gov.noaa.nodc:0052881 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 2025-09-24T05:44:15Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Oceanographic data collected during the Deep Water Corals of the Davidson Seamount 2006 expedition aboard R/V WESTERN FLYER in the North Pacific from 2006-01-26 to 2006-02-04 (NCEI Accession 0052881) 2009-04-13 publication 2009-04-13 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0052881 NCEI Archive Management System 0052881 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 Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS) https://montereybay.noaa.gov/ HTTPS Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Andrew DeVogelaere Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS) Principal Investigator https://montereybay.noaa.gov/ HTTPS Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS) https://montereybay.noaa.gov/ HTTPS Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS) website Institution web page information contributor Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) http://www.mbari.org HTTP Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) website Institution web page information contributor Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary https://montereybay.noaa.gov/ HTTPS Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS) website Institution web page information author tableDigital Building off the successes of an Office of Ocean Exploration (OE) expedition to Davidson Seamount in 2002, this project will focus on deep-water corals. The week-long expedition in 2002 was the initial effort to characterize the biology and geology of the Davidson Seamount, 1,250 - 3,700 meters deep off Central California. Many results and products from this cruise are relevant to OE, including ocean science issues, education, outreach, and resource management. The focus of the proposed 2005 cruise would be to expand on the exploratory results of our last seamount expedition to investigate processes that generated coral distribution patterns. We will use a simple model derived from results of the last cruise to test our understanding of coral distribution, and use this model to guide exploration in other regions of the Seamount (still over 99.98% unexplored.) Specific regions of the seamount will be targeted based on a topographic index, substratum type, and coral species depth records. Complementary studies of the biodiversity and population dynamics of seamount fauna will include collections of corals for taxonomic studies, and age and growth studies of corals using innovative radiometric techniques. Addressing the public interest in seamounts, corals, and exploration, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) will record imagery from Davidson Seamount to feature in an upcoming television series, co-produced with the Discovery Channel, for broadcast in the United States and internationally. The Sanctuary West Coast Visitor Center and Monterey Bay Aquarium have plans to feature seamounts and corals in future exhibits, and high-definition video imagery, as well as research findings will be pivotal in the exhibit development. 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:0052881 Preview graphic PNG 0052881 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2009-04-10 publication CORAL DEPTH - BOTTOM HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE images LIGHT TRANSMISSION OXYGEN SALINITY SIGMA-THETA SOUND VELOCITY Video Transect Images water depth theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS ADCP bottle CTD video camera instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS biological current measurements geological physical profile site samples theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WESTERN FLYER platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Davidson Seamount Office of Ocean Exploration and Research's Integrated Product Team (OER IPT) project NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary North Pacific Ocean 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/NOS/NMS > National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce MBARI > Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute 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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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 WESTERN FLYER (ICES code: 31WF, 1962-1963) platform ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes 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 Pacific Ocean Western Pacific place Originator Place Names accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (2009). Oceanographic data collected during the Deep Water Corals of the Davidson Seamount 2006 expedition aboard R/V WESTERN FLYER in the North Pacific from 2006-01-26 to 2006-02-04 (NCEI Accession 0052881). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0052881. 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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NOAA Ocean Explorer: Davidson Seamount 2009 publication https://archive.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/06davidson/ HTTPS https://archive.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/06davidson/ Expeditions, education, multimedia and data access. information crossReference program Expedition Metadata 2006 publication https://data.noaa.gov/metaview/page?xml=NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/oer/iso/xml/DavidsonSeamount2006_COLLECTION.xml&view=xml2text/xml-to-text-ISO HTTPS https://data.noaa.gov/metaview/page?xml=NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/oer/iso/xml/DavidsonSeamount2006_COLLECTION.xml&view=xml2text/xml-to-text-ISO Expedition Metadata information crossReference collection Davidson Seamount 2006; Davidson Seamount electronic resource: exploring ancient coral gardens, January 26 - February 4, 2006 / U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Ocean Exploration and Research; 2006 2006 publication https://discover.library.noaa.gov/permalink/01NOAA_INST/1qbesct/alma991000838779707381 HTTPS Exploring ancient coral gardens, January 26 - February 4, 2006 NOAA Central Library: publication(s) information NOAA Library https://library.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Library website Institution web page information publisher crossReference collection eng; USA utf8 environment oceans geoscientificInformation biota -122.8355 -121.7995 35.6231 36.8182 2006-01-26 2006-02-04 The NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research sponsored the collection of these data. 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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. bottle bottle any type of water bottle sampling device Generic name for water collection device; usually used to determine temperature, salinity and provide water aliquots for measurement of a wide range of parameters; often referred to by a specific type of water sampling bottle, such as a Nansen or Niskin bottle. CTD CTD Conductivity-Temperature-Depth probe video camera video camera a camera which makes moving or still images used as the basis for making parameter determinations WESTERN FLYER WESTERN FLYER