gov.noaa.nodc:0210643 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 2026-03-24T18:44:34Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Water temperature, conductivity, current velocity, and others taken by moored CTD, ADCP, and acoustic current meters from moorings in the Indian Ocean from 2016-04-10 to 2018-06-10 (NCEI Accession 0210643) 2020-06-04 publication 2020-06-02 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0210643 NCEI Archive Management System 0210643 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 Adam E. Houk Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) adam.houk@whoi.edu http://www.whoi.edu HTTP Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) website Institution web page information resourceProvider 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 resourceProvider Adam E. Houk University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) a.houk@miami.edu http://www.rsmas.miami.edu HTTP University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) website Institution web page information pointOfContact Shane Elipot University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) selipot@rsmas.miami.edu http://www.rsmas.miami.edu HTTP University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) website Institution web page information collaborator Lisa Beal University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) lbeal@rsmas.miami.edu http://www.rsmas.miami.edu HTTP University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Beal, Lisa University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science http://www.rsmas.miami.edu HTTP University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) website Institution web page information author Elipot, Shane University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science selipot@rsmas.miami.edu http://www.rsmas.miami.edu HTTP University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) website Institution web page information author McMonigal, Kay University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science http://www.rsmas.miami.edu HTTP University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) website Institution web page information author Houk, Adam University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science adam.houk@whoi.edu http://www.rsmas.miami.edu HTTP University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) website Institution web page information author 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 tableDigital This data package is comprised of discrete in-situ measurements of water temperature, conductivity, pressure and calculated salinity taken by CTD and current velocity taken by ADCP and acoustic current meters from the Agulhas System Climate Array (ASCA) sub-surface mooring array, from 2016-04-10 to 2018-06-10. Each file in the set represents a single instrument's complete time series record, along with the nominal instrument depth and mooring latitude/longitude. The data have been calibrated and edited to remove outliers. Data are in NetCDF. These data were collected in support of the Agulhas System Climate Array Funding Agency: National Science Foundation 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:0210643 Preview graphic PNG 0210643 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2020-05-29 publication CONDUCTIVITY CURRENT METER - EAST-WEST COMPONENT (U) CURRENT METER - NORTH-SOUTH COMPONENT (V) HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE SALINITY WATER TEMPERATURE theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS ADCP CTD - moored CTD current meter instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS derived products in situ physical theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS FRS Algoa moorings S. A. AGULHAS platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Indian Ocean place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication U-MIAMI/RSMAS > Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami 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. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Agulhas System Climate Array (ASCA) project Provider Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > OCEAN CURRENTS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN PRESSURE > WATER PRESSURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > CONDUCTIVITY EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science 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 ADCP > Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler CTD > Conductivity, Temperature, Depth CURRENT METERS 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. 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 MOORINGS Ships platform Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform 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 Algoa (call sign: ZR4311, ICES code: 91AL, 1991-) S. A. AGULHAS (call sign: ZSAF, ICES code: 91AA, 1978-2012) platform ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes OCEAN > INDIAN 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 CK4B45 UL46XM Send2NCEI Submission Package ID accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: Beal, Lisa; Elipot, Shane; McMonigal, Kay; Houk, Adam (2020). Water temperature, conductivity, current velocity, and others taken by moored CTD, ADCP, and acoustic current meters from moorings in the Indian Ocean from 2016-04-10 to 2018-06-10 (NCEI Accession 0210643). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0210643. 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. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives. otherRestrictions Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose. Beal, Lisa; Elipot, Shane; Morris, Tamaryn (2020). Water conductivity, temperature, and salinity collected by CTD from the research vessel Algoa in the Indian Ocean from 2016-04-09 to 2016-04-15 (NCEI Accession 0209233). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0209233. 2020-04-09 publication NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0209233 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0209233 HTTPS https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0209233 Related dataset information Beal, Lisa University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science http://www.miami.edu/ HTTP University of Miami (UM) website Institution web page information author Elipot, Shane University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science selipot@rsmas.miami.edu http://www.miami.edu/ HTTP University of Miami (UM) website Institution web page information author Morris, Tamaryn South African Weather Service tamaryn.morris@weathersa.co.za author NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) publisher tableDigital crossReference collection Beal, Lisa; Elipot, Shane (2020). Water conductivity, temperature, and salinity collected by CTD from the research vessel S. A. Agulhas in the Indian Ocean from 2018-06-03 to 2018-06-12 (NCEI Accession 0209235). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0209235. 2020-04-10 publication NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0209235 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0209235 HTTPS https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0209235 Related dataset information Beal, Lisa University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science http://www.miami.edu/ HTTP University of Miami (UM) website Institution web page information author Elipot, Shane University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science selipot@rsmas.miami.edu http://www.miami.edu/ HTTP University of Miami (UM) website Institution web page information author NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) publisher tableDigital crossReference collection Beal, Lisa M.; Elipot, Shane; McMonigal, Kay; Morris, Tamaryn; Louw, Gavin (2020). Hydrostatic pressure, acoustic travel time, and current velocity recorded by current- and pressure-recording inverted echo sounders, CPIES, in the Indian Ocean from 2016-04-09 to 2018-06-08 (NCEI Accession 0209237). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0209237. 2020-04-16 publication NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0209237 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0209237 HTTPS https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0209237 Related dataset information Beal, Lisa M. University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science http://www.miami.edu/ HTTP University of Miami (UM) website Institution web page information author Elipot, Shane University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science selipot@rsmas.miami.edu http://www.miami.edu/ HTTP University of Miami (UM) website Institution web page information author McMonigal, Kay University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science http://www.miami.edu/ HTTP University of Miami (UM) website Institution web page information author Morris, Tamaryn South African Weather Service tamaryn.morris@weathersa.co.za author Louw, Gavin South Africa Department of Environmental Affairs author NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) publisher tableDigital crossReference collection eng; USA utf8 environment oceans 27.5971 28.3473 -34.8204 -33.561 2016-04-10 2018-06-10 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. 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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 0210643 v1.1 was published. 2020-06-04T22:09:10Z NCEI Accession 0210643 v1.1 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0210643/1.1 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0210643 v1.1 published 2020-06-04T22:09:10Z download dataset Parameter or Variable: WATER TEMPERATURE (measured); Units: degrees Celsius; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: CTD - moored CTD Parameter or Variable: CONDUCTIVITY (measured); Units: Siemens per meter; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: CTD - moored CTD Parameter or Variable: HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE (measured); Units: dbar; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: CTD - moored CTD Parameter or Variable: SALINITY (calculated); Units: psu; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: CTD - moored CTD asNeeded Metadata are developed, maintained and distributed by NCEI. Updates are performed as needed to maintain currentness. 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. CTD - moored CTD CTD - moored CTD CTD - moored CTD current meter current meter current meter FRS Algoa Updated information from ICES for the vessel Algoa from SOUTH AFRICA has been added to the platform list. Name : Algoa Flag : SOUTH AFRICA - ZA (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : ZR4311 Title : FRS Platform Class : 31 Research vessel IMO : 7410369 Commissioned Date : 1991-12 Current Length : 52 Built : 1975 Previous Name (Notes): Ludovic Jego Notes : WOD 8684. Ludovic Jego decommissioned 1991-11-30 Additional Information Sources: - http://www.saeonmarine.co.za/SADCOFunStuff/ResearchVessels.htm#Algoa - http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1330006 - http://www.fao.org/figis/vrmf/finder/!/display/vessel/UID/030052822#.UoUC0BqTx8E General Comments: Algoa confirmed in Miramar Change of flag documented at http://www.fao.org/figis/vrmf/finder/!/display/vessel/UID/030052822#.UoUC0BqTx8E The fisheries research ship (FRS) Algoa is owned by the South African Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), through its Oceans and Coasts Branch (formerly: Marine and Coastal Management (MCM); formerly: Sea Fisheries Research Institute (SFRI)). It is a converted trawler built in 1975 and purchased by the South African government in 1991. IMO number: 7410369. Sources: The Agulhas and Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystems (ASCLME) project: http://www.asclme.org/frs_algoa.html http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdetails.aspx?mmsi=601045000 moorings entry created as MOORINGS OF UNITED STATES, but has been used as a generic MOORINGS entry. S. A. AGULHAS Updated information from ICES for the vessel S. A. AGULHAS from SOUTH AFRICA. Name : S. A. AGULHAS Flag : SOUTH AFRICA - ZA (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : ZSAF Platform Class : 31 Research vessel IMO : 7628136 Commissioned Date : 1978 Decommissioned Date : 2012-04 Current Length : 111.5 Built : 1978 Notes : Ice-strengthened vessel used for research and to service the South African Antarctic bases. Replaced by S. A. Agulhas II in 2012 and transferred to South African Maritime Safety Authority as a training ship. MMSI 601048000 Additional Information Sources: - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._A._Agulhas - http://new.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/601048000 General Comments: Decommissioned flag has been set since platform class will change due to purpose change from research vessel to training vessel. From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._A._Agulhas : "In July 2012 the S. A. Agulhas was recommissioned as a training ship operated by the South African Maritime Safety Authority, the ship will continue to provide facilities for scientific research while training up to seventy merchant marine cadets."