gov.noaa.nodc:0167875 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 2026-07-17T13:02:11Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) El Niño Rapid Response (ENRR) Field Campaign: Surface Fluxes from NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown, 2016-02 to 2016-03 (NCEI Accession 0167875) 2017-12-19 publication 2018-06-22 revision 2017-11-06 creation International DOI Foundation (IDF) 10.7289/v58050vp NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0167875 NCEI Archive Management System 0167875 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 Leslie M. Hartten University of Colorado Boulder, Cooperative Institute for Research In Environmental Sciences (CIRES) Leslie.M.Hartten@noaa.gov https://cires.colorado.edu/ HTTPS University of Colorado Boulder, Cooperative Institute for Research In Environmental Sciences (CIRES) website Institution web page information resourceProvider University of Colorado Boulder, Cooperative Institute for Research In Environmental Sciences (CIRES) https://cires.colorado.edu/ HTTPS University of Colorado Boulder, Cooperative Institute for Research In Environmental Sciences (CIRES) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Leslie M. Hartten University of Colorado Boulder, Cooperative Institute for Research In Environmental Sciences (CIRES) Leslie.M.Hartten@noaa.gov https://cires.colorado.edu/ HTTPS University of Colorado Boulder, Cooperative Institute for Research In Environmental Sciences (CIRES) website Institution web page information collaborator Cox, Christopher J. University of Colorado - Boulder; Cooperative Institute for Research In Environmental Sciences (CIRES) https://cires.colorado.edu/ HTTPS University of Colorado Boulder, Cooperative Institute for Research In Environmental Sciences (CIRES) website Institution web page information author Hartten, Leslie M. University of Colorado - Boulder; Cooperative Institute for Research In Environmental Sciences (CIRES) https://cires.colorado.edu/ HTTPS University of Colorado Boulder, Cooperative Institute for Research In Environmental Sciences (CIRES) website Institution web page information author CHRISTOPHER COX University of Colorado Boulder, Cooperative Institute for Research In Environmental Sciences (CIRES) christopher.j.cox@noaa.gov https://cires.colorado.edu/ HTTPS University of Colorado Boulder, Cooperative Institute for Research In Environmental Sciences (CIRES) website Institution web page information pointOfContact US DOC/NOAA/OAR/Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory (CMDL) PSD Manager esrl.psd.data@noaa.gov pointOfContact University of Colorado Boulder, Cooperative Institute for Research In Environmental Sciences (CIRES) https://cires.colorado.edu/ HTTPS University of Colorado Boulder, Cooperative Institute for Research In Environmental Sciences (CIRES) website Institution web page information contributor NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL) https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL) website Institution web page information contributor tableDigital This dataset contains bulk surface-flux data from NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown, calculated by the COARE Flux Algorithm from surface meteorology and ship data collected 16 February to 16 March 2016. The surface meteorology and ship data were collected while the ship sailed from Honolulu, Hawaii to the Tropical Atmosphere Ocean (TAO) buoys along 140°W and 125°W and then to San Diego, California. The averaging period of the data is 1 hour. During January through March 2016, scientists led by the NOAA/Earth System Research Laboratory's Physical Sciences Division conducted NOAA's El Niño Rapid Response (ENRR) Field Campaign. Its goal was to document the ongoing El Niño episode in great detail, and in ways that could help researchers better understand the ways in which this El Niño affected weather in the United States and the impact of various high-resolution observations on weather forecasts. Intensive observations were collected over the central and eastern Pacific ocean from land, ocean, and airborne platforms during the very strong 2015-2016 El Niño. These data provide a high-resolution view of bulk surface fluxes in the heart of the warm tropical Pacific during the late stages of the 2015-2016 El Niño. They are intended for use in meteorological, oceanographic, and biological studies of the east-central tropical Pacific during strong El Niño conditions. Funding Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 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 NCEI Accession 0167875 was revised and a new version of the archival package was published. Updates to existing archival packages may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. The latest version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Bulk buoyancy flux into ocean Cool-skin temperature depression Evaporation rate Friction velocity Latent heat of vaporization Latent heat transfer coefficient at height=zu Moisture roughness length Monin-Obukhov stability parameter Neutral value of Dalton number at height=10m Neutral value of Stanton number at height=10m Neutral value of drag coefficient at height=10m Neutral value of wind speed at height=10m Neutral value of wind speed at height=zu Obukhov length scale Sensible heat transfer coefficient at height=zu Specific humidity scaling parameter Surface saturation specific humidity Temperature scaling parameter Thermal roughness length Wind stress transfer coefficient at height=zu air_temperature at height=10m cloud_area_fraction downwelling_longwave_flux_in_air downwelling_longwave_flux_in_air_assuming_clear_sky downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air specific_humidity at height=10m surface_upward_latent_heat_flux surface_upward_sensible_heat_flux surface_upwelling_longwave_flux_in_air surface_upwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air wind_speed at height=10m theme Provider Science Variables THERMISTORS > THERMISTORS instrument Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument 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 Ronald H. Brown (call sign: WTEC, ICES code: 33RO, 1997-) platform ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN > HAWAIIAN ISLANDS OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > SOUTH 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 1H04JM Send2NCEI Submission Package ID accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: Cox, Christopher J.; Hartten, Leslie M. (2017). El Niño Rapid Response (ENRR) Field Campaign: Surface Fluxes from NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown, 2016-02 to 2016-03 (NCEI Accession 0167875). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v58050vp. 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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Earth System Science Data, 10(2), 1139–1164. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-10-1139-2018 2018-06-20 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-10-1139-2018 https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-10-1139-2018 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-10-1139-2018 related journal article information Hartten, Leslie M. University of Colorado Boulder https://www.colorado.edu/ HTTPS University of Colorado Boulder website Institution web page information author Cox, Christopher J. University of Colorado Boulder https://www.colorado.edu/ HTTPS University of Colorado Boulder website Institution web page information author Johnston, Paul E. author Wolfe, Daniel E. author Abbott, Scott author McColl, H. Alex author Copernicus GmbH publisher documentDigital Earth Syst. Sci. Data 10(2) ISSN 1866-3516, pp. 1139-1164 crossReference project eng; USA utf8 environment oceans climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere -157.97 -100.31 -7.9895 28.36 2016-02-16 2016-03-16 In this accession, NCEI has archived multiple versions of these data. The latest (and best) version of these data has the largest version number. 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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You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP). download dataset NCEI Accession 0167875 v1.1 was published. 2017-12-19T20:48:06Z NCEI Accession 0167875 v1.1 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0167875/1.1 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0167875 v1.1 published 2017-12-19T20:48:06Z download NCEI Accession 0167875 was revised and v2.2 was published. Updates were received for this dataset. These updates were copied into the data/0-data/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession. 2018-06-22T09:49:17Z NCEI Accession 0167875 v2.2 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0167875/2.2 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0167875 v2.2 published 2018-06-22T09:49:17Z download dataset Data Type: cloud_area_fraction (measured); Units: dimensionless; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: human eye; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The "cloud_area_fraction" was reported once per hour by surface observers. Those values were linearly interpolated to the one-minute resolution of the observed surface data before being used to estimate longwave radiation. The one-minute values were averaged to one-hour resolution for this data set.; Data Quality Information: Data Type: downwelling_longwave_flux_in_air_assuming_clear_sky (calculated); Units: W/m^2; Observation Type: model output; Sampling Instrument: Not applicable; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Calculated by the RRTMv3.3 algorithm, described in Mlawer et al. (1997, 10.1029/97JD00237), from atmospheric soundings collected during the cruise and profiles of the 7 most significant radiatively active gases: H2O, CO2, O3, N2O, CO, CH4 and O2. H2O came from the same radiosonde profile as the temperature. Surface CO2 was set to 398.4 ppm and distributed using a constant mixing ratio at all heights. Other gas profiles were taken from the US Standard Atmosphere tropical profile. The reported value is referenced to 3.8 m ASL.; Data Quality Information: Data Type: downwelling_longwave_flux_in_air (calculated); Units: W/m^2; Observation Type: model output; Sampling Instrument: Not applicable; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Calculated from "downwelling_longwave_flux_in_air_assuming_clear_sky" and an estimate of the longwave cloud radiative effect with a hypothetical optically thick cloud at 1 km ASL that was scaled by cloud_area_fraction. We used RRTMv3.3 coupled with the DISORT algorithm, described in Stamnes et al. (1988, doi:10.1364/AO.27.002502), and considered absorption but not scattering. The reported value is referenced to 3.8 m ASL.; Data Quality Information: Data Type: surface_upwelling_longwave_flux_in_air (calculated); Units: W/m^2; Observation Type: model output; Sampling Instrument: Not applicable; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Calculated by the "coare35vnWarm" version of the COARE flux algorithm, described in Edson et al. (2013, doi:10.1175/jpo-d-12-0173.1), assuming a surface emissivity of 0.97. The following measured quantities were used as input to coare35vnWarm: time, pressure, air temperature, wind, bulk ocean temperature, and solar radiation. Estimated longwave radiation was also used as input. The input winds were valid at the height of the radiosonde ground station, zu = 3.8 m ASL. We had a bulk ocean temperature rather than a true ocean skin temperature, so coare35vnWarm did a cool-skin calculation to get SST.; Data Quality Information: Data Type: downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air (measured); Units: W/m^2; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: IMET Eppley PSP; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Downwelling shortwave radiation was measured at 11.2 m ASL, logged at 1 Hz, and averaged to 1 minute, then averaged to 1 hour for input to coare35vnWarm.; Data Quality Information: Data Type: surface_upwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air (calculated); Units: W/m^2; Observation Type: model output; Sampling Instrument: Not applicable; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Calculated by the "coare35vnWarm" version of the COARE flux algorithm, described in Edson et al. (2013, doi:10.1175/jpo-d-12-0173.1), assuming a surface albedo of 0.945. The following measured quantities were used as input to coare35vnWarm: time, pressure, air temperature, wind, bulk ocean temperature, and solar radiation. Estimated longwave radiation was also used as input. The input winds were valid at the height of the radiosonde ground station, zu = 3.8 m ASL. We had a bulk ocean temperature rather than a true ocean skin temperature, so coare35vnWarm did a cool-skin calculation to get SST.; Data Quality Information: Data Type: surface_upward_latent_heat_flux (calculated); Units: W/m^2; Observation Type: model output; Sampling Instrument: Not applicable; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The bulk latent heat flux out of the ocean was calculated by the "coare35vnWarm" version of the COARE flux algorithm, described in Edson et al. (2013, doi:10.1175/jpo-d-12-0173.1). The following measured quantities were used as input to coare35vnWarm: time, pressure, air temperature, wind, bulk ocean temperature, and solar radiation. Estimated longwave radiation was also used as input. The input winds were valid at the height of the radiosonde ground station, zu = 3.8 m ASL. We had a bulk ocean temperature rather than a true ocean skin temperature, so coare35vnWarm did a cool-skin calculation to get SST.; Data Quality Information: Data Type: surface_upward_sensible_heat_flux (calculated); Units: W/m^2; Observation Type: model output; Sampling Instrument: Not applicable; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The bulk sensible heat flux out of the ocean was calculated by the "coare35vnWarm" version of the COARE flux algorithm, described in Edson et al. (2013, doi:10.1175/jpo-d-12-0173.1). The following measured quantities were used as input to coare35vnWarm: time, pressure, air temperature, wind, bulk ocean temperature, and solar radiation. Estimated longwave radiation was also used as input. The input winds were valid at the height of the radiosonde ground station, zu = 3.8 m ASL. We had a bulk ocean temperature rather than a true ocean skin temperature, so coare35vnWarm did a cool-skin calculation to get SST.; Data Quality Information: Data Type: Bulk buoyancy flux into ocean (calculated); Units: m^2/s^3; Observation Type: model output; Sampling Instrument: Not applicable; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The bulk buoyancy flux into the ocean was calculated by the "coare35vnWarm" version of the COARE flux algorithm, described in Edson et al. (2013, doi:10.1175/jpo-d-12-0173.1). The following measured quantities were used as input to coare35vnWarm: time, pressure, air temperature, wind, bulk ocean temperature, and solar radiation. Estimated longwave radiation was also used as input. The input winds were valid at the height of the radiosonde ground station, zu = 3.8 m ASL. We had a bulk ocean temperature rather than a true ocean skin temperature, so coare35vnWarm did a cool-skin calculation to get SST.; Data Quality Information: Data Type: Friction velocity (calculated); Units: m/s; Observation Type: model output; Sampling Instrument: Not applicable; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The friction velocity, u*, which includes gustiness, was calculated by the "coare35vnWarm" version of the COARE flux algorithm, described in Edson et al. (2013, doi:10.1175/jpo-d-12-0173.1). The following measured quantities were used as input to coare35vnWarm: time, pressure, air temperature, wind, bulk ocean temperature, and solar radiation. Estimated longwave radiation was also used as input. The input winds were valid at the height of the radiosonde ground station, zu = 3.8 m ASL. We had a bulk ocean temperature rather than a true ocean skin temperature, so coare35vnWarm did a cool-skin calculation to get SST.; Data Quality Information: Data Type: Wind stress (calculated); Units: N/m^2; Observation Type: model output; Sampling Instrument: Not applicable; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The wind stress, tau, was calculated by the "coare35vnWarm" version of the COARE flux algorithm, described in Edson et al. (2013, doi:10.1175/jpo-d-12-0173.1). The following measured quantities were used as input to coare35vnWarm: time, pressure, air temperature, wind, bulk ocean temperature, and solar radiation. Estimated longwave radiation was also used as input. The input winds were valid at the height of the radiosonde ground station, zu = 3.8 m ASL. We had a bulk ocean temperature rather than a true ocean skin temperature, so coare35vnWarm did a cool-skin calculation to get SST.; Data Quality Information: Data Type: Temperature scaling parameter (calculated); Units: K; Observation Type: model output; Sampling Instrument: Not applicable; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The temperature scaling parameter, t*, was calculated by the "coare35vnWarm" version of the COARE flux algorithm, described in Edson et al. (2013, doi:10.1175/jpo-d-12-0173.1). The following measured quantities were used as input to coare35vnWarm: time, pressure, air temperature, wind, bulk ocean temperature, and solar radiation. Estimated longwave radiation was also used as input. The input winds were valid at the height of the radiosonde ground station, zu = 3.8 m ASL. We had a bulk ocean temperature rather than a true ocean skin temperature, so coare35vnWarm did a cool-skin calculation to get SST.; Data Quality Information: Data Type: Specific humidity scaling parameter (calculated); Units: g/kg^2; Observation Type: model output; Sampling Instrument: Not applicable; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The specific humidity scaling parameter, q*, was calculated by the "coare35vnWarm" version of the COARE flux algorithm, described in Edson et al. (2013, doi:10.1175/jpo-d-12-0173.1). The following measured quantities were used as input to coare35vnWarm: time, pressure, air temperature, wind, bulk ocean temperature, and solar radiation. Estimated longwave radiation was also used as input. The input winds were valid at the height of the radiosonde ground station, zu = 3.8 m ASL. We had a bulk ocean temperature rather than a true ocean skin temperature, so coare35vnWarm did a cool-skin calculation to get SST.; Data Quality Information: Data Type: Thermal roughness length (calculated); Units: m; Observation Type: model output; Sampling Instrument: Not applicable; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The thermal roughness length, z0t, was calculated by the "coare35vnWarm" version of the COARE flux algorithm, described in Edson et al. (2013, doi:10.1175/jpo-d-12-0173.1). The following measured quantities were used as input to coare35vnWarm: time, pressure, air temperature, wind, bulk ocean temperature, and solar radiation. Estimated longwave radiation was also used as input. The input winds were valid at the height of the radiosonde ground station, zu = 3.8 m ASL. We had a bulk ocean temperature rather than a true ocean skin temperature, so coare35vnWarm did a cool-skin calculation to get SST.; Data Quality Information: Data Type: Moisture roughness length (calculated); Units: m; Observation Type: model output; Sampling Instrument: Not applicable; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The moisture roughness length, z0q, was calculated by the "coare35vnWarm" version of the COARE flux algorithm, described in Edson et al. (2013, doi:10.1175/jpo-d-12-0173.1). The following measured quantities were used as input to coare35vnWarm: time, pressure, air temperature, wind, bulk ocean temperature, and solar radiation. Estimated longwave radiation was also used as input. The input winds were valid at the height of the radiosonde ground station, zu = 3.8 m ASL. We had a bulk ocean temperature rather than a true ocean skin temperature, so coare35vnWarm did a cool-skin calculation to get SST.; Data Quality Information: Data Type: Wind stress transfer coefficient at height=zu (calculated); Units: dimensionless; Observation Type: model output; Sampling Instrument: Not applicable; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The drag coefficient, Cd, is valid at the height of the radiosonde ground station, zu = 3.8 m ASL. It was calculated by the "coare35vnWarm" version of the COARE flux algorithm, described in Edson et al. (2013, doi:10.1175/jpo-d-12-0173.1). The following measured quantities were used as input to coare35vnWarm: time, pressure, air temperature, wind, bulk ocean temperature, and solar radiation. Estimated longwave radiation was also used as input. The input winds were valid at the height of the radiosonde ground station, zu = 3.8 m ASL. We had a bulk ocean temperature rather than a true ocean skin temperature, so coare35vnWarm did a cool-skin calculation to get SST.; Data Quality Information: Data Type: Sensible heat transfer coefficient at height=zu (calculated); Units: dimensionless; Observation Type: model output; Sampling Instrument: Not applicable; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The sensible heat transfer coefficient (Stanton number), Ch, is valid at the height of the radiosonde ground station, zu = 3.8 m ASL. It was calculated by the "coare35vnWarm" version of the COARE flux algorithm, described in Edson et al. (2013, doi:10.1175/jpo-d-12-0173.1). The following measured quantities were used as input to coare35vnWarm: time, pressure, air temperature, wind, bulk ocean temperature, and solar radiation. Estimated longwave radiation was also used as input. The input winds were valid at the height of the radiosonde ground station, zu = 3.8 m ASL. We had a bulk ocean temperature rather than a true ocean skin temperature, so coare35vnWarm did a cool-skin calculation to get SST.; Data Quality Information: Data Type: Latent heat transfer coefficient at height=zu (calculated); Units: dimensionless; Observation Type: model output; Sampling Instrument: Not applicable; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The latent heat transfer coefficient (Dalton number), Ce, is valid at the height of the radiosonde ground station, zu = 3.8 m ASL. It was calculated by the "coare35vnWarm" version of the COARE flux algorithm, described in Edson et al. (2013, doi:10.1175/jpo-d-12-0173.1). The following measured quantities were used as input to coare35vnWarm: time, pressure, air temperature, wind, bulk ocean temperature, and solar radiation. Estimated longwave radiation was also used as input. The input winds were valid at the height of the radiosonde ground station, zu = 3.8 m ASL. We had a bulk ocean temperature rather than a true ocean skin temperature, so coare35vnWarm did a cool-skin calculation to get SST.; Data Quality Information: Data Type: Obukhov length scale (calculated); Units: m; Observation Type: model output; Sampling Instrument: Not applicable; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The Obukhov length scale, L, was calculated by the "coare35vnWarm" version of the COARE flux algorithm, described in Edson et al. (2013, doi:10.1175/jpo-d-12-0173.1). The following measured quantities were used as input to coare35vnWarm: time, pressure, air temperature, wind, bulk ocean temperature, and solar radiation. Estimated longwave radiation was also used as input. The input winds were valid at the height of the radiosonde ground station, zu = 3.8 m ASL. We had a bulk ocean temperature rather than a true ocean skin temperature, so coare35vnWarm did a cool-skin calculation to get SST.; Data Quality Information: Data Type: Monin-Obukhov stability parameter (calculated); Units: dimensionless; Observation Type: model output; Sampling Instrument: Not applicable; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The Monin-Obukhov stability parameter, zu/L, was calculated by the "coare35vnWarm" version of the COARE flux algorithm, described in Edson et al. (2013, doi:10.1175/jpo-d-12-0173.1). The following measured quantities were used as input to coare35vnWarm: time, pressure, air temperature, wind, bulk ocean temperature, and solar radiation. Estimated longwave radiation was also used as input. The input winds were valid at the height of the radiosonde ground station, zu = 3.8 m ASL. We had a bulk ocean temperature rather than a true ocean skin temperature, so coare35vnWarm did a cool-skin calculation to get SST.; Data Quality Information: Data Type: wind_speed at height=10m (calculated); Units: m/s; Observation Type: model output; Sampling Instrument: Not applicable; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The wind speed at height=10m, U10, was calculated by the "coare35vnWarm" version of the COARE flux algorithm, described in Edson et al. (2013, doi:10.1175/jpo-d-12-0173.1). The following measured quantities were used as input to coare35vnWarm: time, pressure, air temperature, wind, bulk ocean temperature, and solar radiation. Estimated longwave radiation was also used as input. The input winds were valid at the height of the radiosonde ground station, zu = 3.8 m ASL. We had a bulk ocean temperature rather than a true ocean skin temperature, so coare35vnWarm did a cool-skin calculation to get SST.; Data Quality Information: Data Type: air_temperature at height=10m (calculated); Units: C; Observation Type: model output; Sampling Instrument: Not applicable; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The air temperature at height=10m, T10, was calculated by the "coare35vnWarm" version of the COARE flux algorithm, described in Edson et al. (2013, doi:10.1175/jpo-d-12-0173.1). The following measured quantities were used as input to coare35vnWarm: time, pressure, air temperature, wind, bulk ocean temperature, and solar radiation. Estimated longwave radiation was also used as input. The input winds were valid at the height of the radiosonde ground station, zu = 3.8 m ASL. We had a bulk ocean temperature rather than a true ocean skin temperature, so coare35vnWarm did a cool-skin calculation to get SST.; Data Quality Information: Data Type: specific_humidity at height=10m (calculated); Units: g/kg; Observation Type: model output; Sampling Instrument: Not applicable; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The specific_humidity at height=10m, Q10, was calculated by the "coare35vnWarm" version of the COARE flux algorithm, described in Edson et al. (2013, doi:10.1175/jpo-d-12-0173.1). The following measured quantities were used as input to coare35vnWarm: time, pressure, air temperature, wind, bulk ocean temperature, and solar radiation. Estimated longwave radiation was also used as input. The input winds were valid at the height of the radiosonde ground station, zu = 3.8 m ASL. We had a bulk ocean temperature rather than a true ocean skin temperature, so coare35vnWarm did a cool-skin calculation to get SST.; Data Quality Information: Data Type: relative_humidity at height=10m (calculated); Units: %; Observation Type: model output; Sampling Instrument: Not applicable; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The relative_humidity at height=10m, RH10, was calculated by the "coare35vnWarm" version of the COARE flux algorithm, described in Edson et al. (2013, doi:10.1175/jpo-d-12-0173.1). The following measured quantities were used as input to coare35vnWarm: time, pressure, air temperature, wind, bulk ocean temperature, and solar radiation. Estimated longwave radiation was also used as input. The input winds were valid at the height of the radiosonde ground station, zu = 3.8 m ASL. We had a bulk ocean temperature rather than a true ocean skin temperature, so coare35vnWarm did a cool-skin calculation to get SST.; Data Quality Information: Data Type: Neutral value of wind speed at height=zu (calculated); Units: m/s; Observation Type: model output; Sampling Instrument: Not applicable; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The wind speed at height=zu valid under conditions of neutral static stability, UN, was calculated by the "coare35vnWarm" version of the COARE flux algorithm, described in Edson et al. (2013, doi:10.1175/jpo-d-12-0173.1). The following measured quantities were used as input to coare35vnWarm: time, pressure, air temperature, wind, bulk ocean temperature, and solar radiation. Estimated longwave radiation was also used as input. The input winds were valid at the height of the radiosonde ground station, zu = 3.8 m ASL. We had a bulk ocean temperature rather than a true ocean skin temperature, so coare35vnWarm did a cool-skin calculation to get SST.; Data Quality Information: Data Type: Neutral value of wind speed at height=10m (calculated); Units: m/s; Observation Type: model output; Sampling Instrument: Not applicable; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The wind speed at height=10m valid under conditions of neutral static stability, UN10, was calculated by the "coare35vnWarm" version of the COARE flux algorithm, described in Edson et al. (2013, doi:10.1175/jpo-d-12-0173.1). The following measured quantities were used as input to coare35vnWarm: time, pressure, air temperature, wind, bulk ocean temperature, and solar radiation. Estimated longwave radiation was also used as input. The input winds were valid at the height of the radiosonde ground station, zu = 3.8 m ASL. We had a bulk ocean temperature rather than a true ocean skin temperature, so coare35vnWarm did a cool-skin calculation to get SST.; Data Quality Information: Data Type: Neutral value of drag coefficient at height=10m (calculated); Units: dimensionless; Observation Type: model output; Sampling Instrument: Not applicable; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The drag coefficient at height=10m valid under conditions of neutral static stability, CdN_10, was calculated by the "coare35vnWarm" version of the COARE flux algorithm, described in Edson et al. (2013, doi:10.1175/jpo-d-12-0173.1). The following measured quantities were used as input to coare35vnWarm: time, pressure, air temperature, wind, bulk ocean temperature, and solar radiation. Estimated longwave radiation was also used as input. The input winds were valid at the height of the radiosonde ground station, zu = 3.8 m ASL. We had a bulk ocean temperature rather than a true ocean skin temperature, so coare35vnWarm did a cool-skin calculation to get SST.; Data Quality Information: Data Type: Neutral value of Stanton number at height=10m (calculated); Units: dimensionless; Observation Type: model output; Sampling Instrument: Not applicable; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The Stanton number at height=10m valid under conditions of neutral static stability, ChN_10, was calculated by the "coare35vnWarm" version of the COARE flux algorithm, described in Edson et al. (2013, doi:10.1175/jpo-d-12-0173.1). The following measured quantities were used as input to coare35vnWarm: time, pressure, air temperature, wind, bulk ocean temperature, and solar radiation. Estimated longwave radiation was also used as input. The input winds were valid at the height of the radiosonde ground station, zu = 3.8 m ASL. We had a bulk ocean temperature rather than a true ocean skin temperature, so coare35vnWarm did a cool-skin calculation to get SST.; Data Quality Information: Data Type: Neutral value of Dalton number at height=10m (calculated); Units: dimensionless; Observation Type: model output; Sampling Instrument: Not applicable; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The Dalton number at height=10m valid under conditions of neutral static stability, CeN_10, was calculated by the "coare35vnWarm" version of the COARE flux algorithm, described in Edson et al. (2013, doi:10.1175/jpo-d-12-0173.1). The following measured quantities were used as input to coare35vnWarm: time, pressure, air temperature, wind, bulk ocean temperature, and solar radiation. Estimated longwave radiation was also used as input. The input winds were valid at the height of the radiosonde ground station, zu = 3.8 m ASL. We had a bulk ocean temperature rather than a true ocean skin temperature, so coare35vnWarm did a cool-skin calculation to get SST.; Data Quality Information: Data Type: sea_surface_temperature (calculated); Units: C; Observation Type: model output; Sampling Instrument: Not applicable; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The SST was calculated by the "coare35vnWarm" version of the COARE flux algorithm, described in Edson et al. (2013, doi:10.1175/jpo-d-12-0173.1). The following measured quantities were used as input to coare35vnWarm: time, pressure, air temperature, wind, bulk ocean temperature, and solar radiation. Estimated longwave radiation was also used as input. The input winds were valid at the height of the radiosonde ground station, zu = 3.8 m ASL. We had a bulk ocean temperature rather than a true ocean skin temperature, so coare35vnWarm did a cool-skin calculation to get SST.; Data Quality Information: Data Type: Cool-skin temperature depression (calculated); Units: C; Observation Type: model output; Sampling Instrument: Not applicable; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The cool-skin temperature depression, dter, was calculated by the "coare35vnWarm" version of the COARE flux algorithm, described in Edson et al. (2013, doi:10.1175/jpo-d-12-0173.1). The following measured quantities were used as input to coare35vnWarm: time, pressure, air temperature, wind, bulk ocean temperature, and solar radiation. Estimated longwave radiation was also used as input. The input winds were valid at the height of the radiosonde ground station, zu = 3.8 m ASL. We had a bulk ocean temperature rather than a true ocean skin temperature, so coare35vnWarm did a cool-skin calculation to get SST.; Data Quality Information: Data Type: Surface saturation specific humidity (calculated); Units: g/kg; Observation Type: model output; Sampling Instrument: Not applicable; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The surface saturation specific humidity, Qs, was calculated by the "coare35vnWarm" version of the COARE flux algorithm, described in Edson et al. (2013, doi:10.1175/jpo-d-12-0173.1). The following measured quantities were used as input to coare35vnWarm: time, pressure, air temperature, wind, bulk ocean temperature, and solar radiation. Estimated longwave radiation was also used as input. The input winds were valid at the height of the radiosonde ground station, zu = 3.8 m ASL. We had a bulk ocean temperature rather than a true ocean skin temperature, so coare35vnWarm did a cool-skin calculation to get SST.; Data Quality Information: Data Type: Latent heat of vaporization (calculated); Units: J/kg; Observation Type: model output; Sampling Instrument: Not applicable; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The latent heat of vaporization, Le, was calculated by the "coare35vnWarm" version of the COARE flux algorithm, described in Edson et al. (2013, doi:10.1175/jpo-d-12-0173.1). The following measured quantities were used as input to coare35vnWarm: time, pressure, air temperature, wind, bulk ocean temperature, and solar radiation. Estimated longwave radiation was also used as input. The input winds were valid at the height of the radiosonde ground station, zu = 3.8 m ASL. We had a bulk ocean temperature rather than a true ocean skin temperature, so coare35vnWarm did a cool-skin calculation to get SST.; Data Quality Information: Data Type: Evaporation rate (calculated); Units: mm/hour; Observation Type: model output; Sampling Instrument: Not applicable; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The evaporation rate, Evap, was calculated by the "coare35vnWarm" version of the COARE flux algorithm, described in Edson et al. (2013, doi:10.1175/jpo-d-12-0173.1). The following measured quantities were used as input to coare35vnWarm: time, pressure, air temperature, wind, bulk ocean temperature, and solar radiation. Estimated longwave radiation was also used as input. The input winds were valid at the height of the radiosonde ground station, zu = 3.8 m ASL. We had a bulk ocean temperature rather than a true ocean skin temperature, so coare35vnWarm did a cool-skin calculation to get SST.; Data Quality Information: asNeeded Metadata are developed, maintained and distributed by NCEI. Updates are performed as needed to maintain currentness. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian meteorological sensor meteorological sensor Any meteorological sensor, but also see specific instruments such as aerovane, anemometer, etc. thermistor thermistor electronic temperature sensor thermally sensitive resistor 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.