gov.noaa.nodc:0012901 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 2026-04-28T21:13:10Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) NODC Standard Format Water Physics and Chemistry (F004) Data, 1949-1985 (NCEI Accession 0012901) 2007-01-25 publication 2023-07-25 revision 2007-01-25 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0012901 NCEI Archive Management System 0012901 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 US National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/ HTTPS US National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Science Applications International Corporation - Oak Ridge, TN contributor Battelle Memorial Institute, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) http://www.pnl.gov/ HTTP Battelle Memorial Institute, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) website Institution web page information contributor US DOI/Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) contributor University of Delaware, College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment, School of Marine Science and Policy http://www.ceoe.udel.edu/schools-departments/school-of-marine-science-and-policy HTTP University of Delaware, College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment, School of Marine Science and Policy website Institution web page information contributor Edgerton, Germeshausen and Grier, Inc. (EG&G) contributor NOAA National Ocean Service (NOS) contributor US DOC/NOAA/National Ocean Service - Rockville, MD contributor State University of New York at Stony Brook (SBU) https://www.stonybrook.edu/ HTTPS State University of New York at Stony Brook (SBU) website Institution web page information contributor Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute (SMVTI) https://www.smccme.edu/ HTTPS Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute (SMVTI) website Institution web page information contributor Energy Resources Company, Inc. contributor Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) contributor US Navy Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) https://www.metoc.navy.mil/navo/navo.html HTTPS US Navy Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) website Institution web page information contributor 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 contributor NOAA Fisheries (NMFS) https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Fisheries (NMFS) website Institution web page information contributor Science Applications International Corporation - Raleigh, NC http://www.saic.com HTTP Science Applications International Corporation - Raleigh, NC website Institution web page information contributor Dames and Moore, Inc. - Bethesda contributor Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) contributor Nassau County Department of Health, Bureau of Water Surveillance contributor Johns Hopkins University, Chesapeake Bay Institute contributor NOAA National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) website Institution web page information contributor LGL Ltd., Alaska Research Associates, Inc. contributor Coastal Ecosystems Management, Inc. contributor Duke University contributor Rutgers University, Oyster Research Laboratory contributor US DOI/Fish and Wildlife Service - Eastern Pennsylvania Region contributor US DOC/NOAA/NMFS/Cooperative Oxford Laboratory contributor Stanford University, Hopkins Marine Station contributor University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) http://www.rsmas.miami.edu HTTP University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) website Institution web page information contributor McNeese State University contributor United States Coast Guard (USCG) contributor University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) contributor Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) http://www.whoi.edu HTTP Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) website Institution web page information contributor NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Narragansett Laboratory contributor NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Beaufort Laboratory https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Beaufort Laboratory website Institution web page information contributor US EPA/Meteorology and Assessment Division - Triangle Park, NC (EPA - Triangle Park, NC) contributor TerEco Corporation contributor Texas A&M University (TAMU) https://www.tamu.edu/ HTTPS Texas A&M University (TAMU) website Institution web page information contributor University of Washington (UW) contributor Skidaway Institute of Oceanography (SkIO) http://www.skio.uga.edu/ HTTP Skidaway Institute of Oceanography (SkIO) website Institution web page information contributor Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML) https://mlml.sjsu.edu/ HTTPS Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML) website Institution web page information contributor Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) contributor US National Oceanographic Data Center https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/ HTTPS US National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) website Institution web page information author tableDigital This dataset contains data from measurements and analyses of physical and chemical characteristics of the water column. Chemical parameters that may be recorded are salinity, pH and concentration of oxygen, ammonia, nitrate, phosphate, chlorophyll and suspended solids. Physical parameters that may be recorded include temperature, density (sigma-t), transmissivity and current velocity (east-west and north-south components). Cruise and station information may include environmental conditions of the study site at the time of observation. Data are very sparse prior to 1951. Data has been processed by NODC to the NODC standard Water Physics and Chemistry (F004) format. The F004 format is used for data from measurements and analyses of physical and chemical characteristics of the water column. Among chemical parameters that may be recorded are salinity, pH, and concentration of oxygen, ammonia, nitrate, phosphate, chlorophyll, and suspended solids. Physical parameters that may be recorded include temperature, density (sigma-t), transmissivity, and current velocity (east-west and north-south components). Cruise and station information, including environmental conditions of the study site at the time of observations, is also included. 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 NCEI Accession 0012901 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. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession. Please see journal.txt in the /about directory for additional details on changes made. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0012901 Preview graphic PNG 0012901 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 1999-12-31 publication AIR TEMPERATURE - DRY BULB AIR TEMPERATURE - WET BULB AMMONIA (NH3) BAROMETRIC PRESSURE BOTTOM TYPE CHLOROPHYLL cloud amount/frequency cloud type CURRENT METER - EAST-WEST COMPONENT (U) CURRENT METER - NORTH-SOUTH COMPONENT (V) LIGHT PENETRATION LIGHT TRANSMISSION NITRATE NITRITE OXYGEN pH phosphate PRODUCTIVITY redox potential (Eh) SALINITY SEA DIRECTION SEA HEIGHT Secchi depth silicate SOLIDS SWELL DIRECTION SWELL HEIGHT turbidity UREA VISIBILITY WEATHER WIND DIRECTION WIND SPEED theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS bottle CTD current meter irradiance detector multi-parameter water quality sensor pH sensor Secchi disk visual estimate visual observation instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS chemical meteorological physical profile water chemistry theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS Battelle Memorial Institute, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Brookhaven National Laboratory Coastal Ecosystems Management, Inc. 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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian 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 current meter current meter current meter irradiance detector irradiance detector A device to measure light transmitted at various frequencies multi-parameter water quality sensor multi-parameter water quality sensor used to measure temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and other parameters Instrument used to measure temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and other parameters, often used to measure water quality parameters. Can be a hand-held instrument or a sonde for unattended monitoring. Often used in coastal water monitoring stations. YSI is the preeminent brand (as of 2024). pH sensor pH sensor generic meter used to measure pH Any of a class of instruments used to quantify pH in a water or other type of sample. 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] visual estimate visual estimate not an instrument - maybe an observation type visual observation visual observation not an instrument - maybe an observation type