gov.noaa.nodc:0166874 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 2026-07-10T19:34:59Z 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, and conductivity collected from moorings in Southern California Bight from 1985-10-09 to 1986-02-07 (NCEI Accession 0166874) 2017-10-16 publication 2017-09-29 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0166874 NCEI Archive Management System 0166874 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 University of Washington author Barbara M. Hickey University of Washington (UW) pointOfContact University of Washington (UW) contributor tableDigital The CROSS experiment was the first of several experiments carried out in the Southern California Basin Study between October 1985 and July 1990. Ten current meter moorings were deployed in a line crossing the Santa Monica basin from approximately 3.5 kilometers offshore in Santa Monica Bay to 60 kilometers offshore. Data submitted is from 7 moorings (C2A, C3, C4, C5, C5A, C6, C7). Data for the remaining 3 moorings (C1, C1A, C2) was previously submitted to NODC (accession 9800021). Current meters were a mix of Aanderaa (AA) and Vector Measuring Current Meters (VMCM) instruments. The AA meters measured speed, direction, temperature and, in some cases, conductivity with a sample interval of 20 minutes. The VMCM data (previously submitted, accession number 9800021) was sampled in 15 minute intervals. The DOE West Coast Basin study (CaBS) was funded by the Department of Energy grant # DE-FG05-85-ER-60333 to the University of Washington under the direction of Dr. Barbara Hickey. The overall purpose of CaBS was to investigate the transport pathways of energy related pollutants from the coast. The purpose of the CROSS experiment was to investigate the circulation in the Southern California Bight, in particular, the relationship between shelf/slope water and basin water. Funding Agency: Department of Energy 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:0166874 Preview graphic PNG 0166874 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2017-09-28 publication CURRENT SPEED - EAST/WEST COMPONENT (U) CURRENT SPEED - NORTH/SOUTH COMPONENT (V) SALINITY WATER TEMPERATURE theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS current meter instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS in situ physical theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS moorings platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS University of Washington dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS UW School of Oceanography dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION 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 > 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. 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 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 G31P4F Send2NCEI Submission Package ID accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: Hickey, Barbara (2017). Eastward and northward components of velocity, water temperature, and conductivity collected from moorings in Southern California Bight from 1985-10-09 to 1986-02-07 (NCEI Accession 0166874). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0166874. 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. (1992). Circulation over the Santa Monica-San Pedro Basin and Shelf. Progress in Oceanography, 30(1–4), 37–115. https://doi.org/10.1016/0079-6611(92)90009-o 1992-01 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.1016/0079-6611(92)90009-o https://doi.org/10.1016/0079-6611(92)90009-o HTTPS https://doi.org/10.1016/0079-6611(92)90009-o related journal article information Hickey, Barbara M. author Elsevier BV publisher documentDigital Progress in Oceanography 30(1-4) ISSN 0079-6611, pp. 37-115 crossReference sciencePaper eng; USA utf8 environment oceans -119.03 -118.58833 33.64333 33.87667 1985-10-09 1986-02-07 Results from this study can be found in: Hickey, B.M. (1992) Circulation over the Santa Monica-San Pedro Basin and Shelf. Progress in Oceanography, 30:37-115, https://doi.org/10.1016/0079-6611(92)90009-O. Data file format is plain text. 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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 0166874 v1.1 was published. 2017-10-16T22:11:17Z NCEI Accession 0166874 v1.1 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0166874/1.1 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0166874 v1.1 published 2017-10-16T22:11:17Z download dataset Data Type: u, v components of velocity (calculated); Units: cm/sec; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Aanderaa Instruments RCM4 or RCM5 current meter (AA); Sampling and Analyzing Method: Speed and direction were measured and rotated to true North. Data was sampled in 20 minute intervals, then edited for spurious values. Speed and direction were independently filtered with a 5 point binomial filter, then resolved into u and v components. U and v components were lo pass filtered with a cosine Lanczos filter with a half power point of approximately 2.5 hours to suppress high frequency signals. The data was decimated to hourly values and interpolated to even hours. The first and last 6 points were deleted. The time base is GMT.; Data Quality Information: Data were plotted and visually inspected for spurious values Data Type: TEMPERATURE [WATER TEMPERATURE] (measured); Units: degrees C; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Aanderaa Instruments RCM4 or RCM5 current meter (AA); Sampling and Analyzing Method: AA instruments measured Temperature. Data was sampled in 20 minute intervals, then edited for spurious values. They were lo pass filtered with a cosine Lanczos filter with a half power point of approximately 2.5 hours to suppress high frequency signals. The data was decimated to hourly values and interpolated to even hours. The first and last 6 points were deleted. The time base is GMT.; 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 Instruments RCM4 or RCM5 current meter (AA); Sampling and Analyzing Method: Some AA instruments measured Conductivity. Data was sampled in 20 minute intervals, then edited for spurious values. Conductivity was converted to salinity (PSS-78) using the temperature and the pressure data measured by the AA. If the pressure measurements were questionable or there was no pressure sensor a constant value approximately equal to the depth was used. The data were lo pass filtered with a cosine Lanczos filter with a half power point of approximately 2.5 hours to suppress high frequency signals. The data was decimated to hourly values and interpolated to even hours. The first and last 6 points were deleted. The time base is GMT.; Data Quality Information: Data were plotted and visually inspected for 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 current meter current meter current meter moorings entry created as MOORINGS OF UNITED STATES, but has been used as a generic MOORINGS entry.