gov.noaa.nodc:0002039 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 2026-04-21T19:35:03Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Temperature and current data from moorings deployed under the NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Program's West Coast Observation System (WCOS) from 2004-10-07 to 2011-02-12 (NCEI Accession 0002039) 2005-02-24 publication 2017-12-14 revision 2005-02-24 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0002039 NCEI Archive Management System 0002039 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 Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans (PISCO) http://www.piscoweb.org/ HTTP Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans (PISCO) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans (PISCO) http://www.piscoweb.org/ HTTP Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans (PISCO) website Institution web page information contributor NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) website Institution web page information contributor Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans http://www.piscoweb.org/ HTTP Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans (PISCO) website Institution web page information author tableDigital This data set includes temperature and current data from moorings deployed under the NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Program's West Coast Observation System (WCOS). All moorings are in relatively shallow water (100 m or less, with most in approximately 20 or 15 m). All are equipped with a vertical array of thermistors. Channel Island NMS moorings are additionally equipped with bottom-mounted ADCPs. The thermistors are programmed with a two-minute sampling interval (no internal averaging); ADCPs are programmed with continuous two-minute ensembles (45 pings per ensemble) and a vertical resolution of one meter. The data were collected at 37 stations within the boundaries of four National Marine Sanctuaries on the West Coast of the United States, between 2004 and 2011. The data are represented in a COARDS profile netCDF format (IOOS standard format), and are accompanied by metadata in FGDC standard format, otherwise known as the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM). These data were collected by PISCO to understand the physical processes of the inner continental shelf and their potential effects on marine ecology. 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 0002039 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:0002039 Preview graphic PNG 0002039 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2012-05-16 publication CURRENT SPEED - EAST/WEST COMPONENT (U) CURRENT SPEED - NORTH/SOUTH COMPONENT (V) HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE WATER TEMPERATURE theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS ADCP buoy - moored buoy temperature probe instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS physical time series theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS FIXED PLATFORM OF UNITED STATES platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) West Coast Observation System (WCOS) project NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary North Pacific Ocean Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NOS/NMS > National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce 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 IOOS Integrated Ocean Observing System dataCentre Provider Keywords IOOS > Integrated Ocean Observing System project Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project 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. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian depth eastward_sea_water_velocity height_above_sea_floor latitude longitude northward_sea_water_velocity sea_water_pressure sea_water_temperature time upward_sea_water_velocity theme NetCDF Climate and Forecast (CF) Metadata Convention Standard Names Bottom-mounted ADCP Current Profile Data Moored Temperature Data National Marine Sanctuary Program Data Oceanographic Sensor Data theme PISCO Categories ADCP PISCO continental shelf currents seawater temperature theme Provider Keywords ADCP > Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler TEMPERATURE PROBES > TEMPERATURE PROBES 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. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Ano Nuevo: ANO001 Bay Point: BAYXXX Beacon Rock: BEAXXX Big Creek: BIG001 Bodega Bay: BOD001 Bodega Head: BOD001 Cannery Row Upcoast: CAN001 Cape Alava 15 Meter: CA015 Cape Alava 42 Meter: CA042 Cape Alava 65 Meter: CA065 Cape Alava 65 Meter: CA100 Cape Elizabeth 100 Meter: CE100 Cape Elizabeth 15 Meter: CE015 Cape Elizabeth 42 Meter: CE042 Cape Elizabeth 65 Meter: CE065 Cuyler Harbor: CUYXXX Esalen: ESA001 Kalaloch 15 Meter: KL015 Kalaloch 27 Meter: KL027 La Cruz Rock: LAC001 Lopez Rock: LOP001 Makah Bay 15 Meter: MB015 Makah Bay 42 Meter: MB042 Pelican Bay: PELXXX Pigeon Point: PIG001 Plaskett Rock: PLA001 Point Joe: JOE001 San Miguel South: SMSXXX Santa Rosa South: SRSXXX Southeast Farallon Island: SEF001 Sunset Point: SUN001 Teahwhit Head 15 Meter: TH015 Teahwhit Head 31 Meter: TH031 Teahwhit Head 42 Meter: TH042 Terrace Point: TPT007 Terrace Point: TPT008 Valley Anchorage: VALXXX Weston Beach: WES001 platform Mooring ID 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 CINMS California GFNMS MBNMS OCNMS United States of America Washington place Provider Place Names accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans (2005). Temperature and current data from moorings deployed under the NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Program's West Coast Observation System (WCOS) from 2004-10-07 to 2011-02-12 (NCEI Accession 0002039). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0002039. Accessed [date]. 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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. buoy - moored buoy buoy - moored buoy a moored buoy does not measure anything. it is a platform for instruments, which do measure things. temperature probe temperature probe For example, OMEGA temperature probe PR-11-2-100-1/8-6-e Vaisala HUMICAP® Humidity and Temperature Probe HMP155 FIXED PLATFORM OF UNITED STATES FIXED PLATFORM OF UNITED STATES