gov.noaa.nodc:0117430 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 2025-03-19T23:30:39Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Geological, biological, and chemical data for Benthic Sediment Baseline Study of Mobile Bay from 1980-04-03 to 1981-08-26 (NCEI Accession 0117430) 2014-04-08 publication 2014-04-04 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0117430 NCEI Archive Management System 0117430 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 Mimi Tzeng Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) mtzeng@disl.org https://www.disl.edu/ HTTPS Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) https://www.disl.edu/ HTTPS Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Wayne Isphording University of South Alabama collaborator George Lamb University of South Alabama collaborator Hopkins, Thomas S. Dauphin Island Sea Lab https://www.disl.edu/ HTTPS Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) website Institution web page information author Dauphin Island Sea Lab https://www.disl.edu/ HTTPS Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) website Institution web page information author Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) https://www.disl.edu/ HTTPS Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) website Institution web page information contributor tableDigital Beginning in late 1979, the Alabama Coastal Area Board (CAB) funded a series of baseline surveys on the coastal resources of Alabama, from which they could develop a monitoring program to observe any significant changes in the resources over time. Eight stations within Mobile Bay were sampled monthly from April 1980 to April 1981. Data collected included samples for benthic fauna, pelagic fauna, sediment particle size, total organic carbon, foraminifera, zooplankton, phytoplankton, chlorophyll, turbidity, river flow, and hydrographic parameters. The subset of data presented here are for sediment particle size, total organic carbon, and foraminifera. Data are available from April 1980 to April 1981 for eight stations (14 sampling trips), and one station until August 1981 (4 additional trips). To provide benchmark data to the Alabama Coastal Area Board (CAB) for distribution, abundance, and seasonality of benthic infauna, phytoplankton, zooplankton, foraminifera, epifaunal invertebrates and fishes. CAB became part of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) in 1982, and ADEM became part of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) in 2000. 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:0117430 Preview graphic PNG 0117430 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2014-04-04 publication BENTHIC COMMUNITIES biological data CARBON - TOTAL ORGANIC FORAMINIFERA HABITAT - BENTHIC MEIOFAUNA SEDIMENT - GRAIN SIZE SEDIMENT PROPERTIES SEDIMENTS SEDIMENTS - DRY WEIGHT SEDIMENTS - ORGANIC CARBON SEDIMENTS - PARTICLE SIZE FRACTIONS species abundance SPECIES COUNT PER SAMPLE SPECIES IDENTIFICATION TAXONOMIC CODE theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS laboratory analysis sediment sampler - grab sediment sieve instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS benthic biological chemical geological laboratory analyses manual sample collection sediment analysis site samples survey survey - biological theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS Dauphin Island Sea Lab dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Dauphin Island Sea Lab dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS COASTAL project NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Coastal Waters of Alabama Coastal Waters of Gulf of Mexico Gulf of Mexico North Atlantic 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 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 accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: Hopkins, Thomas S.; Dauphin Island Sea Lab (2014). Geological, biological, and chemical data for Benthic Sediment Baseline Study of Mobile Bay from 1980-04-03 to 1981-08-26 (NCEI Accession 0117430). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0117430. 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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The original product of the CAB studies was a 14-volume series of DISL technical reports, where each volume contained tables of data for one month of sampling. Three copies were printed, one for CAB and two for DISL. None of the locations of any copies are currently known. There is a companion accession for this. 0116100 contains data from the same sites and sample time frame for the same study. 0116100 contains biological information for a benthic fauna baseline study, mainly including crustaceans, molluscs, polychaetes, and echinoderms. 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. 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