gov.noaa.nodc:0220471 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 2026-04-30T20:25:54Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Oceanographic and meteorological data collected by R/V Manta in the Gulf of Mexico from 2015-06-08 to 2017-11-09 (NCEI Accession 0220471) 2020-10-19 publication 2020-10-06 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0220471 NCEI Archive Management System 0220471 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 Felimon Gayanilo Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies (HRI) https://www.harteresearch.org/ HTTPS Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies (HRI) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC) https://www.tamucc.edu/ HTTPS Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Yvon-Lewis, Shari Texas A&M University (TAMU) syvon-lewis@ocean.tamu.edu https://www.tamu.edu/ HTTPS Texas A&M University (TAMU) website Institution web page information collaborator Embesi, John NOAA Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary HIA-389A Project Manager https://flowergarden.noaa.gov/ HTTPS Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS) website Institution web page information author Johnston, Michelle NOAA Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Research Assistant https://flowergarden.noaa.gov/ HTTPS Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS) website Institution web page information author MacMillan, Jimmy NOAA Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Flower Garden Banks LTM Project Manager https://flowergarden.noaa.gov/ HTTPS Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS) website Institution web page information author Nuttall, Marissa NOAA Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Water Quality Project Manager, Research Specialist https://flowergarden.noaa.gov/ HTTPS Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS) website Institution web page information author Walker, Raven NOAA Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Stetson Bank LTM Project Manager, Research Assistant https://flowergarden.noaa.gov/ HTTPS Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS) website Institution web page information author Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC) https://www.tamucc.edu/ HTTPS Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC) website Institution web page information contributor tableDigital This dataset contains oceanographic and meteorological observations stored in netCDF (.nc) files from 2015 through 2017 in association with monitoring of the Flower Gardens Banks National Marine Sanctuary in the Gulf of Mexico. The Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, which is composed of the West, East and Stetson bank, is monitored on an annual basis as part of its Long-term Water Quality Monitoring program. This program is one of the longest long-term monitoring programs of a coral reef. Each cruise focuses on a specific aspect related to different study projects at the sanctuary and/or in conjunction with other research institutions. Long-term Water Quality Monitoring program of The Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Funding Agency: NOAA and Texas A&M University, Department of Oceanography 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 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0220471 Preview graphic PNG 0220471 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2020-08-24 publication AIR TEMPERATURE CHLOROPHYLL Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM) CONDUCTIVITY DEPTH - SENSOR LATITUDE LONGITUDE OPTICAL BACKSCATTER PHOTOSYNTHETIC ACTIVE RADIATION (PAR) RELATIVE HUMIDITY SALINITY SEA HEIGHT WATER TEMPERATURE WIND DIRECTION WIND SPEED theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS fluorometer GPS PAR Sensor thermosalinograph instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS in situ theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Gulf of Mexico North Atlantic Ocean place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System (GCOOS) dataCentre Contributing Organizations Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Long Term Monitoring project Provider Project Names EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY > RELATIVE HUMIDITY EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND DIRECTION EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND SPEED EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > CHLOROPHYLL EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > ORGANIC MATTER EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN OPTICS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN OPTICS > PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES > WAVE HEIGHT EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > CONDUCTIVITY EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science 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. 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 air_pressure air_temperature depth height latitude longitude mass_concentration_of_chlorophyll_a_in_sea_water relative_humidity sea_water_salinity sea_water_temperature time volume_backwards_scattering_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water wind_from_direction wind_speed theme NetCDF Climate and Forecast (CF) Metadata Convention Standard Names Latitude Longitude PAR/Irradiance WetLabs ECO optical backscatering Fluorometer CDOM concentration WetLabs ECO optical backscatering Fluorometer Chlorophyll_a concentration WetLabs ECO optical backscattering Fluorometer at 440nm WetLabs ECO optical backscattering Fluorometer at 470nm WetLabs ECO optical backscattering Fluorometer at 532nm WetLabs ECO optical backscattering Fluorometer at 700nm Young Barometric_pressure Young air temperature Young relative Humidity chlorophyll concentration in seawater derived true wind direction derived true wind speed height optical backscatter 440nm optical backscatter 470nm optical backscatter 523nm optical backscatter 700nm photosynthetically active radiation sea water electrical conductivity sea water salinity sea water temperature thermosalinograph conductivity thermosalinograph salinity thermosalinograph temperature theme Provider Keywords FLUOROMETERS > FLUOROMETERS GPS RECEIVERS > GPS RECEIVERS PAR SENSORS > Photosynthetically Active Radiation Sensors THERMOSALINOGRAPHS instrument Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument 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. 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 PAR Sensor RM Young Weather Station RM Young weather station Scientific Computer System Underway sensor suite WetLabs ECO optical backscattering Fluorometer height above sea surface of meteorologic measuring instruments instrument Provider Instruments R/V Manta platform Provider Platform Names OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO 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. 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 East Flower Garden Bank Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Stetson Bank West Flower Garden Bank place Provider Place Names F58CPL Send2NCEI Submission Package ID accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: Embesi, John; Johnston, Michelle; MacMillan, Jimmy; Nuttall, Marissa; Walker, Raven (2020). Oceanographic and meteorological data collected by R/V Manta in the Gulf of Mexico from 2015-06-08 to 2017-11-09 (NCEI Accession 0220471). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0220471. Accessed [date]. 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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 0220471 v1.1 was published. 2020-10-19T23:09:57Z NCEI Accession 0220471 v1.1 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0220471/1.1 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0220471 v1.1 published 2020-10-19T23:09:57Z download dataset Parameter or Variable: LATITUDE (measured); Units: degrees N; Observation Category: other; Sampling Instrument: GPS Parameter or Variable: LONGITUDE (measured); Units: degrees E; Observation Category: other; Sampling Instrument: GPS Parameter or Variable: DEPTH - SENSOR (measured); Units: m; Observation Category: other; Sampling Instrument: Depth of the Scientific Computer System Parameter or Variable: HEIGHT (measured); Units: m; Observation Category: other; Sampling Instrument: RM Young Weather Station Parameter or Variable: SEA_WATER_TEMPERATURE (measured); Units: degrees Celsius; Observation Category: other; Sampling Instrument: thermosalinographs Parameter or Variable: SEA_WATER_ELECTRICAL _CONDUCTIVITY (measured); Units: S m-1; Observation Category: other; Sampling Instrument: thermosalinographs Parameter or Variable: SEA_WATER_SALINITY (measured); Units: psu; Observation Category: other; Sampling Instrument: thermosalinographs Parameter or Variable: PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY_ACTIVE_RADIATION (measured); Units: uMol m-2 s-1; Observation Category: other; Sampling Instrument: SAtlantic PAR Sensor Parameter or Variable: AIR_TEMPERATURE (measured); Units: degrees Celsius; Observation Category: other; Sampling Instrument: RM Young weather station Parameter or Variable: AIR_PRESSURE (measured); Units: hPa; Observation Category: other; Sampling Instrument: RM Young weather station Parameter or Variable: RELATIVE_HUMIDITY (measured); Units: %; Observation Category: other; Sampling Instrument: RM Young weather station Parameter or Variable: DERIVED_TRUE_WIND_DIRECTION (calculated); Units: degrees N; Observation Category: other; Sampling Instrument: RM Young weather station Parameter or Variable: DERIVED_TRUE_WIND_SPEED (calculated); Units: knot; Observation Category: other; Sampling Instrument: RM Young weather station Parameter or Variable: OPTICAL_BACKSCATTER_700nm (calculated); Units: m-1 sr-1; Observation Category: other; Sampling Instrument: WetLabs ECO optical backscattering Fluorometer Parameter or Variable: CHLOROPHYLL_CONCENTRATION_IN_SEA_WATER (calculated); Units: ug l-1; Observation Category: other; Sampling Instrument: WetLabs ECO optical backscattering Fluorometer Parameter or Variable: CDOM_CONCENTRATION_IN_SEA_WATER (calculated); Units: ppb; Observation Category: other; Sampling Instrument: WetLabs ECO optical backscattering Fluorometer Parameter or Variable: OPTICAL_BACKSCATTER_440nm (calculated); Units: m-1 sr-1; Observation Category: other; Sampling Instrument: WetLabs ECO optical backscattering Fluorometer Parameter or Variable: OPTICAL_BACKSCATTER_470nm (calculated); Units: m-1 sr-1; Observation Category: other; Sampling Instrument: WetLabs ECO optical backscattering Fluorometer Parameter or Variable: OPTICAL_BACKSCATTER_523 (calculated); Units: m-1 sr-1; Observation Category: other; Sampling Instrument: WetLabs ECO optical backscattering Fluorometer asNeeded Metadata are developed, maintained and distributed by NCEI. Updates are performed as needed to maintain currentness. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian fluorometer fluorometer fluorometer GPS GPS Global Positioning System receiver satellite-based instrument used for geo-location, positioning and navigation PAR Sensor PAR Sensor Photosynthetically Active Radiation Sensor The PAR sensor measures global solar radiation from 400 to 700 nm, which approximates the spectral band active in photosynthesis. The response of the instrument falls sharply to zero on either side of this band, and between 400 and 670 nm it increases monotonically from about 50% to 100%. There is no protective glass dome over the receiving surface. Irradiance from the sun passes through a small white visible bandpass filter/diffuser in the shape of a horizontal disk at the top of the instrument. Within the instrument radiation is directed through a series of colored glass filters and onto a silicon photodiode detector. The factory-supplied calibration converts the signal from the detector to a flux of photons in micro-mole (of photons) s-1 m-2. (One micro-mole equals 6.022 E17 photons.) For the solar spectrum, these units may be converted to watts per square meter by dividing by 4.6. (http://www.srrb.noaa.gov/instrument/par.htm) 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]