From: Scott.Mowery@noaa.gov
To: NODC.DataOfficer@noaa.gov
Date: 7 May 2009
RE: USGS Woods Hole Data

Working with Ellyn Montgomery, USGS Woods Hole Data Manager, this is one
element of the USGS inventory of archived time series data. Data is
provided in the basic sample interval and hourly averaged. Variables
include currents, temperature, pressure, conductivity, light
transmission (beam atttenuation) and others. Time range of the complete
series is 1975 - present.

I have placed the file GLOBEC_GEORGES_BANK.zip on the incoming FTP site
Liaison directory for your retrieval
(ftp://ftp.nodc.noaa.gov/pub/incoming/liaison/). The zip file (53 files)
includes the complete datasets and supporting metadata / associated
files for field activities from the U.S. GLOBEC GEORGE'S BANK CURRENT
AND SEDIMENT TRANSPORT STUDIES Field Program to to document the currents
and mixing of plankton fields. Measurements include physical data from
moored current meters and bottom mounted tripods, and include current,
temperature, pressure, and backscatter. The Basic Interval Sampling data
is placed in a seperate directory; Field Activity Reports, trip Maps
(.png), metadata files, and Google Earth KML files are included in the
root directory.

The data includes reports for 3 cruises covering the period from May to
August 1999. Data is provided from each cruise in the Basic Sampling 
Interval file. The data is stored in _Net_work _C_ommon_D_ata Format 
(netCDF) files using the EPIC (_E_quatorial _P_acific_I_nformation 
_C_ollection) conventions defined by the NOAA Pacific Marine 
Environmental Laboratory. Associated ASCII files and Google Earth KML 
files are also included. Metadata and KML files have also been forwarded 
to the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC) for inclusion in 
the Regional Ecosystem Data Management System and climate change 
baseline assessments. Data submission POC is Scott Mowery, NCDDC 
Northeast Liaison (scott.mowery@noaa.gov)