gov.noaa.nodc:0001633 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 2025-09-30T05:39:43Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Physical, biological, and meteorological data collected on the Seward Johnson in coastal waters of the southeastern US during the Life on the Edge II cruise, 2004-06-08 to 2004-06-22 (NCEI Accession 0001633) 2018-11-16 publication 2023-08-09 revision 2004-07-21 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0001633 NCEI Archive Management System 0001633 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 Steven Rutz NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) steven.rutz@noaa.gov resourceProvider NOAA Ocean Exploration (OER) http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/ HTTP NOAA Ocean Exploration (OER) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Liz Baird North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences Principal Investigator principalInvestigator Steve Ross University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) Principal Investigator https://uncw.edu/ HTTPS University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Kenneth Sulak United States Geological Survey (USGS) Principal Investigator https://www.usgs.gov/ HTTPS United States Geological Survey (USGS) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Martha Nizinski NOAA Fisheries (NMFS) Principal Investigator https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Fisheries (NMFS) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute (HBOI) http://www.fau.edu/hboi/ HTTP Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute (HBOI) website Institution web page information contributor NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO) https://www.omao.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO) website Institution web page information contributor University of Miami (UM) http://www.miami.edu/ HTTP University of Miami (UM) website Institution web page information contributor Rutz, Steven NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) steven.rutz@noaa.gov author NOAA Ocean Exploration http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/ HTTP NOAA Ocean Exploration (OER) website Institution web page information author tableDigital This dataset contains data collected during the Life on the Edge II (SJ0403) cruise, June 8-22, 2004, aboard the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution's research vessel Seward Johnson. The cruise was coordinated by the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration. The science team studied both the outer-shelf hard grounds, found in relatively shallow water (80 to 200 m), and the middle-slope coral banks, found in deeper water (350 to 800 m). Some of the data in this accession came from the Virtual Integrated Data System (VIDS) installed on the Seward Johnson, collecting data from shipboard instruments including meteorological sensors, TSGs, GPS, and others. Beyond the beach and influenced by the Gulf Stream, the unique habitats along "the edge" of the continental shelf and the deeper continental slope support myriad life forms. The Life on the Edge 2004 mission, part of a several-year study, aims to document and understand these habitats and the species that live in them. The mission team is searching for coral reefs and other reef habitats, from the sargassum floating in the surface waters to the corals found in deep water. The scientists hope to characterize the trophodynamics (energy flow) and community structures in these environments. This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis. The NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research sponsored the collection of these data. 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 0001633 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. The latest version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession. 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:0001633 Preview graphic PNG 0001633 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2019-12-24 publication AIR TEMPERATURE BAROMETRIC PRESSURE CONDUCTIVITY FLUORESCENCE images irradiance RELATIVE HUMIDITY SALINITY WATER TEMPERATURE WIND DIRECTION WIND SPEED theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS ADCP camera echo sounder fluorometer GPS meteorological sensor pyranometer thermosalinograph video camera instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS biological imagery meteorological physical theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS R/V Seward Johnson platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations University of Miami dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NOAA Ocean Exploration dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Office of Ocean Exploration and Research's Integrated Product Team (OER IPT) project NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Coastal Waters of Florida North Atlantic Ocean place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication DOC/NOAA/OMAO > NOAA's Office of Marine and Aviation Operations, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/OOE > Office of Ocean Exploration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2026 revision 23 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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Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian accessLevel: Public otherRestrictions Cite as: Rutz, Steven; NOAA Ocean Exploration (2018). Physical, biological, and meteorological data collected on the Seward Johnson in coastal waters of the southeastern US during the Life on the Edge II cruise, 2004-06-08 to 2004-06-22 (NCEI Accession 0001633). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0001633. Accessed [date]. Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. 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Pierce, Florida to Cape Lookout, North Carolina, June 8 - June 22, 2004 / U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Ocean Exploration; Silver Spring, Md.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Ocean Exploration, 2004- 2004 publication https://discover.library.noaa.gov/permalink/01NOAA_INST/1qbesct/alma991000574409707381 HTTPS Ft. Pierce, Florida to Cape Lookout, North Carolina, June 8 - June 22, 2004 NOAA Central Library: publication(s) information NOAA Library https://library.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Library website Institution web page information publisher crossReference collection eng; USA utf8 environment oceans imageryBaseMapsEarthCover climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere -80.354115 -75.691017 27.461317 34.348883 2004-06-08 2004-06-22 Steve W. Ross was the chief scientist during this cruise. In this accession, NCEI has archived multiple versions of these data. 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You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP). download dataset NCEI Accession 0001633 v1.1 was published. 2018-11-16T19:31:35Z NCEI Accession 0001633 v1.1 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0001633/1.1 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0001633 v1.1 published 2018-11-16T19:31:35Z download NCEI Accession 0001633 was revised and v2.2 was published. Updates were received for this dataset. These updates were copied into the data/0-data/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. 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All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession. 2023-08-09T18:18:51Z NCEI Accession 0001633 v3.3 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0001633/3.3 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0001633 v3.3 published 2023-08-09T18:18:51Z download asNeeded Metadata are developed, maintained and distributed by NCEI. Updates are performed as needed to maintain currentness. 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. camera camera An instrument for recording images. echo sounder echo sounder instrument used to determine water depth or bathymetry also known as an echosounder fluorometer fluorometer fluorometer GPS GPS Global Positioning System receiver satellite-based instrument used for geo-location, positioning and navigation meteorological sensor meteorological sensor Any meteorological sensor, but also see specific instruments such as aerovane, anemometer, etc. pyranometer pyranometer Instrument that measure solar radiation. thermosalinograph thermosalinograph automated sea surface temperature and salinity instrument, usually attached to the hull of a ship Thermosalinograph is an automated Sea Surface Temperature and Salinity measurement system making measurement on board a ship using a water intake. [https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/phod/tsg/about.php 2021-01-29] video camera video camera a camera which makes moving or still images used as the basis for making parameter determinations R/V Seward Johnson HARBOR BRANCH OCEAN INST. INC. See https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2003-06-08-0306050362-story.html 204-foot Seward Johnson See https://www.unols.org/ships-facilities/unols-vessels/historical-list-all-unols-vessels Seward Johnson (HBOI) Out of UNOLS Service end of 2009. See http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/virtual_disk_library/index.cgi/6038477/FID2875/technology/vessels/sewardjohnson1/sewardjohnson1.html The R/V Seward Johnson, namesake of HARBOR BRANCH founder J. Seward Johnson, Sr., is a 204 ft Oceanographic and Submersible-Support Research Vessel. Built in 1984, commissioned in 1985 and extensively rebuilt and stretched in 1994, the ship now displaces 1,282 tons. A 6,000 nautical mile range and a speed of 13 knots is delivered by two 850 hp engines. The vessel is capable of traveling and working in any of the world's oceans, while accommodating up to 40 people (29 investigators, sub crew, or technicians; 11 ship’s crew).