gov.noaa.nodc:0070122 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 2026-01-24T17:23:59Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Biological, chemical, optical, and physical observations collected aboard the Alaska marine highway system ferry TUSTUMENA in the Gulf of Alaska from 2004-09-15 through 2008-11-06 (NCEI Accession 0070122) 2011-01-19 publication 2011-01-19 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0070122 NCEI Archive Management System 0070122 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 Edward D. Cokelet NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) 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 NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) website Institution web page information contributor Cokelet, Edward D. NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) website Institution web page information author NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) website Institution web page information author tableDigital An oceanographic measurement system aboard the Alaskan ferry Tustumena operated for four years in the Alaska Coastal Current with funding from the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council, the North Pacific Research Board and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Sampling water from the ships sea chest at 4 m, the underway system measured: (1) temperature and salinity basic physical variables, (2) nitrate - an essential phytoplankton nutrient, (3) chlorophyll fluorescence, an indicator of phytoplankton concentration, (4) colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM) fluorescence, an indicator of terrestrial runoff, and (5) optical beam transmittance, an indicator of suspended sediment. Instrumentation: Time series instruments used on this underway system are listed by manufacturer. Data are processed using software provided by the manufacturers of the instruments along with recent calibration files when appropriate. Post processing was via Ferret data visualization and analysis software. For use in oceanographic studies of the Gulf of Alaska and coastal areas 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:0070122 Preview graphic PNG 0070122 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2011-01-14 publication Attenuation/Transmission CHLOROPHYLL A CONCENTRATION Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM) NITRATE SALINITY WATER TEMPERATURE theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS fluorometer GPS thermosalinograph transmissometer instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS biological chemical optical physical underway theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS Tustumena platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS EXXON VALDEZ OIL SPILL Gulf of Alaska Ecosystem Monitoring and Research Program (GEM) project NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Gulf of Alaska Prince William Sound (Gulf of Alaska) 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/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 Tustumena (call sign: WNGW, ICES code: 33WE) platform ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN > GULF OF ALASKA 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 Alaska Cook Inlet Gulf of Alaska Prince William Sound place Originator Place Names 2004-2008 30-second data temporal Originator Temporal Keywords accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: Cokelet, Edward D.; NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (2011). Biological, chemical, optical, and physical observations collected aboard the Alaska marine highway system ferry TUSTUMENA in the Gulf of Alaska from 2004-09-15 through 2008-11-06 (NCEI Accession 0070122). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0070122. 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. 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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 0070122 v1.1 was published. 2011-01-19T20:27:33Z NCEI Accession 0070122 v1.1 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0070122/1.1 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0070122 v1.1 published 2011-01-19T20:27:33Z download repository NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015. 2015-04-22T00:00:00 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 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] transmissometer transmissometer transmissometer Instrument used to measure transmissivity in NODC File Alias F022. Tustumena Updated information from ICES for the vessel Tustumena from UNITED STATES. Name : Tustumena Flag : UNITED STATES - US (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : WNGW Platform Class : Vessel of opportunity IMO : 6421086 Current Length : 90 Built : 1964 Notes : MMSI 303267000 Additional Information Sources: - http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/pls/webpls/cgv_pkg.vessel_id_list?vessel_id_in=295172 - http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=1550434 - http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdetails.aspx?MMSI=303267000 - http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Tustumena-6421086.html Confirmed by NOAA on 2012-12-14. Submitted to ICES on 2011-08-11.