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191001-363513-2C
18-NGI3-61
N/A
10/1/2018
2020-6-30 0:0:0
Completed
$12,518.00
Improving Historical Data Access for Coastal Application
Dzwonkowski
Brian
DISL
EM-DM
NMFS
Coastal hydrographic water column data are available as a continuous time series of temperature, salinity, depth, and current velocity collected from 2004 to the present from a small coastal ocean observing system (FOCAL WE-CP buoy) 20-25 kilometers southwest of Mobile Bay. This mooring operation represents the longest running time series of coastal hydrographic water column data in the Mississippi Bight and one of the longest in the entire Gulf of Mexico. However, data collection has typically been derived from process orientated studies, providing support for discrete periods of time, which has generated inconsistencies in data processing and organization. After several data management actions (organize the historic data collections from the mooring system and provide direct access to these historical data in conjunction with the real-time data from the FOCAL WE-CP buoy), the data are now available at https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0203749. The project increased the application of the historical data by new users from research institutions across the U.S. as well as by local and regional agencies to address issues related to ecosystem dynamics (e.g. fisheries populations, hypoxia) and extreme events (marine heatwaves, hurricanes).
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