gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:65549 eng UTF8 dataset National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science resourceProvider NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2026-03-04T19:17:17 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) RESTORE Sponsored Research Project: Expansion of www.mymobilebay.com [now known as ARCOS] for coastal Alabama resource management Project: Dzwonkowski, Mobile Bay Tool 2017 creation 2021 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 65549 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/65549 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information https://arcos.disl.org/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link ARCOS Alabama's Real-Time Coastal Observing System (ARCOS) download https://restoreactscienceprogram.noaa.gov/projects/mobile-bay-tool WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Mobile Bay Tool RESTORE Research Project Webpage: Expansion of www.mymobilebay.com [now known as ARCOS] for coastal Alabama resource management download tableDigital This project will improve and expand an observing network and website that provides accurate real-time weather and water quality data to Alabama environmental managers and the public. Effective management of coastal estuaries requires real-time and historical knowledge of water quality such as salinity, temperature, dissolved oxygen, and water clarity. Resource managers and stakeholders can use web-based tools that integrate this water quality data to inform decision-making in coastal waters such as when to close oyster harvesting areas due to poor water quality. Unfortunately, many Gulf of Mexico coastal regions lack web-based tools that effectively integrate available real-time and historical water quality data. However, decision-makers in Alabama have access to the Alabama Real-time Coastal Observing System (ARCOS) which provides high-quality, system wide, continuous real-time water and weather observations in a user-friendly web-based portal (https://arcos.disl.org/). This project will lead to improvements to ARCOS and its web portal, https://arcos.disl.org/, which receives over 7000 visitors per month who use its data to inform coastal decision-making including living resource management and recreational activities. This project will expand www.mymobilebay.com to include water clarity and offshore water quality data, improving the quality and quantity of information available to support coastal management, fisheries, and recreational use in Mobile Bay. This work will also support the use of ARCOS by recreational and commercial users who rely on the data it provides for safe and efficient boating, fishing, and shipping. This project is led by the University of South Alabama, Dauphin Island Sea Lab, in partnership with Mississippi State University. This project is funded by the NOAA RESTORE Science Program under award NA17NOS4510101 to the University of South Alabama. completed NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov Brian Dzwonkowski (Lead Investigator, University of South Alabama, Dauphin Island Sea Lab) Frank Parker, NOAA RESTORE Science Program, frank.parker@noaa.gov pointOfContact NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator NCCOS.data@noaa.gov custodian https://cdn.coastalscience.noaa.gov/restore/restore_tagbottom.png RESTORE Science Program Logo EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > SOLAR RADIATION EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > OCEAN CURRENTS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > WATER QUALITY EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY > GASES > DISSOLVED OXYGEN theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 17.0 OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 20.8 ADCP > Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler BAROMETERS > BAROMETERS CTD > Conductivity, Temperature, Depth RAIN GAUGES > RAIN GAUGES THERMISTORS > THERMISTORS instrument Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords 17.2 MOORINGS platform Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords 17.2 NCCOS Research Data Type > Field Observation NCCOS Sponsored Research > RESTORE Science Program NCCOS Research Location > Region > Gulf of Mexico theme NCCOS Keywords Gulf of Mexico place DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2017-04-24 publication 8.5 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. 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 FY17 project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, [Date of Access]: RESTORE Sponsored Research Project: Expansion of www.mymobilebay.com [now known as ARCOS] for coastal Alabama resource management [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/65549. NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose. otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None otherRestrictions Use Constraints: None unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 65549 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/nccos/dmp/pdf/65549.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information crossReference eng; US oceans -98 -82 18 31 RESTORE Program -88.213 -87.56 30.09 30.66713 ARCOS -88.2507 -88.02309 29.47976 30.15128 FOCAL transect 2019 -88.21156 -88.21155 30.09023 30.10023 West End CP Mooring -88.2117 -88.2116 30.0902 30.1002 FOCAL ADCP 2018-2021 Project 2017-06-01 2021-05-01 NCEI Data Collection NCEI Archived Data Accession NCEI Archived Data Accession NCEI Archived Data Accession NCEI Archived Data Accession NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information distributor https://doi.org/10.25921/3edp-9d76 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link ARCOS data Dauphin Island Sea Lab. 2018. Alabama Near Coastal Meteorological & Hydrographic Continuous Data Sampling from 2003 to present. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/3edp-9d76 Dauphin Island Station Middlebay Light House Station Meaher Park Cedar Point Station Katrina Cut Station Perdido Pass Station Bon Secour Station download https://doi.org/10.25921/92x0-fy55 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link FOCAL ADCP 2020-2021 Dzwonkowski, B., and G. Lockridge. 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). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/92x0-fy55 download https://doi.org/10.25921/zzw6-3q06 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link West End CP Mooring Coogan, J., B. Dzwonkowski, K. Park, and G. Lockridge. 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. https://doi.org/10.25921/zzw6-3q06 download https://doi.org/10.25921/h8bd-mt38 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link FOCAL ADCP 2018-2019 Dzwonkowski, B., and G. Lockridge. 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. https://doi.org/10.25921/h8bd-mt38 download https://doi.org/10.25921/mxa4-0n10 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link FOCAL transect 2019 Dzwonkowski, B., and G. Lockridge. 2019. CTD data collected from a Fisheries Oceanography in Coastal Alabama (FOCAL) transect on 2019-06-04 (NCEI Accession 0201339). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/mxa4-0n10 download dataset Completeness Report For details, see Distribution Information. The work conducted will extend the spatial and temporal coverage for ARCOS and add more measures of water quality. This will enhance the usefulness of ARCOS for resource managers by providing them with additional information critical to making decisions about living coastal and marine resources in coastal Alabama. Specifically, the improvements to the ARCOS network will include upgrading four older observing stations to enhance reliability and provide real-time water clarity data, and adding offshore real-time measurements of salinity, temperature and dissolved oxygen by upgrading an existing data collection site.