gov.noaa.nodc:0055092 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 2026-04-02T17:03:22Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Physical profile data and meteorological data collected from moored buoys in the Northwest Gulf of Mexico from 2004-03-20 to 2005-07-03 (NCEI Accession 0055092) 2009-06-22 publication 2009-06-22 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0055092 NCEI Archive Management System 0055092 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 Paul R. Blankinship Science Applications International Corporation - Raleigh, NC Paul.R.Blankinship@SAIC.com http://www.saic.com HTTP Science Applications International Corporation - Raleigh, NC website Institution web page information resourceProvider Science Applications International Corporation - Bay St. Louis, Ms http://www.saic.com HTTP Science Applications International Corporation - Bay St. Louis, Ms website Institution web page information resourceProvider Science Applications International Corporation - Bay St. Louis, Ms http://www.saic.com HTTP Science Applications International Corporation - Bay St. Louis, Ms website Institution web page information 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 Blankinship, Paul R. Science Applications International Corporation - Raleigh, NC Paul.R.Blankinship@SAIC.com http://www.saic.com HTTP Science Applications International Corporation - Raleigh, NC website Institution web page information author Science Applications International Corporation - Bay St. Louis, Ms http://www.saic.com HTTP Science Applications International Corporation - Bay St. Louis, Ms website Institution web page information author tableDigital The Minerals Management Service (MMS) awarded a contract to Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to conduct a study titled: Survey of Deepwater Currents in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico (often referred to as the NW Gulf Study). The timing and general area of investigation extends the focus of a series of preliminary studies that as a group will provide a basis for effective design and implementation of comprehensive ocean investigations having a goal of in-depth understanding and characterization of Gulf of Mexico (GOM) circulation and dynamics. As identified in the Request for Proposal (RFP), a possible design for the study involved 13 full-depth moorings instrumented with various and appropriate sensors to resolve and estimate key parameters and conditions within the study area. Additionally, a combination of remotely sensed (satellite) data types (e.g., altimetry, radiometry, and color) were to be acquired and used to aid in the interpretation of mesoscale features and physical data in the study area. Within the scope of work for this study, there was a specification for coordination of all activities with oceanographers from Mexico who were responsible for Mexican Sector activities and data. 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:0055092 Preview graphic PNG 0055092 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2009-06-19 publication AIR TEMPERATURE BAROMETRIC PRESSURE CONDUCTIVITY DEPTH - BOTTOM DEPTH - SENSOR HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE SALINITY SEA HEIGHT WATER TEMPERATURE WAVE HEIGHT - SIGNIFICANT WAVE PERIOD - DOMINANT WIND GUST theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS ADCP buoy - moored buoy CTD - moored CTD meteorological sensor wave gauge - non-directional instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS current measurements meteorological physical profile time series theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS moorings platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS NOAA National Data Buoy Center Science Applications International Corporation - Bay St. Louis, Ms dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Science Applications International Corporation - Bay St. Louis, Ms dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Gulf of Mexico 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/NWS/NDBC > National Data Buoy Center, National Weather Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce SAIC > Science Applications International Corporation dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2026 revision 23 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 MOORINGS platform Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords 2026 revision 23 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). 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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: Blankinship, Paul R.; Science Applications International Corporation - Bay St. Louis, Ms (2009). Physical profile data and meteorological data collected from moored buoys in the Northwest Gulf of Mexico from 2004-03-20 to 2005-07-03 (NCEI Accession 0055092). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0055092. 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 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. buoy - moored buoy buoy - moored buoy a moored buoy does not measure anything. it is a platform for instruments, which do measure things. CTD - moored CTD CTD - moored CTD CTD - moored CTD meteorological sensor meteorological sensor Any meteorological sensor, but also see specific instruments such as aerovane, anemometer, etc. wave gauge - non-directional wave gauge - non-directional NIWA Dobie-A non-directional wave gauge, for example NIWA = National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, New Zealand moorings entry created as MOORINGS OF UNITED STATES, but has been used as a generic MOORINGS entry.