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Fisheries Oceanography in Coastal Alabama (FOCAL) wave energy converter platform (WECP) buoy hydrographic data from 2020-07-31 to 2020-09-02 (NCEI Accession 0243687)

Metadata Updated: May 1, 2025

This surface hydrographic data is from a CTD on a mooring line at a small coastal ocean observing site 25 kilometers southwest of the mouth of Mobile Bay, Alabama (30.0902 N 88.2116 W), that the Dauphin Island Sea Lab has been operating since 2004. These data were collected as surface buoy wave energy converter platform (WECP) ~100 m north of the FOCAL mooring from 2020-07-30 to 2020-12-09. CTD samples at 60 minutes. CTD was at depth: 0.5 m

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Metadata Date 2025-04-03T22:01:12Z
Metadata Created Date March 17, 2023
Metadata Updated Date May 1, 2025
Reference Date(s) December 5, 2021 (publication)
Frequency Of Update asNeeded

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Harvested from NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions

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Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Date 2025-04-03T22:01:12Z
Metadata Created Date March 17, 2023
Metadata Updated Date May 1, 2025
Reference Date(s) December 5, 2021 (publication)
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Guid gov.noaa.nodc:0243687
Access Constraints Cite as: Dzwonkowski, Brian; Lockridge, Grant (2021). Fisheries Oceanography in Coastal Alabama (FOCAL) wave energy converter platform (WECP) buoy hydrographic data from 2020-07-31 to 2020-09-02 (NCEI Accession 0243687). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/h08h-xk81. 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.
Bbox East Long -88.2115
Bbox North Lat 30.0902
Bbox South Lat 30.0901
Bbox West Long -88.2116
Coupled Resource
Frequency Of Update asNeeded
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Harvest Source Id c084a438-6f6b-470d-93e0-16aeddb9f513
Harvest Source Title NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions
Licence accessLevel: Public
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Metadata Language eng
Metadata Type geospatial
Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-88.2116, 30.0901], [-88.2115, 30.0901], [-88.2115, 30.0902], [-88.2116, 30.0902], [-88.2116, 30.0901]]]}
Progress completed
Spatial Data Service Type
Spatial Reference System
Spatial Harvester True
Temporal Extent Begin 2020-07-30
Temporal Extent End 2020-12-09

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