1998 (creation), July 30, 2020 (revision), (publication)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact, Custodian)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:62656
    Access Constraints Cite As: Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: BT Station and Environment Data collected by non-NOAA vessels between 1952 and 1962 in the Eastern and Central Pacific Ocean [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/62656., Access Constraints: Requires signing a PIFSC non-disclosure agreement for fisheries confidential data
    Bbox East Long -120
    Bbox North Lat 43
    Bbox South Lat -1
    Bbox West Long -164
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
    Harvest Object Id 84cdc970-abbc-4542-bb77-cd8060eb29af
    Harvest Source Id c0beac72-5f43-4455-8c33-1b345fbc2dfe
    Harvest Source Title NMFS PIFSC
    Licence NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose.
    Lineage Data were collected in the field on PIFSC data collection forms, and data entry was conducted at PIFSC to create ASCII fixed record length flat files. The flat files were later loaded into an Oracle database.
    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-164.0, -1.0], [-120.0, -1.0], [-120.0, 43.0], [-164.0, 43.0], [-164.0, -1.0]]]}
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1952
    Temporal Extent End 1962

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