gov.noaa.nodc:0234333 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 2026-04-06T18:05:39Z 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 1043, 1046, and 1049, in the eastern Bering Sea and northern Pacific Ocean from 2020-06-23 to 2020-08-24 (NCEI Accession 0234333) 2021-06-10 publication 2021-05-26 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0234333 NCEI Archive Management System 0234333 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 Alex De Robertis NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/AFSC) http://www.afsc.noaa.gov HTTP NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/AFSC) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator De Robertis, Alex NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center http://www.afsc.noaa.gov HTTP NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/AFSC) website Institution web page information author Burger, Eugene F. 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 during a survey of the eastern Bering Sea shelf conducted by three autonomous surface vehicles (USVs, Saildrones (SD) 1043, 1046, and 1049). The saildrones were used to conduct an acoustic survey of walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus) in the US economic exclusive zone in summer 2020. This survey is traditionally conducted with crewed research vessels, but was conducted with USVs asin response to the cancellation of the ship-based surveys due to safety concerns associated with COVID-19 pandemic. The USV survey was conducted on 14 transects spaced 74 km apart spanning the ~80 m to ~1000m depth contour, with SD 1046 sampling in the south, SD 1046 in the center, and SD 1049 in the north portion of the survey area. All available data are included, which encompass the survey and a portion of the transit to the survey area. The saildrones were equipped with a variety of sensors and instruments consisting of thermosalinograph, echo sounder, oxygen optode, fluorometer, SST IR pyrometer, anemometer, meteorological probe, digital and barometer. The oceanographic measurements include skin temperature, salinity, water temperature, water skin temperature, chlorophyll-a, and dissolved oxygen. The atmospheric measurements consist of wind speed and direction, air temperature, relative humidity and air pressure. All the data are in netCDF-CF (underway) format. These data are experimental and have not been quality controlled. These data are made available at the user’s own risk. Users will need to do quality control when using these data. The data from the echosounder will be separately archived at NCEI’s water column sonar data archive. These data were collected to support an acoustic survey of walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus) in the US economic exclusive zone in summer 2020. This survey is traditionally conducted with crewed research vessels, but was conducted with USVs in response to the cancellation of the ship-based surveys due to safety concerns associated with COVID-19 pandemic. Funding Agency: US DOC; NOAA; Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research Funding Agency: NOAA Fisheries Funding Agency: NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations Funding Agency: University of Washington 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:0234333 Preview graphic PNG 0234333 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2021-05-24 publication AIR TEMPERATURE BAROMETRIC PRESSURE LATITUDE LONGITUDE RELATIVE HUMIDITY SALINITY - SURFACE WATER WATER TEMPERATURE WAVE HEIGHT - SIGNIFICANT WAVE PERIOD - DOMINANT WIND DIRECTION - AVERAGE WIND GUST Wind speed - east-west component (U) Wind speed - north-south component (V) theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS anemometer barometer CTD GPS 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 Northwest Pacific Ocean (limit-180) 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 2020 Saildrone Alaska pollock survey project Provider Project Names 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 > U/V WIND COMPONENTS EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND DIRECTION EARTH SCIENCE > CLIMATE INDICATORS > ATMOSPHERIC/OCEAN INDICATORS > SURFACE SALINITY EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES > SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES > WAVE PERIOD 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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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 Gill Anemometer Heitronics Wing IR Pyrometer RBR CTD/ODO/Chl-A Rotronic AT/RH Sea-Bird Scientific Conductivity/Temp/ODO Vaisala Barometer VectorNav Hull IMU instrument Provider Instruments Saildrone 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. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Saildrone drone ID 1043 drone ID 1046 drone ID 1049 platform Platform Keywords Saildrone 1043 Saildrone 1046 Saildrone 1049 platform Provider Platform Names autonomous surface water vehicle platform SeaVoX Platform Categories 1801563 1801566 1801569 platform WMO Buoy ID OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN 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 XDM2HU Send2NCEI Submission Package ID accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: De Robertis, Alex; Burger, Eugene F. (2021). Oceanographic, meteorological and physical data collected from Saildrone 1043, 1046, and 1049, in the eastern Bering Sea and northern Pacific Ocean from 2020-06-23 to 2020-08-24 (NCEI Accession 0234333). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0234333. 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. De Robertis, A., Lawrence-Slavas, N., Jenkins, R., Wangen, I., Mordy, C. W., Meinig, C., Levine, M., Peacock, D., & Tabisola, H. (2019). Long-term measurements of fish backscatter from Saildrone unmanned surface vehicles and comparison with observations from a noise-reduced research vessel. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 76(7), 2459–2470. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsz124 2019-07-06 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsz124 https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsz124 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsz124 related journal article information De Robertis, Alex Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA, USA author Lawrence-Slavas, Noah Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA, USA author Jenkins, Richard Saildrone Inc. Alameda, 1050 W Tower Ave, Alameda, CA, USA author Wangen, Ivar Kongsberg Maritime AS, Strandpromenaden 50, 3191 Horten, Norway author Mordy, Calvin W Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA, USA author Meinig, Christian Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA, USA author Levine, Mike Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA, USA author Peacock, Dave Saildrone Inc. Alameda, 1050 W Tower Ave, Alameda, CA, USA author Tabisola, Heather Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA, USA author Godø, Olav Rune editor Oxford University Press (OUP) publisher documentDigital ICES Journal of Marine Science 76(7) ISSN 1054-3139, ISSN 1095-9289, pp. 2459-2470 crossReference sciencePaper eng; USA utf8 environment oceans climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere -178.802 -122.303 37.775 62.34 2020-06-23 2020-08-24 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 dataset NCEI Accession 0234333 v1.1 was published. 2021-06-10T20:59:46Z NCEI Accession 0234333 v1.1 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0234333/1.1 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0234333 v1.1 published 2021-06-10T20:59:46Z download dataset Parameter or Variable: Wind speed - east-west component (U) (measured); Units: m/s; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Gill Anemometer Parameter or Variable: Wind speed - north-south component (V) (measured); Units: m/s; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Gill Anemometer Parameter or Variable: WIND GUST (measured); Units: m/s; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Gill Anemometer Parameter or Variable: WIND DIRECTION - AVERAGE (measured); Units: degree; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Gill Anemometer Parameter or Variable: AIR TEMPERATURE (measured); Units: degrees C; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Rotronic AT/RH Parameter or Variable: RELATIVE HUMIDITY (measured); Units: percent; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Rotronic AT/RH Parameter or Variable: BAROMETRIC PRESSURE (measured); Units: hPa; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Vaisala Barometer Parameter or Variable: Sea Surface Skin Temperature (measured); Units: degrees C; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Heitronics Wing IR Pyrometer Parameter or Variable: WAVE PERIOD - DOMINANT (measured); Units: s; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: VectorNav Hull IMU Parameter or Variable: WAVE HEIGHT - SIGNIFICANT (measured); Units: m; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: VectorNav Hull IMU Parameter or Variable: WATER TEMPERATURE (measured); Units: degrees C; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Sea-Bird Scientific Conductivity/Temp/ODO Parameter or Variable: SALINITY - SURFACE WATER (measured); Units: psu; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Sea-Bird Scientific Conductivity/Temp/ODO Parameter or Variable: WATER TEMPERATURE (measured); Units: degrees C; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: RBR CTD/ODO/Chl-A Parameter or Variable: LATITUDE (measured); Units: degrees N; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: VectorNav Hull IMU Parameter or Variable: LONGITUDE (measured); Units: degrees E; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: VectorNav Hull IMU 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. CTD CTD Conductivity-Temperature-Depth probe GPS GPS Global Positioning System receiver satellite-based instrument used for geo-location, positioning and navigation