gov.noaa.nodc:0241013 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 2026-02-05T19:07:19Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Fisheries Oceanography in Coastal Alabama (FOCAL) acoustic doppler wave and current profiler data from 2020-08-05 to 2021-06-03 (NCEI Accession 0241013) 2021-09-14 publication 2021-09-08 creation International DOI Foundation (IDF) 10.25921/92x0-fy55 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0241013 NCEI Archive Management System 0241013 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 Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) https://www.disl.edu/ HTTPS Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Brian Dzwonkowski Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) briandz@disl.org https://www.disl.edu/ HTTPS Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Brian Dzwonkowski Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) briandz@disl.org https://www.disl.edu/ HTTPS Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) website Institution web page information pointOfContact Grant Lockridge Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) glockridge@disl.edu https://www.disl.edu/ HTTPS Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) website Institution web page information collaborator Dzwonkowski, Brian Dauphin Island Sea Lab https://www.disl.edu/ HTTPS Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) website Institution web page information author Lockridge, Grant 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 The oceanographic community routinely collects time-series data of water current velocity of the marine environment. Such data are essential for establishing baseline characteristics of marine and estuarine ecosystems. This current velocity data from upward looking 600 kHz Acoustic Doppler Wave and Current Profiler (AWAC) is from small coastal ocean observing system 25 kilometers southwest of the mouth of Mobile Bay, Alabama (30.0902 N 88.2116 W), that the Dauphin Island Sea Lab has been operating since 2004. The site is in approximately 20 m of water. These data were collected from late summer 2020 to late spring 2021. The objective of this ongoing research is to monitor the physical structure of the coastal ocean. This data is a subset of the regularly maintained FOCAL mooring. The site is the longest running time series of water column data in the Mississippi Bight and is an important asset for assessing long-term changes in the physical state of the region. Hydrographic and current velocity data from this site have been used in multiple physical and interdisciplinary studies of circulation, hydrography, and the biophysical interactions associated with the inner shelf of the Northern Gulf of Mexico. The DISL mooring, located at 30°05.410'N, 88°12.694'W, 25 km southwest of Mobile Bay, Alabama. The site is in ~ 20 m of water. Funding Agency: NOAA Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Science, Observation, Monitoring, and Technology Program (NOAA RESTORE) 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:0241013 Preview graphic PNG 0241013 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2021-08-19 publication CURRENT DIRECTION CURRENT SPEED HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE SOUND VELOCITY WATER TEMPERATURE theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS in situ 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 Waters of Gulf of Mexico Gulf of Mexico place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication Fisheries Oceanography in Coastal Alabama (FOCAL) project Provider Project Names EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN ACOUSTICS > ACOUSTIC VELOCITY EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > OCEAN CURRENTS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN PRESSURE > WATER PRESSURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science 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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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Amplitude (Beam1) Amplitude (Beam2) Amplitude (Beam3) Battery Voltage Cell position Direction Heading Pitch Pressure Roll Speed Velocity (Beam1|X|East) Velocity (Beam2|Y|North) Velocity (Beam3|Z|Up) soundspeed theme Provider Keywords Acoustic Doppler Wave and Current Profiler (AWAC) instrument Provider Instruments OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location 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). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian F5J04W Send2NCEI Submission Package ID accessLevel: Public otherRestrictions Cite as: Dzwonkowski, Brian; Lockridge, Grant (2021). Fisheries Oceanography in Coastal Alabama (FOCAL) acoustic doppler wave and current profiler data from 2020-08-05 to 2021-06-03 (NCEI Accession 0241013). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/92x0-fy55. 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. Coogan, Jeff; Dzwonkowski, Brian; Park, Kyeong; Lockridge, Grant (2019). West End CP Mooring thermistor, CTD, and ADCP Data near Mobile Bay, Alabama from 2004-10-20 to 2018-12-12 (NCEI Accession 0203749). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/zzw6-3q06. 2019-10-01 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.25921/zzw6-3q06 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0203749 https://doi.org/10.25921/zzw6-3q06 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.25921/zzw6-3q06 Associated Dataset information Coogan, Jeff Dauphin Island Sea Lab jcoogan87@gmail.com https://www.disl.edu/ HTTPS Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) website Institution web page information author Dzwonkowski, Brian University of South Alabama author Park, Kyeong Dauphin Island Sea Lab https://www.disl.edu/ HTTPS Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) website Institution web page information author Lockridge, Grant Dauphin Island Sea Lab https://www.disl.edu/ HTTPS Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) website Institution web page information author NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) publisher tableDigital crossReference project Dzwonkowski, Brian; Lockridge, Grant (2020). Fisheries Oceanography in Coastal Alabama (FOCAL) acoustic doppler wave and current profiler data 2018-06-21 to 2019-05-15 (NCEI Accession 0211052). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/h8bd-mt38. 2020-07-08 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.25921/h8bd-mt38 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0211052 https://doi.org/10.25921/h8bd-mt38 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.25921/h8bd-mt38 Associated Dataset information Dzwonkowski, Brian Dauphin Island Sea Lab https://www.disl.edu/ HTTPS Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) website Institution web page information author Lockridge, Grant Dauphin Island Sea Lab https://www.disl.edu/ HTTPS Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) website Institution web page information author NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) publisher tableDigital crossReference project Alabama's Real-Time Coastal Observing System (ARCOS) 2016 publication https://www.disl.edu/arcos/ HTTPS https://www.disl.edu/arcos/ Associated project website information crossReference eng; USA utf8 environment oceans -88.2116 -88.2115 30.0901 30.0902 2020-08-05 2021-06-03 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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