gov.noaa.nodc:0306212 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 2026-04-17T21:08:34Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Wind speed and relative direction, surface meteorology, and others collected from the RRS Discovery in the North Atlantic Ocean from 2024-12-10 to 2024-12-19 (NCEI Accession 0306212) 2025-07-17 publication 2025-07-15 creation International DOI Foundation (IDF) 10.25921/c4h3-x074 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0306212 NCEI Archive Management System 0306212 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 Bengamin I. Moat National Oceanography Centre (NOC) ben.moat@noc.ac.uk https://noc.ac.uk/ HTTPS National Oceanography Centre (NOC) website Institution web page information resourceProvider National Oceanography Centre (NOC) https://noc.ac.uk/ HTTPS National Oceanography Centre (NOC) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Ben Moat National Oceanography Centre (NOC) ben.moat@noc.ac.uk https://noc.ac.uk/ HTTPS National Oceanography Centre (NOC) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Yvonne Firing National Oceanography Centre (NOC) Yvonne.Firing@noc.ac.uk https://noc.ac.uk/ HTTPS National Oceanography Centre (NOC) website Institution web page information pointOfContact Moat, Ben National Oceanography Centre https://noc.ac.uk/ HTTPS National Oceanography Centre (NOC) website Institution web page information author Firing, Yvonne National Oceanography Centre https://noc.ac.uk/ HTTPS National Oceanography Centre (NOC) website Institution web page information author National Oceanography Centre (NOC) https://noc.ac.uk/ HTTPS National Oceanography Centre (NOC) website Institution web page information contributor Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) https://www.ukri.org/councils/nerc/ HTTPS Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) website Institution web page information contributor tableDigital This dataset contains surface meteorology and other data collected from the RRS Discovery in US EEZ. The ship sailed from Fort Lauderdale on the 10th December 2024 and returned on the 19th December 2024. This dataset is U.S. State Department MSR U2024-014 as part of the World Data Service for Oceanography. Collected during RRS discovery expedition DY186 in USA waters. 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Department of State Marine Scientific Research (MSR) project NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS North Atlantic Ocean place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication U-SOTON/NOC > National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton 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. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Rapid Climate Change programme (RAPID) project Provider Project Names EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > OCEAN CURRENTS theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science 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. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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 EA640 EM122 depth centre beam GPS Applanix POSMV GPS CNAV 3050 GPS Fugro-seastar PHINS attitude SBE45 SEAPATH GPS Ship Gyro Skipper Log WIND SPEED and relative direction surface meterology theme Provider Keywords ADCP > Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler GPS RECEIVERS > GPS RECEIVERS instrument Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument 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. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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 Wind sonic various instrument Provider Instruments Ships platform Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform 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. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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 Discovery (call sign: 2FGX5, ICES code: 74EQ, 2013-) platform ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes RRS Discovery platform Provider Platform Names OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location 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. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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 JB6AU2 Send2NCEI Submission Package ID accessLevel: Public otherRestrictions Cite as: Moat, Ben; Firing, Yvonne (2025). Wind speed and relative direction, surface meteorology, and others collected from the RRS Discovery in the North Atlantic Ocean from 2024-12-10 to 2024-12-19 (NCEI Accession 0306212). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/c4h3-x074. 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. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. 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Firing, RAPID 26N Report for RRS Discovery research Expedition DY186, 2025, #85 2025 publication https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/539124/1/DY186_final.pdf HTTPS https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/539124/1/DY186_final.pdf User guide information crossReference userGuide eng; USA utf8 environment oceans climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere -80.15 -79.5833333 26.05 26.23333 2024-12-10 2024-12-19 ukdy2024_353_14400.raw.* are ADCP files. format: https://currents.soest.hawaii.edu/docs/adcp_doc/ 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. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media. Contact NCEI for other distribution options and instructions. 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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 0306212 v1.1 was published. 2025-07-17T14:33:58Z NCEI Accession 0306212 v1.1 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0306212/1.1 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0306212 v1.1 published 2025-07-17T14:33:58Z download dataset Parameter or Variable: WIND SPEED and relative direction (measured); Units: m/s; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Wind sonic Parameter or Variable: surface meterology (measured); Units: various; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: various; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Surface water fluorescence, Surface water transmissivity, Surface water instrument flow, Surface air pressure, Surface air relative humidity, port side TIR sensor, port side PAR sensor, starboard side TIR sensor, starboard side PAR sensor Parameter or Variable: Skipper Log (measured); Units: various; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: various; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Longitudinal water speed “-“ means aft, Transverse water speed “-“ means port, Longitudinal water speed in knots, speed in knots, Longitudinal water speed in km/h Parameter or Variable: Ship Gyro (measured); Units: various; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: various; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Rate of Turn, degrees per minute “-“ means bow to port; Heading, True; Parameter or Variable: SEAPATH GPS (measured); Units: various; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: GPS Parameter or Variable: SBE45 (measured); Units: various; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: various; Sampling and Analyzing Method: salinity, Surface water temp at inlet SBE38, Surface water temp at SBE45, Surface water conductivity, Surface water sound velocity, Parameter or Variable: GPS Applanix POSMV (measured); Units: various; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: various Parameter or Variable: PHINS attitude (measured); Units: various; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: various Parameter or Variable: GPS Fugro-seastar (measured); Units: various; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: various Parameter or Variable: EM122 depth centre beam (measured); Units: various; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: various Parameter or Variable: GPS CNAV 3050 (measured); Units: various; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: various Parameter or Variable: EA640 (measured); Units: various; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: various 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. 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. RRS Discovery ICES request for the vessel Discovery from UNITED KINGDOM. Name : Discovery Flag : UNITED KINGDOM - GB (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : 2FGX5 Title : RRS Platform Class : 31 Research vessel IMO : 9588029 Commissioned Date : 2014 Current Length : 99.7 Built : 2013 Notes : Replacement NERC research vessel for the ship of the same name(ICES code 74E3). As of November 2012 delivery is scheduled for June 2013, with the first research cruise planned for 2014. Additional Information Sources: - http://noc.ac.uk/research-at-sea/ships/rrs-discovery-replacement - Picture of IMO on hull General Comments: The current ship in on her last cruise and will be decommissioned in December. Confirmed by NOAA on 2012-12-05.