Mooring and Drifting Buoy Data: Beaufort Gyre Freshwater Experiment, 2003  View Catalog Page
Identification Information:
Dataset Identifier:
ARCSS165
Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Andrey Proshutinsky
Publication Date: 20060122
Title: Mooring and Drifting Buoy Data: Beaufort Gyre Freshwater Experiment, 2003
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Publisher: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Online Linkage: http://nsidc.org/data/arcss165.html
Description:
Abstract:
In the summer of 2003, investigators established an observational program to measure the freshwater content (in sea ice and in the ocean) of freshwater fluxes in the Beaufort Gyre using moorings and drifting buoys. They collected temperature time series, salinity, current, sea ice draft, and bottom pressure measurements.
Investigators used conventional mooring systems containing a McLane Moored Profiler (MMP) to sample currents and hydrographic data from 50 m to 2050 m with 17-hour time intervals. They measured sea ice draft with an ASL Environmental Sciences 420 kHz upward-looking sonar (ULS). Using a high accuracy bottom pressure recorder (BPR), they measured sea level height variability and near-bottom seawater temperatures. Each mooring consisted of a surface floatation package at 50 m depth, which housed the ULS, a mooring cable containing the MMP, and dual acoustic releases and a BPR located immediately above the anchor.
Investigators also deployed several ice-tethered beacons to provide concurrent temperature and salinity data at several discrete depths in the uppermost 40 m. The instruments suspended three SeaBird MicroCat C/T recorders and data were broadcast via the Argos data collection relay system, which also provided the drifter location.
Purpose: scientific research
Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date: 20030801
Ending Date: 20040831
Currentness Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: Unknown
Spatial Domain:
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate: -150°
East Bounding Coordinate: -140°
North Bounding Coordinate: 78°
South Bounding Coordinate: 75°
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE Cryosphere Sea Ice Ice Depth/Thickness
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE Oceans Ocean Circulation Ocean Currents Velocity Profiles
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE Oceans Ocean Pressure Water Pressure Bottom Pressure
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE Oceans Ocean Temperature Sea Surface Temperature
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE Oceans Ocean Temperature Water Temperature
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE Oceans Salinity/Density Salinity
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE Oceans Sea Ice Ice Depth/Thickness Ice Draft
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: None
Theme Keyword:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
Theme Keyword: ARGOS ARGOS Data Collection and Position Location System
Theme Keyword: BOTTOM PRESSURE GAUGES
Theme Keyword: CONDUCTIVITY METERS
Theme Keyword: PROFILERS
Theme Keyword: TEMPERATURE SENSORS
Theme Keyword: UPWARD LOOKING SONAR
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords
Theme Keyword: BUOYS
Theme Keyword: MOORINGS
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Theme Keyword: climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Theme Keyword: oceans
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: None
Theme Keyword: ARCSS165
Theme Keyword: ARCSS Data Coordination Center
Theme Keyword: Arctic Freshwater Initiative
Theme Keyword: Arctic Ocean
Theme Keyword: Beaufort Gyre Freshwater Experiment
Theme Keyword: Beaufort Sea
Theme Keyword: Conductivity
Theme Keyword: Drifting Buoys
Theme Keyword: Moored Buoy
Theme Keyword: Moored Upward Looking Sonar
Theme Keyword: Ocean Water Salinity
Theme Keyword: Ocean Water Temperature
Theme Keyword: OPP-0230184
Theme Keyword: Sea Ice Draft
Theme Keyword: Sea Surface Temperatures
Theme Keyword: Temperature Profiles
Theme Keyword: Time Series
Theme Keyword: Velocity Measurements
Theme Keyword: Water Pressure
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus: NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
Place Keyword: Ocean Arctic Ocean
Place Keyword: Ocean Arctic Ocean Beaufort Sea Beaufort Gyre
Access Constraints:
None
Use Constraints:
None
Point of Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Person Primary:
Contact Person: NSIDC User Services
Contact Organization: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address:
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
State or Province: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199 x
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 1 303 492-2468 x
Contact Electronic Mail Address: nsidc@nsidc.org
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Distribution Information:
Distributor:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NSIDC Arctic System Science Data Coordination Center
Contact Person: NSIDC ARCSS User Services
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
State or Province: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 1 303 492-2468
Contact Electronic Mail Address: nsidc@nsidc.org
Resource Description:
ARCSS165
Distribution Liability:
NSIDC cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NSIDC makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
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Metadata Reference Information:
Metadata Date:
20120913
Metadata Review Date:
20120913
Metadata Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Person Primary:
Contact Person: NSIDC ARCSS User Services
Contact Organization: NSIDC Arctic System Science Data Coordination Center
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
State or Province: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 1 303 492-2468
Contact Electronic Mail Address: nsidc@nsidc.org
Metadata Standard Name:
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata:
Extensions for Remote Sensing Metadata
Metadata Standard Version:
FGDC-STD-012-2002
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