gov.noaa.nodc:IOOS-NERACOOS eng utf8 series 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 2026-01-26T22:29:59Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Physical and meteorological data collected from non-federal stations assembled by the Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems (NERACOOS) 2017-06-14 publication 2022-05-09 revision 2017-06-13 creation International DOI Foundation (IDF) 10.25921/69jq-7135 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:IOOS-NERACOOS 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 Tom Shyka Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing System (NERACOOS) tom@neracoos.org https://neracoos.org/ HTTPS Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing System (NERACOOS) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing System (NERACOOS) https://neracoos.org/ HTTPS Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing System (NERACOOS) website Institution web page information resourceProvider University of Maine (UMO) https://umaine.edu/ HTTPS University of Maine (UMO) website Institution web page information contributor Shyka, Tom Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing System (NERACOOS) tom@neracoos.org https://neracoos.org/ HTTPS Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing System (NERACOOS) website Institution web page information author Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing System https://neracoos.org/ HTTPS Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing System (NERACOOS) website Institution web page information author tableDigital This dataset contains physical and meteorological data collected from non-Federal stations throughout the Northeastern region of the United States. The data is predominantly long time series at fixed moorings and buoys with a variety of instruments including CTDs, fluorometers, oxygen sensors, optical turbidity sensors, pH sensors, meteorological sensors, and water quality sensors. The data files are in netCDF format, following the Climate and Forecast metadata convention (CF) and the Attribute Convention for Data Discovery (ACDD). Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems (NERACOOS), which assembles data from sub-regional coastal and ocean observing systems, submitted the data to NCEI as part of the Integrated Ocean Observing System Data Assembly Centers (IOOS DACs) Data Stewardship Program. This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis. The University of Maine Ocean Observing System (UMOOS) is funded in part through NERACOOS and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as a Regional Association within the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS). UMOOS is coordinated by the University of Maine's Physical Oceanography Group (PhOG). onGoing 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:IOOS-NERACOOS Preview graphic PNG 0163363 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2022-05-05 publication AIR TEMPERATURE BAROMETRIC PRESSURE CONDUCTIVITY CURRENT DIRECTION CURRENT SPEED CURRENT SPEED - EAST/WEST COMPONENT (U) CURRENT SPEED - NORTH/SOUTH COMPONENT (V) DEPTH - OBSERVATION DISSOLVED OXYGEN LATITUDE LONGITUDE SALINITY SIGMA-T VISIBILITY WATER DENSITY WATER TEMPERATURE WAVE DIRECTION WAVE HEIGHT - MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT - SIGNIFICANT WAVE SPECTRA WIND DIRECTION WIND GUST WIND SPEED theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS accelerometer ADCP anemometer barometer CTD current meter meteorological sensor oxygen sensor temperature sensor instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS chemical meteorological physical time series theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS FIXED PLATFORM OF UNITED STATES platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS University of Maine dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing System dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Integrated Ocean Observing System Data Assembly Centers Data Stewardship Program project NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Gulf of Maine place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication IOOS > Integrated Ocean Observing System, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce UMAINE > University of Maine 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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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AIR QUALITY > VISIBILITY EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND DIRECTION EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND SPEED EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > OXYGEN EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > BUOY POSITION EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > OCEAN CURRENTS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN OPTICS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES > SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES > WAVE HEIGHT EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES > WAVE PERIOD EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES > WAVE SPECTRA EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES > WAVE SPEED/DIRECTION EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > CONDUCTIVITY EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > DENSITY EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY 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. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian aggregate_quality_flag air_pressure air_temperature depth direction_of_sea_water_velocity eastward_sea_water_velocity latitude longitude mole_concentration_of_dissolved_molecular_oxygen_in_sea_water northward_sea_water_velocity quality_flag sea_surface_wave_directional_spread_at_variance_spectral_density_maximum sea_surface_wave_from_direction sea_surface_wave_maximum_height sea_surface_wave_period_at_variance_spectral_density_maximum sea_surface_wave_significant_height sea_water_density sea_water_electrical_conductivity sea_water_salinity sea_water_sigma_t sea_water_speed sea_water_temperature sea_water_velocity_to_direction time visibility_in_air wind_from_direction wind_speed wind_speed_of_gust theme NetCDF Climate and Forecast (CF) Metadata Convention Standard Names ACCELEROMETERS ADCP > Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler ANEMOMETERS > ANEMOMETERS BAROMETERS > BAROMETERS CTD > Conductivity, Temperature, Depth CURRENT METERS GPS > Global Positioning System OXYGEN METERS > OXYGEN METERS PRESSURE SENSORS > PRESSURE SENSORS STC > Salinity, Temperature, Conductivity TEMPERATURE PROBES > TEMPERATURE PROBES TEMPERATURE SENSORS > TEMPERATURE SENSORS WAVE HEIGHT GAUGES 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. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian A01 A01 - Massachusetts Bay platform Provider Platform Names OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MAINE 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 Gulf of Maine place Provider Place Names accessLevel: Public otherRestrictions Cite as: Shyka, Tom; Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing System (2017). Physical and meteorological data collected from non-federal stations assembled by the Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems (NERACOOS). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/69jq-7135. 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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Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems (NERACOOS) 2019 publication https://neracoos.org/ HTTPS https://neracoos.org/ NERACOOS website information NERACOOS publisher documentDigital crossReference program eng; USA utf8 environment oceans climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere -70.5681 -70.5645 42.5183 42.5277 2001-07-10 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. 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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 series NCEI Accession 0163363 v1.1 was published. 2017-06-14T15:25:13Z NCEI Accession 0163363 was revised and v2.2 was published. 2017-07-07T10:36:07Z NCEI Accession 0163363 was revised and v3.3 was published. 2022-05-09T23:34:42Z asNeeded Metadata are developed, maintained and distributed by NCEI. Updates are performed as needed to maintain currentness. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian accelerometer accelerometer used on moored buoys to derive wave speed instrument used on a moored buoy to measure the 'heave acceleration' used to determine wave speed 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. anemometer anemometer measures wind speed An anemometer is an instrument that measures wind speed. Note that an aerovane (insttypes_id 175) is an anemometer which has a tail and a propeller to measure the speed and direction of the wind. barometer barometer Barometers are instruments for measuring atmospheric pressure; two types include mercury barometers and aneroid barometers. CTD CTD Conductivity-Temperature-Depth probe current meter current meter current meter meteorological sensor meteorological sensor Any meteorological sensor, but also see specific instruments such as aerovane, anemometer, etc. oxygen sensor oxygen sensor Any instrument that measures oxygen content in a compound. temperature sensor temperature sensor A sensor used to measure temperature. FIXED PLATFORM OF UNITED STATES FIXED PLATFORM OF UNITED STATES