gov.noaa.nodc:0187987 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 2025-12-13T22:44:57Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Oceanographic, meteorological and physical data collected from Saildrone 126 and Saildrone 128 in the Bering Sea from 2015-04-26 to 2016-09-03 (NCEI Accession 0187987) 2019-05-30 publication 2019-04-23 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0187987 NCEI Archive Management System 0187987 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 Eugene F. Burger NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) eugene.burger@noaa.gov https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) website Institution web page information resourceProvider NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Eugene F. Burger NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) website Institution web page information pointOfContact Mordy, Calvin University of Washington Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean and Ecosystem Studies (CICOES) https://cicoes.uw.edu/ HTTPS University of Washington Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean and Ecosystem Studies (CICOES) website Institution web page information author Cross, Jessica NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) website Institution web page information author Burger, Eugene NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) website Institution web page information author NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) website Institution web page information contributor tableDigital This dataset contains near-surface measurements of oceanographic, meteorological and physical data collected in situ from two autonomous surface vehicles Saildrone 126 and 128 in the Bering Sea in 2015 and 2016. The 2015 experiment took place between 2015-04-26 and 2015-07-28 and the 2016 experiment took place between 2016-05-23 and 2016-09-03. Saildrone is an unmanned autonomous sailboat powered by wind and solar energy. Under the umbrella of a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) between NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory and Saildrone LLC, these vehicles were deployed on experimental missions in 2015 and 2016 to assess the viability of this observing platform. The major field program in FY15 and 16 was the test deployment of two saildrones which followed ice retreat in the Bering Sea, sailing from Dutch Harbor to Nome. Both saildrones had a variety of sensors and instruments consisting of thermosalinograph, ADCP, echo sounder, oxygen optode, fluorometer, SST IR pyrometer, anemometer, meteorological probe, digital barometer, and magnetometer. The oceanographic measurements include skin temperature, salinity, water temperature, water skin temperature, ocean currents, chlorophyll-a, CDOM concentration, red backscatter, fish biomass and dissolved oxygen. The atmospheric measurements consist of wind speed and direction, air temperature, relative humidity and air pressure. The physical measurements include tide direction and speed, magnetic field and water depth. All the data are in netCDF-CF (underway) format. These data are experimental and have not been quality controlled. There are known issues (offsets) in the sea surface salinity data and there might be unknown issues in other data variables. Users need to do quality control when using these data. These data are made available at the users own risk. The dataset will be updated as data are quality controlled and updated data become available. These data were collected to support the Saildrone project. Saildrone is an autonomous sailboat powered by wind and solar energy sources. Under the umbrella of a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) between PMEL and Saildrone LLC these platforms were deployed on experimental missions in 2015 and 2016 to assess the viability of this observing platform. The major field program in FY15 and 16 was the test deployment of two Saildrones which followed ice retreat in the Bering Sea, sailing from Dutch Harbor to Nome. Funding Agency: Saildrone LLC 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:0187987 Preview graphic PNG 0187987 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2019-04-22 publication AIR TEMPERATURE BAROMETRIC PRESSURE CHLOROPHYLL Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM) CONDUCTIVITY DISSOLVED OXYGEN FISH BIOMASS FLUORESCENCE LATITUDE LONGITUDE marine magnetics OPTICAL BACKSCATTER OXYGEN - PERCENT SATURATION PHOTOSYNTHETIC ACTIVE RADIATION (PAR) RELATIVE HUMIDITY SALINITY - SURFACE WATER SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE WATER TEMPERATURE WIND DIRECTION WIND GUST WIND SPEED theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS anemometer barometer echo sounder fluorometer GPS magnetometer meteorological sensor oxygen sensor pyranometer thermosalinograph instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS in situ theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Bering Sea place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication DOC/NOAA/OAR/PMEL > Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, OAR, 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. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) between NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory and Saildrone LLC project Provider Project Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY > RELATIVE HUMIDITY 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 > CLIMATE INDICATORS > ATMOSPHERIC/OCEAN INDICATORS > SURFACE SALINITY EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > MARINE GEOPHYSICS > MARINE MAGNETICS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > CHLOROPHYLL EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > ORGANIC MATTER EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > OXYGEN EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN OPTICS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN OPTICS > FLUORESCENCE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN OPTICS > PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE 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. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Saildrone platform Platform Keywords Saildrone 126 Saildrone 128 platform Provider Platform Keywords autonomous surface water vehicle platform SeaVoX Platform Categories OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN > BERING SEA 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 1BG587 Send2NCEI Submission Package ID accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: Mordy, Calvin; Cross, Jessica; Burger, Eugene (2019). Oceanographic, meteorological and physical data collected from Saildrone 126 and Saildrone 128 in the Bering Sea from 2015-04-26 to 2016-09-03 (NCEI Accession 0187987). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0187987. 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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You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP). download dataset NCEI Accession 0187987 v1.1 was published. 2019-05-30T17:50:48Z NCEI Accession 0187987 v1.1 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0187987/1.1 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0187987 v1.1 published 2019-05-30T17:50:48Z download dataset Parameter or Variable: LATITUDE (measured); Units: degrees north; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: GPS Parameter or Variable: LONGITUDE (measured); Units: degrees east; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: GPS Parameter or Variable: TEMPERATURE - AIR [AIR TEMPERATURE] (measured); Units: degrees C; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: meteorological sensors Parameter or Variable: RELATIVE HUMIDITY (measured); Units: percent; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: meteorological sensors Parameter or Variable: PRESSURE - BAROMETRIC [BAROMETRIC PRESSURE] (measured); Units: hPa; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: barometers Parameter or Variable: CONDUCTIVITY (measured); Units: millisiemens; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: thermosalinographs Parameter or Variable: SALINITY - SURFACE WATER (calculated); Units: psu; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: thermosalinographs Parameter or Variable: SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE (measured); Units: degrees C; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: thermosalinographs Parameter or Variable: OXYGEN - DISSOLVED GAS [DISSOLVED OXYGEN] (measured); Units: micromole/liter; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: oxygen meter Parameter or Variable: OXYGEN - PERCENT SATURATION (calculated); Units: percent; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: oxygen meter Parameter or Variable: TEMPERATURE - WATER [WATER TEMPERATURE] (measured); Units: degrees C; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: oxygen meter Parameter or Variable: CDOM Fluorescence [Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM)] (measured); Units: ppb; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: fluorometer Parameter or Variable: CHLOROPHYLL (measured); Units: microgram/liter; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: fluorometer Parameter or Variable: OPTICAL BACKSCATTER (measured); Units: (m sr) -l; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: fluorometer Parameter or Variable: FLUORESCENCE (measured); Units: count; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: fluorometer Parameter or Variable: SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE (measured); Units: degrees C; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: pyrometer Parameter or Variable: marine magnetics (measured); Units: microtesla; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: magnetometer Parameter or Variable: PHOTOSYNTHETIC ACTIVE RADIATION (PAR) (measured); Units: micromol photons/ (m**2 s); Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: pyranometer Parameter or Variable: WIND DIRECTION (measured); Units: degrees T; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: anemometer Parameter or Variable: WIND SPEED (measured); Units: knot; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: anemometer Parameter or Variable: WIND GUST (measured); Units: knot; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: anemometer Parameter or Variable: FISH BIOMASS (measured); Units: number of pings; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: echo sounder asNeeded Metadata are developed, maintained and distributed by NCEI. Updates are performed as needed to maintain currentness. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian 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. echo sounder echo sounder instrument used to determine water depth or bathymetry also known as an echosounder fluorometer fluorometer fluorometer GPS GPS Global Positioning System receiver satellite-based instrument used for geo-location, positioning and navigation magnetometer magnetometer generic instrument to measure magnetic field intensity and orientation 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. pyranometer pyranometer Instrument that measure solar radiation. 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. 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