gov.noaa.nodc:0170179 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 2026-08-05T13:06:00Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Oceanographic data collected during EX1710 (Canal Transit and Gulf of Mexico Mapping (Mapping)) expedition on NOAA Ship OKEANOS EXPLORER in the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico from 2017-11-15 to 2017-11-22 (NCEI Accession 0170179) 2018-02-22 publication 2018-01-23 creation International DOI Foundation (IDF) 10.25921/2hev-mn23 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0170179 NCEI Archive Management System 0170179 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 NOAA Ocean Exploration (OER) http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/ HTTP NOAA Ocean Exploration (OER) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Derek Sowers NOAA Ocean Exploration (OER) Expedition Coordinator and Mapping Lead http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/ HTTP NOAA Ocean Exploration (OER) website Institution web page information collaborator Sowers, Derek University of New Hampshire author NOAA Ocean Exploration (OER) http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/ HTTP NOAA Ocean Exploration (OER) website Institution web page information contributor tableDigital This dataset contains oceanographic data collected beginning in Balboa, Panama and concluding in Key West, Florida. Operational areas included transiting through the Panama Canal, exploratory transit through the Caribbean Sea, the Seaflower Marine Protected Area in Colombian waters, and the Gulf of Mexico. Operations included the use of the ship’s high-bandwidth satellite connection for hourly data transfer, real-time ship to shore communications, and real-time video streaming of sonar screens and ship’s cameras. Data acquisition from shipboard sensors includes navigation data, meteorological data (wind, air temperature, relative humidity, barometric pressure), and oceanographic data (thermosalinograph, sound velocity probe, bathythermograph). Operations also included the use of the ship’s Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCP). This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis. 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:0170179 Preview graphic PNG 0170179 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2018-02-21 publication AIR TEMPERATURE BAROMETRIC PRESSURE RELATIVE HUMIDITY SALINITY SOUND VELOCITY WATER TEMPERATURE WIND DIRECTION WIND SPEED theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS ADCP barometer bathythermograph - XBT GPS gyrocompass humidity sensor meteorological sensor sound velocimeter temperature sensor thermosalinograph instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS chemical meteorological navigational physical profile underway theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS NOAA Ocean Exploration dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NOAA Ocean Exploration dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Office of Ocean Exploration and Research's Integrated Product Team (OER IPT) project NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Caribbean Sea Gulf of Mexico place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication DOC/NOAA/OOE > Office of Ocean Exploration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 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 mapping theme Exploration Themes 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 > WIND DIRECTION EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND SPEED EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN ACOUSTICS > ACOUSTIC VELOCITY 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. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian OKEANOS EXPLORER (call sign: WTDH, ICES code: 334A, 2008-) platform ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO 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 accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: Sowers, Derek (2018). Oceanographic data collected during EX1710 (Canal Transit and Gulf of Mexico Mapping (Mapping)) expedition on NOAA Ship OKEANOS EXPLORER in the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico from 2017-11-15 to 2017-11-22 (NCEI Accession 0170179). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/2hev-mn23. 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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NOAA Ocean Explorer: Okeanos Explorer (EX1710): Canal Transit and Gulf of Mexico Mapping (Mapping) 2017 publication https://archive.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explorations/ex1710/ HTTPS https://archive.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explorations/ex1710/ Expeditions, education, multimedia and data access. information crossReference program Multibeam Archive Collection 2017 publication https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/ships/okeanos_explorer/EX1710_mb.html HTTPS https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/ships/okeanos_explorer/EX1710_mb.html Download Data from the Multibeam Viewer order crossReference collection Expedition Metadata 2017 publication https://data.noaa.gov/onestop/collections/details/7634b1b3-003c-46a4-bb95-873a50ef9650 HTTPS https://data.noaa.gov/onestop/collections/details/7634b1b3-003c-46a4-bb95-873a50ef9650 Expedition Metadata information crossReference collection Ocean Exploration and Research: Okeanos Atlas 2017 publication https://service.ncddc.noaa.gov/website/EXAtlas/viewer.htm# HTTPS NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer Digital Atlas Search for cruises and display information. search crossReference collection Trackline Data (Single-beam and Sub-bottom) 2017 publication https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/trackline/request/?surveyTypes=All%20Parameters&surveyIds=EX1710 HTTPS https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/trackline/request/?surveyTypes=All%20Parameters&surveyIds=EX1710 Download Trackline Data download crossReference collection Water Column Sonar Archive Collection 2017 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/maps/water-column-sonar/index.html?surveys=EX1710&instruments=EM302 HTTPS https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/maps/water-column-sonar/index.html?surveys=EX1710&instruments=EM302 Download Data from the Water Column Viewer download crossReference collection Okeanos Explorer 2017 EX1710; Canal Transit and Gulf of Mexico Mapping: Mission Plan, August 25 - September 11, 2016 / U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Ocean Exploration and Research; 2017 2017 publication https://discover.library.noaa.gov/permalink/01NOAA_INST/1qbesct/alma991000974569707381 HTTPS EX1710 NOAA Central Library: Online resources; PDF, HTML, color maps information NOAA Library https://library.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Library website Institution web page information publisher crossReference collection Sowers, Derek. FINAL Project Instructions: EX-17-10 Canal transit and Gulf of Mexico mapping (mapping), November 15,2017 - November 22, 2017; Canal transit and Gulf of Mexico mapping (mapping), November 15,2017 - November 22, 2017; Cruise plan, EX1710. EX-17-10. 2017 2017 publication noaa:17237 https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/17237 HTTPS https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/17237 NOAA Central Library: Project Instruction information Sowers, Derek author United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration., Office of Ocean Exploration and Research author NOAA Library https://library.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Library website Institution web page information publisher EX-17-10 crossReference collection Kennedy, Brian R.C. Final Project Instructions: EX-17-11 Gulf of Mexico (rov & mapping), November 29 - December 21, 2017; Gulf of Mexico (rov & mapping), November 29 - December 21, 2017; Cruise plan, EX1711. EX-17-11. 2017 2017 publication noaa:17345 https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/17345 HTTPS https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/17345 NOAA Central Library: Project Instruction information Kennedy, Brian R.C. author United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration., Office of Ocean Exploration and Research author NOAA Library https://library.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Library website Institution web page information publisher EX-17-11 crossReference collection eng; USA utf8 environment oceans climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere -85.47331 -79.44762 8.95145 24.55629 2017-11-15 2017-11-22 The NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research sponsored the collection of these data. 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 0170179 v1.1 was published. 2018-02-22T21:08:47Z NCEI Accession 0170179 v1.1 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0170179/1.1 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0170179 v1.1 published 2018-02-22T21:08:47Z download asNeeded Metadata are developed, maintained and distributed by NCEI. Updates are performed as needed to maintain currentness. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian ADCP ADCP Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler The Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) measures currents beneath a ship while underway. Sound signals sent from the moving ship bounce back to receivers aboard the ship. This provides a profile of water movement relative to the ship-precise modern navigation, allowing the ship's motion to be subtracted from the data. These devices are also used on moorings and profilers and, along with acoustic backscattering, measure animal biomass. Particles in the path of the sound waves, mostly plankton, reflect a small part of the sound energy back toward receivers, allowing researchers to make remote estimates of the sizes and numbers of animals present in the water column. Before the 1970's, the most technologically advanced instrument used to measure water velocity was known as a Doppler speed log. This evolved into the first commercial ADCP, produced in the mid-1970's, which used averaging. Later in the 1970's, the first vessel-mounted ADCP was developed to measure water velocity more accurately and to allow measurement in range cells over a depth profile. As instruments evolved, so did new techniques in Doppler signal processing. Initially, Doppler speed logs used simple analog signal processing methods, which are still used in some commercial speed logs today. However, the first ADCPs incorporated analog-to-digital signal conversion over a narrow communication bandwidth. Around 1990, this technique was developed into broadband signal processing. Since then, broadband ADCPs have been able to generate very accurate, real-time velocity measurements. barometer barometer Barometers are instruments for measuring atmospheric pressure; two types include mercury barometers and aneroid barometers. bathythermograph - XBT bathythermograph - XBT eXpendable BathyThermograph GPS GPS Global Positioning System receiver satellite-based instrument used for geo-location, positioning and navigation gyrocompass gyrocompass gyrocompass humidity sensor humidity sensor HUMIDITY SENSORS are devices that receive a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it, in this case humidity or some measure of the water vapor content of air. meteorological sensor meteorological sensor Any meteorological sensor, but also see specific instruments such as aerovane, anemometer, etc. sound velocimeter sound velocimeter an electronic device for measuring sound speed in water http://www.neigps.com temperature sensor temperature sensor A sensor used to measure temperature. 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] NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer Title: NOAA Ship Flag: United States Vessel Type: DOB: 19881028 Commissioned: 20080813 IMO: 8835114 MMSI: 369888000 Notes: Previous Name USNS Capable (T-AGOS-16) Lloyds URL http://www.seasearcher.com/lmiu/vessels/overview.htm?vesselID=5115136 Additional Info Source http://www.moc.noaa.gov/oe/ (URL) Confirmed by NOAA on 01 July 2011.