NODC Electronic Data Documentation Form	
NOAA FORM 24-13
(Revised 9/2001)	U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE, DATA AND INFORMATION SERVICE
NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA CENTER
SSMC-3 FOURTH FLOOR, 1315 EAST WEST HWY
SILVER SPRING MD 20910-3282
	FORM APPROVAL PENDING	
This form should accompany all data submissions to the National Oceanographic Data Center.  Section 1, Contributor Identification, must be completed when the data are submitted.  It is highly desirable for NODC to also receive the remaining pertinent descriptive information about the submitted data at that time.  Please include any relevant reports, publications, or other supporting documentation that assist in describing data collection, analysis, and format specifics.	
SECTION 1.  CONTRIBUTOR IDENTIFICATION
(PLEASE COMPLETE INFORMATION ABOUT WHO IS SENDING THE DATA TO NODC.)	
1.  Name of contributor

Ruth Curry
	5.  Telephone
1-508-289-2799	
2.  Organization/Institution name

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
	6.  Email
rcurry@whoi.edu	
3.  Mailing address

MS #21
	7.  FAX	
4.  City                          Woods Hole                
     State/Province         MA
     Zip/Postal Code       02543
     Country                    USA	8.  Other contact methods/information	
SECTION 2.  DATA COLLECTOR IDENTIFICATION
(PLEASE COMPLETE INFORMATION ABOUT WHO COLLECTED THESE DATA.)	
1.  Name of data collector

John Toole, Ruth Curry, Terry Joyce (WHOI)
Bill Smethie (LDEO)
	5.  Telephone
508-289-2531 (Toole)   845-365-8566 (Smethie)
508-289-2799 (Curry)	
2.  Organization/Institution name

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
	6.  Email
rcurry@whoi.edu
jtoole@whoi.edu
bsmeth@ldeo.columbia.edu
	
3.  Mailing address
MS #21
WHOI
	7.  FAX	
4.  City                         Woods Hole                             
     State/Province        MA
     Zip/Postal Code      02543
     Country                  USA	8.  Other contact methods/information	
SECTION 3.  GENERAL DATASET DESCRIPTION
(PLEASE COMPLETE GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THESE DATA.)	
1.  Dataset Title (if applicable) (may be sent in an included ASCII text file named “abcTITLE.TXT” where abc are your initials)
Line W   Hydrography                      2004may_cjlTITLE.TXT
	
2.	Dataset Abstract (please provide a brief description of the contents of the dataset) (may be sent in an included ASCII text file named “abcABSTRACT.TXT” where abc are your initials)
2004may_cjlABSTRACT.TXT

	
3.  Dataset Purpose (please provide a brief statement about the purpose for collecting these data)  (may be sent in an included ASCII text file named “abcPURPOSE.TXT” where abc are your initials)

Line W is a sustained observational program focused on the cold limb of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation through high resolution measurements of the deep western boundary current (DWBC) southeast of New England.  The field study consists of a 6-element moored array -- spanning the continental slope and underlying an altimeter satellite ground track – and periodic reoccupations of a full-depth hydrographic section along the line extending from the continental shelf towards Bermuda. 

2004may_cjlPURPOSE.TXT

4.  Dataset collection dates
First day of data collection  April 30, 2004
Last day of data collection   May 5, 2004	
5  Dataset location
Northernmost Latitude  40 
Southernmost Latitude 36
Easternmost Longitude 67
Westernmost Longitude 70 
Ocean/sea area names
Western North Atlantic Ocean

		6.  Platform(s) used to collect these data
Platform name(s) and type(s)

R/V Oceanus	
7.  Instruments used to collect these data
Instrument(s)
SeaBird 911plus with dual T and C sensors
and 1 SBE-43 oxygen sensor. 

Water samples were collected at discrete depth intervals using a rosette with 4 liter Niskin bottles.  

	8.  Parameters measured
Parameters
Pressure (db)
Temperature (deg C)
Salinity (psu)
Dissolved Oxygen 
CFC-11, CFC-12, CFC-113	
9.  Project name(s)
Line W
	10.	Original cruise name(s)
32OC401	
11.  Volume of data transferred (in bytes)

373.5	12.	Filenames in data submission
2004may.whp_btl
2004may.whp_ctd.zip   2004may.sum	
SECTION 4.  SCIENTIFIC CONTENT OF DATASET
(PLEASE COMPLETE SPECIFIC INFORMATION ABOUT THESE DATA.)
Include enough information concerning the manner of observation, instrumentation, analysis, and data reduction techniques to make them understandable to future users.  Furnish the minimum documentation considered relevant to each data type.  Documentation will be retained ‘as is’ as a permanent part of the data and will be available for future users.  

Equivalent information already available may be substituted for this section of this form (i.e., publications, reports, and README files containing descriptions of observational and analytical methods).   Enter publication citation information here:	
Scientific content citation:
	
NAME OF MEASURED PARAMETER	UNIT OF MEASURE USED FOR PARAMETER	OBSERVATION METHOD AND INSTRUMENT USED (TYPE & MODEL	ANALYTICAL METHOD AND LABORATORY PROCEDURES USED (INCLUDING MODIFICATIONS)	DATA PROCESSING TECHNIQUES (WITH FILTERING AND AVERAGING)	
Downcast CTD 2-db
1.	Pressure
2.	Temperature
3.	Salinity
4.	Oxygen

-----------------------------
Bottle Data
1.	Salinity
2.	Oxygen
3.	CFC-11
4.	CFC-12
5.	CFC-113
6.	CTD Pressure
7.	CTD Temperature
8.	CTD Salinity
9.	CTD Oxygen

	
1.	Decibars
2.	deg C (ITS-90)
3.	PSS-78
4.	umol/kg
-----------------------
1.	IPTS-68
2.	umol/kg
3.	pmol/kg
4.	pmol/kg
5.	pmol/kg
6.	Decibars
7.	ITS-90
8.	PSS-78
9.	umol/kg	SeaBird 911plus with dual T and C sensors and 1 SBE-43 oxygen sensor.

CTD/Rosette equipped with 22 Niskin bottles.

SECTION 5.  DATA FORMAT OF DATASET
(PLEASE COMPLETE SPECIFIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE FORMAT OF THESE DATA.)
Include enough information concerning the format of these data to make them understandable to future users.  Furnish at least the minimum documentation considered relevant for your data.  Documentation will be retained ‘as is’ as a permanent part of the data and will be available for future users.  Equivalent information already available may be substituted for this section of this form (i.e., publications, reports, and README files containing descriptions of the data format).  	
Data format information citation:
	
At a minimum, please include the following information: 
1.  Media type on which data were submitted (e.g., FTP, exabyte tape, etc.)
FTP

2.  Name of included file that contains specific record layout, if applicable, including:
FIELD NAME, POSITION FROM 0 MEASURED IN (BITS, BYTES, ETC.), LENGTH (NUMBER, UNITS), ATTRIBUTES, USE AND MEANING
woce_format.pdf

3.  Brief description of file organization

2004may.sum                This is a metadata file about the cruise.
 
2004may.whp_btl          This has the upcast CTD data and the Niskin bottle data.

2004may.whp_ctd.zip    This has downcast 2 decibar CTD data.

4. Record type(s)
ASCII/WOCE Hydrographic Programme Format

5. Data format information contact person
Name    Chris Lernihan
Email     clernihan@whoi.edu
Telephone    1-508-289-2468
Address        Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
                     MS #21  
                     Woods Hole, MA
                     02543
                     USA
	
SECTION 6.  INSTRUMENT CALIBRATION
(PLEASE COMPLETE SPECIFIC CALIBRATION INFORMATION ABOUT
INSTRUMENTS USED TO COLLECT THESE DATA.)
Include enough information about instrument calibration to make it understandable to future users.  Furnish the minimum documentation considered relevant for each instrument.  Documentation will be retained ‘as is’ as a permanent part of the data and will be available for future users.  Equivalent information already available may be substituted for this section of this form (i.e., publications, reports, and README files containing descriptions of observational and analytical methods).  	
1.   Name of included file that contains specific calibration details, if applicable, including:
INSTRUMENT TYPE (MFR., MODEL#), DATE OF LAST CALIBRATION, LAST CALIBRATED BY (NAME, ORGANIZATION), INSTRUMENT CALIBRATED AT (FIXED INTERVALS/BEFORE USE/AFTER USE/BEFORE AND AFTER USE/ONLY AFTER REPAIR/ONLY WHEN NEW/OTHER (SPECIFY)/INSTRUMENT NOT CALIBRATED