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    • Oceanographic and surface meteorological water parameter data collected from moored Realtime Coastal Observation Network, ReCON, Alpena Buoy (NDBC station 45162), Lake Huron, in the Great Lakes region by NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory from 2020-08-07 to 2020-10-20 (NCEI Accession 0244738)

    Metadata Updated: March 17, 2023

    NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory collected the data from moored Realtime Coastal Observation Network, ReCON, Alpena Buoy (NDBC station 45162), Lake Huron, an in-situ moored station, in the Great Lakes. Observations have been collected at this location since 2005, this record contains the 2020 observations. Note, the short deployment of this buoy in 2020 is due to COVID-19 and a reduced field work season. This station is also known as NOAA National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) station Thunder Bay Buoy, Alpena, MI (45162). A temporal subset of these data are available from NDBC and the Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS) since 2012, this data accession contains the complete record of observations.

    The ReCON buoy provides continuous, real-time observations facilitates modification of sampling parameters in anticipation of episodic events, facilitates collection of field samples in response to episodic events, supports long term research, and contributes to sensor and system development. Parameters collected include currents and water temperature. The block of text at the beginning of each file contains information about the location and sensor used to collect data and the data headers followed by the observed data. Column 1 of the data is the timestamp, column 2 is the observed data, and column 3, where applicable, the QARTOD flag. Five QARTOD tests were run including gross range, climatological, spike, rate of change, and flat line tests. The highest value from the five tests were included under the “Qartod” column. If data were known to be invalid, that line of data was removed from the dataset.

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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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    Metadata Date 2022-07-06T16:54:37Z
    Metadata Created Date March 17, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date March 17, 2023
    Reference Date(s) December 29, 2021 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date 2022-07-06T16:54:37Z
    Metadata Created Date March 17, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date March 17, 2023
    Reference Date(s) December 29, 2021 (publication)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nodc:0244738
    Access Constraints Cite as: NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (2021). Oceanographic and surface meteorological water parameter data collected from moored Realtime Coastal Observation Network, ReCON, Alpena Buoy (NDBC station 45162), Lake Huron, in the Great Lakes region by NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory from 2020-08-07 to 2020-10-20 (NCEI Accession 0244738). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Unpublished Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0244738. 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 -83.2
    Bbox North Lat 45.05
    Bbox South Lat 44.95
    Bbox West Long -83.3
    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 Data in this archival information package are not currently available for public download from NCEI. Please contact NCEI directly for access to these data., accessLevel: Public
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    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
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    Spatial Data Service Type
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    Temporal Extent Begin 2020-08-07
    Temporal Extent End 2020-10-20

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