gov.noaa.nodc:NOAA-VENTS-Program eng utf8 series 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 2026-01-26T22:31:41Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Oceanographic data collected in support of the NOAA VENTS Program from 1984 to 2001 2002-01-25 publication 2026-01-05 revision 1989 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:NOAA-VENTS-Program 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 Sharon Walker NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) walker@pmel.noaa.gov https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Edward T. Baker NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) Edward.Baker@noaa.gov https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) website Institution web page information resourceProvider David J. Pashinski NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) 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 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 includes physical and chemical oceanography data including profiles of water temperature and salinity, currents, and other measurements. The data were collected from numerous ships as well as from fixed current meter stations. The data were collected between May 1984 to August 2001, in support of the NOAA VENTS Program. To quantify the impact of mid-ocean ridge hydrothermal venting on the oceans. 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:NOAA-VENTS-Program Preview graphic PNG 0000656 0000701 8900194 9100018 9200073 9300078 9400038 9400039 9500006 9500150 9600096 9600134 9800031 9800144 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 1999-06-01 publication AIR TEMPERATURE - DRY BULB AIR TEMPERATURE - WET BULB BAROMETRIC PRESSURE CHLOROPHYLL A cloud amount/frequency cloud type CONDUCTIVITY CURRENT DIRECTION CURRENT METER - EAST-WEST COMPONENT (U) CURRENT METER - NORTH-SOUTH COMPONENT (V) CURRENT SPEED DEPTH - BOTTOM DEPTH - OBSERVATION DEPTH - SENSOR DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER DISSOLVED OXYGEN DYNAMIC DEPTH ANOMALY FLUORESCENCE HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE LIGHT ATTENUATION LIGHT TRANSMISSION NITRATE OXYGEN PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON PARTICULATE ORGANIC NITROGEN (PON) pH phosphate SALINITY SEA STATE Secchi depth SIGMA-T SIGMA-THETA silicate SOUND VELOCITY suspended solids TOTAL PHOSPHORUS TRANSMISSIVITY VISIBILITY WATER COLOR WATER DENSITY water depth WATER TEMPERATURE WAVE DIRECTION WAVE HEIGHT WAVE PERIOD WEATHER WIND DIRECTION WIND FORCE WIND SPEED ZOOPLANKTON BIOMASS theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS CTD current meter meteorological sensor mooring Secchi disk thermistor transmissometer instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS continuous current measurements optical physical profile time series tows theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS ATLANTIS II FIXED PLATFORM OF UNITED STATES NEW HORIZON NOAA Ship Discoverer NOAA Ship McArthur NOAA Ship Ronald H. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian ATLANTIS II (call sign: KADC, ICES code: 31AN) DISCOVERER (ICES code: 31DS) Franklin (call sign: VJJF, ICES code: 09FA, 1985-2002) MCARTHUR (ICES code: 31M4) MELVILLE (call sign: WECB, ICES code: 318M, 1969-) NEW HORIZON (call sign: WKWB, ICES code: 32NM, 1978-2015) Ronald H. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian accessLevel: Public otherRestrictions Cite as: NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (2002). Oceanographic data collected in support of the NOAA VENTS Program from 1984 to 2001. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/NOAA-VENTS-Program. 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. History of the VENTS Program 2023 publication https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/eoi/about-us HTTPS https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/eoi/about-us program website information NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) website Institution web page information publisher documentDigital [accessed 2026-01-05] crossReference program Hammond, S., Embley, R., & Baker, E. (2015). The NOAA Vents Program 1983 to 2013: Thirty Years of Ocean Exploration and Research. Oceanography, 28(1), 160–173. https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2015.17 2015-03-01 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2015.17 https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2015.17 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2015.17 related journal article information NOAA author Hammond, Stephen author Embley, Robert author Baker, Edward author The Oceanography Society publisher documentDigital oceanog 28(1) ISSN 1042-8275, pp. 160-173 crossReference sciencePaper eng; USA utf8 environment oceans climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere biota -155.001167 -103.6 -32.31 50.02 1984-05-25 2001-08-31 The VENTS Program was established in 1983 with the goal of quantifying the impact of mid-ocean ridge hydrothermal venting on the oceans. Early successes included unexpected discoveries of boiling hydrothermal fluids in the deep sea and the instantaneous release of massive hydrothermal discharges dubbed “megaplumes” or “event plumes.” These observations showed, for the first time, that seafloor eruptions catalyze the exchange of large quantities of heat and chemicals between the Earth’s crust and the overlying ocean, and led to the discovery that these releases also include heat-loving microorganisms that live in the “subsurface biosphere” below the seafloor. These realizations spurred VENTS to develop new technologies for studying such events, including the remote detection of seafloor eruptions. Note: Preliminary metadata for this dataset was extracted from a legacy database maintained by the U.S. National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC). The design of the database did not exactly reflect the FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM). Principal Investigator (PI) and organization contact information accurately represents all available information from the legacy database at the time that this description was created. However, proper attribution of a PI to a specific institution or the role (submitting or collecting) taken by an institution may not be correct due to inexact mapping between fields in the legacy database and the CSDGM. Due to this uncertainty, the contact information was initially recorded in the Supplemental Information element of the CSDGM description. To develop more accurate metadata, NCEI reviews metadata for all datasets on an ongoing basis. 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. Contact NCEI for other distribution options and instructions. F015 MULDARS Current Meter Data Format (Components) (F015) F022 High-Resolution CTD/STD Output Format (F022) Originator data format 738.316 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/NOAA-VENTS-Program HTTPS Web browser NCEI Dataset Landing Page Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. information https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/metadata/granule/geoportal/?from=0&size=10&esdsl=%7B%22query%22%3A%7B%22bool%22%3A%7B%22must%22%3A%5B%7B%22query_string%22%3A%7B%22analyze_wildcard%22%3Atrue%2C%22query%22%3A%22fileid%3ANOAA-VENTS-Program.*%22%7D%7D%5D%7D%7D%7D#searchPanel HTTPS Web browser Granule Search Search for data granules belonging to this collection (a granule is the smallest aggregation of data that can be independently described and retrieved). search series NCEI Accession 0000656 v1.1 was published. 2002-01-25T14:55:07Z NCEI Accession 0000701 v1.1 was published. 2002-04-09T18:46:33Z NCEI Accession 8900194 v1.1 was published. 2002-11-19T19:40:22Z NCEI Accession 8900194 was revised and v2.2 was published. 2002-11-19T19:40:22Z NCEI Accession 9100018 v1.1 was published. 2002-11-19T19:40:22Z NCEI Accession 9100018 was revised and v2.2 was published. 2002-11-19T19:40:22Z NCEI Accession 9200073 v1.1 was published. 2002-11-19T19:40:22Z NCEI Accession 9200073 was revised and v2.2 was published. 2002-11-19T19:40:22Z NCEI Accession 9400038 v1.1 was published. 2002-11-19T19:40:22Z NCEI Accession 9400038 was revised and v2.2 was published. 2002-11-19T19:40:22Z NCEI Accession 9400039 v1.1 was published. 2002-11-19T19:40:22Z NCEI Accession 9400039 was revised and v2.2 was published. 2002-11-19T19:40:22Z NCEI Accession 9500006 v1.1 was published. 2002-11-19T19:40:22Z NCEI Accession 9500150 v1.1 was published. 2002-11-19T19:40:22Z NCEI Accession 9600096 v1.1 was published. 2002-11-19T19:40:22Z NCEI Accession 9600134 v1.1 was published. 2002-11-19T19:40:22Z NCEI Accession 9800031 v1.1 was published. 2002-11-19T19:40:22Z NCEI Accession 9800144 v1.1 was published. 2002-11-19T19:40:22Z NCEI Accession 9300078 v1.1 was published. 2003-10-24T17:44:26Z NCEI Accession 9500006 was revised and v1.2 was published. 2013-03-19T15:44:31Z NCEI Accession 9500150 was revised and v1.2 was published. 2013-03-19T17:48:18Z NCEI Accession 9600134 was revised and v1.2 was published. 2013-03-19T19:01:33Z NCEI Accession 9800031 was revised and v1.2 was published. 2013-03-19T21:02:21Z NCEI Accession 0000656 was revised and v1.2 was published. 2022-01-03T00:20:11Z NCEI Accession 8900194 was revised and v2.3 was published. 2023-02-14T00:54:37Z NCEI Accession 9100018 was revised and v2.3 was published. 2023-02-14T15:10:30Z NCEI Accession 9200073 was revised and v2.3 was published. 2023-02-15T01:44:51Z NCEI Accession 9300078 was revised and v1.2 was published. 2023-02-15T22:33:31Z NCEI Accession 9400038 was revised and v2.3 was published. 2023-02-16T01:07:31Z NCEI Accession 9400039 was revised and v2.3 was published. 2023-02-16T01:17:33Z NCEI Accession 9600096 was revised and v1.2 was published. 2023-02-16T06:56:44Z NCEI Accession 9800144 was revised and v1.2 was published. 2023-02-16T10:34:59Z NCEI Accession 0000701 was revised and v1.2 was published. 2026-01-05T18:57:28Z 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 CTD CTD Conductivity-Temperature-Depth probe current meter current meter current meter meteorological sensor meteorological sensor Any meteorological sensor, but also see specific instruments such as aerovane, anemometer, etc. mooring mooring use as an observation type Secchi disk Secchi disk The Secchi disk (or Secchi disc), as created in 1865 by Angelo Secchi, is a plain white, circular disk 30 cm (12 in) in diameter used to measure water transparency or turbidity in bodies of water. The disc is mounted on a pole or line, and lowered slowly down in the water. The depth at which the disk is no longer visible is taken as a measure of the transparency of the water. This measure is known as the Secchi depth and is related to water turbidity. [Wikipedia, 2021-09-02] thermistor thermistor electronic temperature sensor thermally sensitive resistor transmissometer transmissometer transmissometer Instrument used to measure transmissivity in NODC File Alias F022. ATLANTIS II 4/63-PRESENT FIXED PLATFORM OF UNITED STATES FIXED PLATFORM OF UNITED STATES NEW HORIZON Flag: United States Type: Research Vessel IMO: 7723821 Operator: Scripps DOB: 1978-09 NOAA Ship Discoverer Flag: United States of America Vessel Type: Research Vessel (Oceanographic) DOB: 1966 IMO: 6600814 Hull Classification: R 102 History: Decommissioned as NOAA Ship DISCOVERER in 1997 NOAA Ship McArthur Title: NOAA Ship Flag: United States of America Vessel Type: Research Vessel (Hydrographic) DOB: 1965 IMO: 6602082 Decommissioned as NOAA Ship MCARTHUR May 20, 2003 NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown Updated information from ICES for UNITED STATES platform Ronald H. Brown Flag : UNITED STATES - US (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : WTEC Title : NOAA Ship Platform Class : Research vessel IMO : 9105786 Pennant : R 104 Commissioned Date : 1997-07-19 Current Length : 83.5 Built : 1997 Information Source : http://www.moc.noaa.gov/rb/index.html (URL) Lloyds URL : http://www.seasearcher.com/lmiu/vessels/overview.htm?vesselID=277516 *General Comments:* Name RESEARCHER II planned during build was never used. NOAA Ship Surveyor Flag: United States of America Vessel Type: Research Vessel (Hydrographic) DOB: 1960 IMO: 5345742 Hull Classification: S 132 Decommissioned by NOAA on 1996 R/V Melville Hull Classification: AGOR-14. It is a research vessel operated by Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Commissioned on 10 July 1968 and the current status is active. https://scripps.ucsd.edu/ships/melville R/V TANGAROA Built: 1991 Name changed from Tangoroa in 2004. Additional information provided by ICES in 2010: TANGAROA Flag : NEW ZEALAND - NZ (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : ZMFR Platform Class : Research vessel IMO : 9011571 Current Length : 70 Built : 1991 Notes : Spelling change from TANGOROA R/V Lloyds URL : http://www.seasearcher.com/lmiu/vessels/overview.htm?vesselID=232145 R/V WECOMA R/V WECOMA is owned by the National Science Foundation and operated under a Cooperative Agreement by Oregon State University, College of Oceanic & Atmospheric Sciences. RV Franklin Additional information has been added to the vessel Franklin from AUSTRALIA Code : 09FA Name : Franklin Flag : AUSTRALIA - AU (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : VJJF Title : RV Platform Class : Research vessel Commissioned Date : 1985 Decommissioned Date : 2002 Current Length : 55 Notes : CSIRO National Facility research vessel. Information Source : http://www.marine.csiro.au/nationalfacility/franklin/ (URL) *General Comments:* http://www.jcommops.org/soop/reports/20013/soop20013.html verifies call sign VJJF