Subject: UMCES BITMAX-II Data Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2010 10:41:48 -0400 From: Scott.Mowery To: NODC.DataOfficer@noaa.gov Aloha Silver Spring! University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) Horn Point Laboratory (HPL) Cruise Reports and CTD data from the Bio-physical Interactions in the Turbidity Maximum (BITMAX-II) program sent to the NODC FTP site for adding to the NODC Accessions. --------------------------------------------- Submitted by Steve Suttles, Project Engineer at Green Eyes, LLC, this submission includes seven of eight cruise package of the BITMAX-II program (first cruise package BM701 has already been submitted and processed by NODC). Data is packaged into a seven individual cruise ZIP files that contains FGDC compliant metadata (xml and html), data file (CSV), cruise report (pdf), and cruise report metadata (xml and html). I have placed the files BM702.zip, BM703.zip, BM704.zip, BM801.zip, BM802.zip, and BM803.zip on the anonymous FTP site Incoming directory for your retrieval (ftp://ftp.nodc.noaa.gov/pub/incoming/). The zip files includes the complete dataset and supporting metadata / associated files for cruise activities. As noted in the metadata, this data was collected to map physical and biological conditions in the upper Chesapeake Bay as part of an effort to identify and understand mechanisms that influence trophic transfer in the Estuarine Turbidity Maximum. This data set contains the Cruise Report and CTD data from 7 of 8 main cruises in the upper Chesapeake Bay on board the R/V Hugh R. Sharp from February 2007 to October 2008. NOAA data submission POC is Scott Mowery, NCDDC Northeast Regional Science Officer, (240)676-3619, 672 Independence Pkwy, Chesapeake, VA (scott.mowery@noaa.gov). UMCES data provider POC is Steve Suttles, Project Engineer, Green Eyes LLC., Tel. (410)221-8242, 5745 Lovers Lane Cambridge, MD 21613 (steve@greeneyesobserving.com). -- Scott Mowery Oceanographer Northeast Regional Scientist NOAA National Coastal Data Development Center Center for Operational Oceanographic Products & Services 672 Independence Parkway Chesapeake, VA 23320 757.842.4442 240.676.3619 (cell) 757.436.9292 (fax) Visit us at ncddc.noaa.gov