gov.noaa.nodc:0165302 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 2026-01-24T17:32:52Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Eastward and Northward components of velocity, water temperature, conductivity, and others collected from moorings in North East Pacific Coast, Coos Bay Estuary from 1997-08-12 to 2000-08-08 (NCEI Accession 0165302) 2017-08-29 publication 2017-08-28 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0165302 NCEI Archive Management System 0165302 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 Sue Geier UW School of Oceanography http://www.ocean.washington.edu HTTP UW School of Oceanography website Institution web page information resourceProvider UW School of Oceanography http://www.ocean.washington.edu HTTP UW School of Oceanography website Institution web page information resourceProvider Hickey, Barbara M. University of Washington author Barbara M. Hickey University of Washington (UW) pointOfContact UW School of Oceanography http://www.ocean.washington.edu HTTP UW School of Oceanography website Institution web page information contributor tableDigital As part of The Pacific Northwest Coastal Ecosystem Regional Study (PNCERS) the University of Washington under the direction of Dr. Barbara Hickey maintained two offshore moorings, one off Grays Harbor, WA, and one off Coos Bay, OR, from early 1998 through Spring 2000. These moorings included an upward looking Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) providing a time series of temperature at the heads and u,v components of velocity profiles. On the Grays Harbor offshore mooring, an Aanderaa Instruments current meter (AA) below the ADCP measured speed, direction and conductivity. A mooring was also maintained in the Coos Bay estuary. Instruments in the estuary included an upward looking narrow band 1200 kHz ADCP providing a time series of temperature at the heads and u,v components of velocity profiles and either an AA or a Sea-Bird Electronics 37 MicroCat recorder to measure temperature and conductivity. Approximately five and a half months of data from an earlier deployment at the Grays Harbor offshore mooring site were also included. These data consisted of 2 AAs measuring speed, direction, temperature and conductivity at approximately 25 and 30 meters. The purpose of the Hickey component of this project was to investigate the physical variability in 3 Pacific Northwest estuaries and their relation to the coastal ocean. In order to do this instruments were deployed in three estuaries, Grays Harbor and Willapa Bay, Washington and Coos Bay, Oregon. Two offshore moorings were maintained off Grays Harbor, Washington and Coos Bay, Oregon. Two sites were sampled in the Coos Bay Estuary, CBEST1, at T-Dock and CBEST2 at the Charleston River. Only one site was sampled in the Grays Harbor Estuary, GHEST1. In Willapa Bay there were 4 sites sampled, a piling at Toke Point, a piling at Nahcotta, WB3, and WB6. In addition, several water property (CTD) surveys were taken both in the estuaries and offshore. Funding Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 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:0165302 Preview graphic PNG 0165302 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2017-08-23 publication CONDUCTIVITY CURRENT SPEED - EAST/WEST COMPONENT (U) CURRENT SPEED - NORTH/SOUTH COMPONENT (V) WATER TEMPERATURE theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS ADCP CTD - moored CTD current meter instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS in situ physical theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS moorings platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS UW School of Oceanography dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS UW School of Oceanography dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Pacific Norwest Coastal Ecosystem Regional Study (PNCERS) project NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS North Pacific Ocean place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication UWA/OCEAN > School of Oceanography, University of Washington 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. 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 EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > OCEAN CURRENTS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > CONDUCTIVITY 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 ADCP > Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler CTD > Conductivity, Temperature, Depth CURRENT METERS 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 Aanderaa current meter (AA) Sea-Bird Electronics 37 MicroCat (C,T) recorder, (SBE 37) Teledyne RD Instruments 300kHz and 1200kHz Narrow Band Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) instrument Originator Instruments MOORINGS platform Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform 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 OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN 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 Coos Bay Estuary Grays Harbor North East Pacific Coast place Originator Place Names 5WDLN6 Send2NCEI Submission Package ID accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: Hickey, Barbara M. (2017). Eastward and Northward components of velocity, water temperature, conductivity, and others collected from moorings in North East Pacific Coast, Coos Bay Estuary from 1997-08-12 to 2000-08-08 (NCEI Accession 0165302). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0165302. 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. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives. otherRestrictions 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. Hickey, B. M., Zhang, X., & Banas, N. (2002). Coupling between the California Current System and a coastal plain estuary in low riverflow conditions. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 107(C10). https://doi.org/10.1029/1999jc000160 2002-10 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.1029/1999jc000160 https://doi.org/10.1029/1999jc000160 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.1029/1999jc000160 journal article information Hickey, B. M. School of Oceanography University of Washington Seattle Washington USA author Zhang, X. School of Oceanography University of Washington Seattle Washington USA author Banas, N. School of Oceanography University of Washington Seattle Washington USA author American Geophysical Union (AGU) publisher documentDigital J. Geophys. Res. 107(C10) ISSN 0148-0227 crossReference sciencePaper Hickey, B. M., & Banas, N. S. (2003). Oceanography of the U.S. Pacific Northwest Coastal Ocean and estuaries with application to coastal ecology. Estuaries, 26(4), 1010–1031. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02803360 2003-08 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02803360 https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02803360 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02803360 journal article information Hickey, Barbara M. author Banas, Neil S. author Springer Science and Business Media LLC publisher documentDigital Estuaries 26(4) ISSN 0160-8347, pp. 1010-1031 crossReference sciencePaper Banas, N. S., Hickey, B. M., MacCready, P., & Newton, J. A. (2004). Dynamics of Willapa Bay, Washington: A Highly Unsteady, Partially Mixed Estuary. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 34(11), 2413–2427. https://doi.org/10.1175/jpo2637.1 2004-11-01 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.1175/jpo2637.1 https://doi.org/10.1175/jpo2637.1 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.1175/jpo2637.1 journal article information Banas, N. S. School of Oceanography, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington author Hickey, B. M. School of Oceanography, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington author MacCready, P. School of Oceanography, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington author Newton, J. A. School of Oceanography, University of Washington, Seattle, and Environmental Assessment Program, Washington State Department of Ecology, Olympia, Washington author American Meteorological Society publisher documentDigital Journal of Physical Oceanography 34(11) ISSN 1520-0485, ISSN 0022-3670, pp. 2413-2427 crossReference sciencePaper eng; USA utf8 environment oceans -124.57038 -124.2374 43.15595 46.87185 1997-08-12 2000-08-08 Some of the papers using results from this study are listed below: B.M. Hickey, X. Zhang, and N.S. Banas (2002) Coupling between the California Current System and a coastal plain estuary in low riverflow conditions. J. Geophys. Res., 107, https://doi.org/10.1029/1999JC000160. B.M. Hickey and N.S. Banas (2003) Oceanography of the U.S. Pacific Northwest Coastal Ocean and estuaries with application to coastal ecology. Estuaries, 26(4), 1010-1031, https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02803360. N.S. Banas, B.M. Hickey, P. MacCready, J.A. Newton (2004) Dynamics of Willapa Bay, Washington: A highly unsteady partially mixed estuary. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 34 2413-2427, https://doi.org/10.1175/JPO2637.1. 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 0165302 v1.1 was published. 2017-08-29T17:01:23Z NCEI Accession 0165302 v1.1 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0165302/1.1 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0165302 v1.1 published 2017-08-29T17:01:23Z download dataset Data Type: u and v components of velocity (calculated); Units: cm/sec; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Aanderaa current meter (AA); Sampling and Analyzing Method: AA instruments measure current speed and direction. Data was sampled in either 30 or 60 minute intervals. Directions were rotated into degrees true north and u and v components of velocity were computed. The data was edited for spurious values.; Data Quality Information: Data were plotted and visually inspected for spurious values Data Type: TEMPERATURE - WATER [WATER TEMPERATURE] (measured); Units: degrees C; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Aanderaa current meter (AA); Sampling and Analyzing Method: AA instruments measured temperature. Data was sampled in either 30 or 60 minute intervals, then edited for spurious values.; Data Quality Information: Data were plotted and visually inspected for spurious values Data Type: Conductivity (measured); Units: mmho/cm; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Aanderaa current meter (AA); Sampling and Analyzing Method: Some AA instruments measured conductivity. Data was sampled in either 30 or 60 minute intervals, then edited for spurious values. Conductivity was converted to salinity (PSS-78) using algorithms from UNESCO Report 44. Temperature data measured by the AA and a constant pressure value approximately equal to the depth were used to compute salinity and in the estuary sigma-t. Data was edited for spurious values.; Data Quality Information: Data were plotted and visually inspected for spurious values Data Type: TEMPERATURE - WATER [WATER TEMPERATURE] (measured); Units: degrees C; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Sea-Bird Electronics 37 MicroCat (C,T) recorder, (SBE 37); Sampling and Analyzing Method: An SBE 37 measured temperature. It was set up to average 4 samples taken every half hour. Data was edited for spurious values.; Data Quality Information: Temperature values were plotted and visually inspected for spikes or spurious values. Data deemed bad were filled using linear interpolation across the bad point(s) Data Type: Conductivity (measured); Units: Siemens per meter (S/m); Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Sea-Bird Electronics 37 MicroCat (C,T) recorder, (SBE 37); Sampling and Analyzing Method: The SBE 37 was set up to average 4 samples taken every half hour. Conductivity was converted to salinity (PSU) and sigma-t (kg/m3) using the temperature measured by the SBE 37 and a constant value of 5 decibars. Please note actual depth was 12 meters. Data was edited for spurious values.; Data Quality Information: Conductivity, temperature, salinity and sigma-t values were plotted and visually inspected for spikes or spurious values. Data deemed bad were filled using linear interpolation across the bad point(s) Data Type: u and v components of velocity (measured); Units: cm/sec; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Teledyne RD Instruments 300kHz and 1200kHz Narrow Band Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP); Sampling and Analyzing Method: ADCPs were installed on both Coos Bay and Grays Harbor offshore moorings (300 kHz) and a narrow band 1200kHz in the Coos Bay estuary. ADCPs measure water velocity at several depths, referred to as bins. Distance between bins was set to 1 meter in the estuary, 2 meters on the Coos Bay offshore mooring and 1 meter on the Grays Harbor offshore mooring, except the last year which was changed to 2 meters. The sample interval was set to 60 minutes, except the last 2 deployments in the estuary which were set to 30 minutes. All data was rotated to true North. Please see the Readme files for more details on the sampling set up. Data was plotted and edited for spurious values.; Data Quality Information: Data was plotted and visually inspected for spikes or spurious values. All extraneous bins may not have not been removed from the data. In particular, spikes related to side lobe reflections off the surface and subsurface instruments or mooring components may still be present Data Type: TEMPERATURE WATER [WATER TEMPERATURE] (measured); Units: degrees C; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Teledyne RD Instruments 300 kHz and 1200 kHz Narrow Band Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP); Sampling and Analyzing Method: The ADCP contains a thermistor that measures temperature at the heads. The temperature is measured every time the instrument pings. Please see the Readme files for details on the sampling set up. Data was plotted and edited for spurious values.; Data Quality Information: Temperature values were plotted and visually inspected for spikes or spurious values 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. CTD - moored CTD CTD - moored CTD CTD - moored CTD current meter current meter current meter moorings entry created as MOORINGS OF UNITED STATES, but has been used as a generic MOORINGS entry.