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    • Shelf-Basin Interactions Experiment (SBI) AWS02-I bottle and nutrient data collected from the Polar Star in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas from 2002-07-19 to 2002-08-06 (NCEI Accession 0001288)

    Metadata Updated: February 1, 2026

    The field phase of the Shelf-Basin Interactions Experiment (SBI) began in 2002 with a series of three cruises to the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas. SBI is a multi-institutional program investigating how the western Arctic shelves communicate with the interior of the Canada Basin, from a coupled physical/biochemical perspective. The physical oceanographic (PO) component of SBI was carried out on the Coast Guard icebreaker Polar Star, from mid-July to mid-August. The primary aim of the PO component is to identify and understand the water masses and mechanisms by which shelf waters ventilate the western Arctic halocline.

    The major goals of the 2002 Arctic West Summer cruise (AWS02) were to (1) deploy a system of moorings that will measure the outflow from the Chukchi shelf (the UW/UAF component); (2) deploy a high-resolution moored array across the Beaufort slope, downstream of the outflows, to determine how these waters are fluxed into the interior (the WHOI component); and (3) conduct a hydrographic survey encompassing locations along the Chukchi and Beaufort shelf edge. The cruise was a resounding success on all accounts.

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    Metadata Date 2025-09-30T19:49:36Z
    Metadata Created Date June 25, 2021
    Metadata Updated Date February 1, 2026
    Reference Date(s) January 2, 2004 (publication), August 26, 2024 (revision), January 2, 2004 (creation)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

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    Harvested from NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date 2025-09-30T19:49:36Z
    Metadata Created Date June 25, 2021
    Metadata Updated Date February 1, 2026
    Reference Date(s) January 2, 2004 (publication), August 26, 2024 (revision), January 2, 2004 (creation)
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    Guid gov.noaa.nodc:0001288
    Access Constraints Cite as: Swift, James H.; Codispoti, Louis; Becker, Susan; Morello, T. Aaron; Sanborn, Kristin (2004). Shelf-Basin Interactions Experiment (SBI) AWS02-I bottle and nutrient data collected from the Polar Star in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas from 2002-07-19 to 2002-08-06 (NCEI Accession 0001288). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0001288. 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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    Bbox North Lat 74.09
    Bbox South Lat 70.7
    Bbox West Long -168.9
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    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
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    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 2002-07-19
    Temporal Extent End 2002-08-06

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