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    • Eastward and Northward components of velocity, water temperature, conductivity, and others collected from moorings in North East Pacific Coast, Coos Bay Estuary from 1997-08-12 to 2000-08-08 (NCEI Accession 0165302)

    Metadata Updated: March 1, 2025

    As part of The Pacific Northwest Coastal Ecosystem Regional Study (PNCERS) the University of Washington under the direction of Dr. Barbara Hickey maintained two offshore moorings, one off Grays Harbor, WA, and one off Coos Bay, OR, from early 1998 through Spring 2000. These moorings included an upward looking Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) providing a time series of temperature at the heads and u,v components of velocity profiles. On the Grays Harbor offshore mooring an Aanderaa Instruments current meter (AA) below the ADCP measured speed, direction and conductivity. A mooring was also maintained in the Coos Bay estuary. Instruments in the estuary included an upward looking narrow band 1200 kHz ADCP providing a time series of temperature at the heads and u,v components of velocity profiles and either an AA or a Sea-Bird Electronics 37 MicroCat recorder to measure temperature and conductivity.

    Approximately five and a half months of data from an earlier deployment at the Grays Harbor offshore mooring site were also included. These data consisted of 2 AAs measuring speed, direction, temperature and conductivity at approximately 25 and 30 meters.

    Some of the papers using results from this study are listed below: B.M. Hickey, X. Zhang, and N.S. Banas (2002) Coupling between the California Current System and a coastal plain estuary in low riverflow conditions. J. Geophys. Res., 107, https://doi.org/10.1029/1999JC000160. B.M. Hickey and N.S. Banas (2003) Oceanography of the U.S. Pacific Northwest Coastal Ocean and estuaries with application to coastal ecology. Estuaries, 26(4), 1010-1031, https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02803360. N.S. Banas, B.M. Hickey, P. MacCready, J.A. Newton (2004) Dynamics of Willapa Bay, Washington: A highly unsteady partially mixed estuary. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 34 2413-2427, https://doi.org/10.1175/JPO2637.1.

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    Metadata Date 2025-02-08T17:37:14Z
    Metadata Created Date July 2, 2021
    Metadata Updated Date March 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) August 29, 2017 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

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    Metadata Date 2025-02-08T17:37:14Z
    Metadata Created Date July 2, 2021
    Metadata Updated Date March 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) August 29, 2017 (publication)
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    Access Constraints Cite as: Hickey, Barbara M. (2017). Eastward and Northward components of velocity, water temperature, conductivity, and others collected from moorings in North East Pacific Coast, Coos Bay Estuary from 1997-08-12 to 2000-08-08 (NCEI Accession 0165302). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0165302. Accessed [date]., Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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    Temporal Extent Begin 1997-08-12
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