gov.noaa.nodc:8900148 eng utf8 dataset NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NOAA Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information custodian 2026-02-24T22:59:32Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) 1987 Kuroshio Current Study (NCEI Accession 8900148) 2002-11-19 publication 2026-02-24 revision 1989 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:8900148 NCEI Archive Management System 8900148 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information publisher Japan Oceanographic Data Center (JODC) https://www.jodc.go.jp/ HTTPS Japan Oceanographic Data Center (JODC) website Institution web page information resourceProvider US National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/ HTTPS US National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) website Institution web page information contributor Unknown - Japan contributor Tokai Regional Fisheries Research Laboratory contributor Japan Meteorological Agency, Marine Division contributor Seikai Regional Fisheries Research Laboratory contributor Tohoku Regional Fisheries Research Laboratory contributor Tokai University, College of Marine Science and Technology contributor Maizuru Marine Observatory (MMO) contributor Japan Coast Guard, Hydrographic Division contributor Nansei Regional Fisheries Research Laboratory contributor Nagasaki Marine Observatory contributor Hakodate Marine Observatory contributor Kobe Marine Observatory contributor Japan Oceanographic Data Center https://www.jodc.go.jp/ HTTPS Japan Oceanographic Data Center (JODC) website Institution web page information author tableDigital This data set describes the 1987 Kuroshio Current Study submitted by the Japan Oceanographic Data Center (JODC). Station data, XBT, STD, GEK, Acoustic Profiling Current Meter (APCM) and DBT data are included in this set. The reference numbers range from L00797 to L00833, with each reference number representing different participating institutions, ships, cruise dates and file types. The originator's data has been copied on to current NODC storage format. Instructions to read and print the KER data are included. This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis. completed historicalArchive NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact asNeeded NCEI Accession 8900148 was revised and a new version of the archival package was published. Updates to existing archival packages may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. 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Please see journal.txt in the /about directory for additional details on changes made. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:8900148 Preview graphic PNG 8900148 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 1989-05-16 publication AIR TEMPERATURE AMMONIA (NH3) BAROMETRIC PRESSURE CARBON - TOTAL ORGANIC CHLOROPHYLL A CONDUCTIVITY DEPTH - OBSERVATION DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON DISSOLVED OXYGEN HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE NITRATE NITRITE pH PHAEOPIGMENTS phosphate POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS SALINITY silicate SOLAR RADIATION - ATMOSPHERIC SOUND VELOCITY suspended solids total alkalinity TOTAL CARBON turbidity WATER DENSITY WATER TEMPERATURE WAVE HEIGHT WAVE PERIOD WIND DIRECTION WIND SPEED theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS ADCP bathythermograph - XBT bottle CTD tide gauge instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS physical profile theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS AWAJI ITSUKI MARU Kaiyo KUSHI MARU KYOEI MARU NISSHIN MARU NO 3 RYOFU MARU SEIFU MARU SHINNAN-MARU SHUMPU MARU TANKAI-MARU WAKATAKA MARU platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS Hakodate Marine Observatory Japan Coast Guard, Hydrographic Division Japan Meteorological Agency, Marine Division Kobe Marine Observatory Maizuru Marine Observatory Nagasaki Marine Observatory Nansei Regional Fisheries Research Laboratory Seikai Regional Fisheries Research Laboratory Tohoku Regional Fisheries Research Laboratory Tokai Regional Fisheries Research Laboratory Tokai University, College of Marine Science and Technology Unknown - Japan US National Oceanographic Data Center dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Japan Oceanographic Data Center dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS East China Sea (Tung Hai) Japan Sea North Pacific Ocean Philippine Sea Yellow Sea (Hwang Hai) place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce JP/JMA > Japan Meteorological Agency, Japan JP/JODC > Japan Oceanographic Data Center dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian AWAJI (ICES code: 49AX) ITSUKI MARU (call sign: HP7249, ICES code: 49IY) KUSHI MARU (ICES code: 49KO) KYOEI MARU (ICES code: 49KE) NISSHIN MARU NO 3 (call sign: JNTO, ICES code: 49NC) RYOFU MARU (call sign: JGZK, ICES code: 49RY, 1966-1995) SEIFU MARU (call sign: JIVB, ICES code: 49SH) SHINNAN-MARU (ICES code: 49SI) SHUMPU MARU (ICES code: 49SU) TANKAI-MARU (ICES code: 49TA) WAKATAKA MARU (call sign: JGWV, ICES code: 49WA) platform ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN > SEA OF JAPAN OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > EAST CHINA SEA OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > YELLOW SEA place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. 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Data report of KER / Japan Oceanographic Data Center, Hydrographic Dept., Maritime Safety Agency; Tokyo: The Center, 1979- 1979 publication https://discover.library.noaa.gov/permalink/01NOAA_INST/1qbesct/alma991000310329707381 HTTPS Data report of Kuroshio Exploitation Research NOAA Central Library: v.; ill., maps; 21 x 30 cm information NOAA Library https://library.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Library website Institution web page information publisher crossReference collection eng; USA utf8 environment oceans climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere 121.04 155.03 .01 42.07 1987-01-14 1987-11-25 The publication listed below is related to the data collection and is available from the NOAA Central Library: Data report of KER. Tokyo : The Center, 1979-. Note: Metadata for this accession were extracted from a legacy database maintained by the U.S. National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC). The design of the database did not exactly reflect the FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM). Principal Investigator (PI) and organization contact information accurately represents all available information from the legacy database at the time that this description was created. However, proper attribution of a PI to a specific institution or the role (submitting or collecting) taken by an institution may not be correct due to inexact mapping between fields in the legacy database and the CSDGM. Due to this uncertainty, the contact information was initially recorded in the Supplemental Information element of the CSDGM description. To develop more accurate metadata, NCEI reviews metadata for all accessions on an ongoing basis. Points of contact for this data set include: Contact info: Agency: US DOC; NOAA; NESDIS; NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA CENTER PI: N/A Address: address: NOT AVAILABLE city: NOT AVAILABLE state: NOT AVAILABLE postal: NOT AVAILABLE Contact info: Agency: HAKODATE MARINE OBSERVATORY Address: address: AKAGAWADORI-CHO 181 city: HAKODATE state: HOKKAIDO postal: 041 country: JAPAN Contact info: Agency: NAGASAKI MARINE OBSERVATORY Address: address: 11-51 MINAMIYAMATE-MACHI city: NAGASAKI state: NOT AVAILABLE postal: 850 country: JAPAN Contact info: Agency: KOBE MARINE OBSERVATORY Address: address: 7-178 NAKAYAMATEDORI city: IKUTA-KU state: KOBE-SHI postal: 650 country: JAPAN Contact info: Agency: TOKAI REGIONAL FISHERIES RESEARCH LABORATORY Address: address: 5 KACHIDOKI city: CHUOKU state: CHUO-KU postal: 104 country: JAPAN Contact info: Agency: METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY; MARINE DIVISION Address: address: NOT AVAILABLE city: KOBE, HAKODATE, NAGASAKI state: NOT AVAILABLE postal: NOT AVAILABLE country: JAPAN Contact info: Agency: SEIKAI REGIONAL FISHERIES RESEARCH LABORATORY Address: address: 49 KOKUBA-CHO city: NAGASAKI state: NOT AVAILABLE postal: 850 country: JAPAN Contact info: Agency: TOHOKU REGIONAL FISHERIES RESEARCH LABORATORY Address: address: 3-27-5 SHINHAMA-CHO city: SHIOGAMA state: MIYAGI postal: NOT AVAILABLE country: JAPAN Contact info: Agency: TOKAI UNIVERSITY; COLLEGE OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Address: address: 1000 ORIDO city: SHIMIZU-SHI state: SHIZUOKA postal: 424 country: JAPAN Contact info: Agency: MAIZURU MARINE LABORATORY Address: address: NOT AVAILABLE city: NOT AVAILABLE state: NOT AVAILABLE postal: NOT AVAILABLE country: JAPAN Contact info: Agency: MARITIME SAFETY AGENCY; HYDROGRAPHIC DIVISION Address: address: 5-3-1 TSUKIJI CHUO-KU city: TOKYO state: NOT AVAILABLE postal: 104 country: JAPAN Contact info: Agency: NANSEI REGIONAL FISHERIES RESEARCH LABORATORY Address: address: NOT AVAILABLE city: NOT AVAILABLE state: NOT AVAILABLE postal: NOT AVAILABLE country: JAPAN NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information +1-301-713-3277 ncei.info@noaa.gov pointOfContact In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. 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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian ADCP ADCP Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler The Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) measures currents beneath a ship while underway. Sound signals sent from the moving ship bounce back to receivers aboard the ship. This provides a profile of water movement relative to the ship-precise modern navigation, allowing the ship's motion to be subtracted from the data. These devices are also used on moorings and profilers and, along with acoustic backscattering, measure animal biomass. Particles in the path of the sound waves, mostly plankton, reflect a small part of the sound energy back toward receivers, allowing researchers to make remote estimates of the sizes and numbers of animals present in the water column. Before the 1970's, the most technologically advanced instrument used to measure water velocity was known as a Doppler speed log. This evolved into the first commercial ADCP, produced in the mid-1970's, which used averaging. Later in the 1970's, the first vessel-mounted ADCP was developed to measure water velocity more accurately and to allow measurement in range cells over a depth profile. As instruments evolved, so did new techniques in Doppler signal processing. Initially, Doppler speed logs used simple analog signal processing methods, which are still used in some commercial speed logs today. However, the first ADCPs incorporated analog-to-digital signal conversion over a narrow communication bandwidth. Around 1990, this technique was developed into broadband signal processing. Since then, broadband ADCPs have been able to generate very accurate, real-time velocity measurements. bathythermograph - XBT bathythermograph - XBT eXpendable BathyThermograph bottle bottle any type of water bottle sampling device Generic name for water collection device; usually used to determine temperature, salinity and provide water aliquots for measurement of a wide range of parameters; often referred to by a specific type of water sampling bottle, such as a Nansen or Niskin bottle. CTD CTD Conductivity-Temperature-Depth probe tide gauge tide gauge a device to measure the tidal height AWAJI AWAJI ITSUKI MARU ITSUKI MARU Kaiyo r/v; built May 1985 to present (August 2007);IMO8223684 KUSHI MARU KUSHI MARU KYOEI MARU KYOEI MARU NISSHIN MARU NO 3 JNTO RYOFU MARU Updated information from ICES for the platform vessel RYOFU MARU from JAPAN. Name : RYOFU MARU Flag : JAPAN - JP (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : JGZK Platform Class : 31 Research vessel IMO : 6619530 Commissioned Date : 1966-08 Decommissioned Date : 1995-05 Current Length : 79.2 Built : 1966-08 Notes : WOD 4956 with data at NOAA for 1966-1995 Additional Information Sources: - http://cdiac.ornl.gov/oceans/ryofumaru.html SEIFU MARU Operation dates: 1993 to present SHINNAN-MARU SHINNAN-MARU SHUMPU MARU SHUMPU MARU TANKAI-MARU TANKAI-MARU WAKATAKA MARU WAKATAKA MARU