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    • Oceanographic data collected from non-federal stations assembled by the Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS)

    Metadata Updated: November 1, 2025

    This dataset contains oceanographic and surface meteorological data collected from non-Federal stations throughout the Great Lakes region of the United States. The data is predominantly long time series at fixed moorings and buoys with a variety of instruments including CTDs, fluorometers, oxygen sensors, optical turbidity sensors, pH sensors, meteorological sensors, and water quality sensors. The data files are in netCDF format, following the Climate and Forecast metadata convention (CF) and the Attribute Convention for Data Discovery (ACDD). Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS), which assembles data from sub-regional coastal and ocean observing systems, submitted the data to NCEI as part of the Integrated Ocean Observing System Data Assembly Centers (IOOS DACs) Data Stewardship Program.

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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 2025-10-21T09:48:01Z
    Metadata Created Date March 1, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date November 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) December 11, 2014 (publication), October 21, 2025 (revision)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Series
    Metadata Date 2025-10-21T09:48:01Z
    Metadata Created Date March 1, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date November 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) December 11, 2014 (publication), October 21, 2025 (revision)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nodc:IOOS-GLOS
    Access Constraints Cite as: Great Lakes Observing System (2014). Oceanographic data collected from non-federal stations assembled by the Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/wjq2-ty20. 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 -75.93
    Bbox North Lat 47.27
    Bbox South Lat 41.4629
    Bbox West Long -91.93
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
    Graphic Preview Description Preview graphic
    Graphic Preview File https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:IOOS-GLOS
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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": [[[-91.93, 41.4629], [-75.93, 41.4629], [-75.93, 47.27], [-91.93, 47.27], [-91.93, 41.4629]]]}
    Progress onGoing
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 2012-08-01

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