Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML), Physical Oceanography Division (PhOD) Publication_Date: 20120201 Title: Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (CTD) data collected during shipboard surveys during 2010 and 2011 in Vieques Sound, Virgin Passage and surrounding regions. Description: Abstract: Sea-Bird Electronics CTDs were utilized during cruises conducted between March 2010 and April 2011 in Vieques Sound, Puerto Rico, Virgin Passage USVI, and the surrounding region. The recovered profile data are presented here in an ACII format. Purpose: These oceanographic data were collected for the purpose of examining flow through Virgin Passage (between Culebra, Puerto Rico and St. Thomas, USVI) and into and out of Vieques Sound (between Culebra, Puerto Rico and Vieques, Puerto Rico) in the US Caribbean, and in examining water properties of the surrounding ocean. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20100303 Ending_Date: 20110423 Currentness_Reference: These data are valid for the period collected only. Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: once data are processed to a final state, they are no longer updated. Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -65.5 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -65.0 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 18.5 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 18.0 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: Numeric Data Sets > Oceanography Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: oceans Theme_Keyword: 014 Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Circulation > Ocean Currents Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Water Temperature Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Salinity/Density > Conductivity Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Salinity/Density > Salinity Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Circulation > Ocean Currents Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Culebra Island Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Vieques Island Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > St. Thomas Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Culebra Island (18N066W0002) Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Puerto Rico > Culebra Island (18N066W0002) Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Vieques Island > Vieques Island (18N065W0002) Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Puerto Rico > Vieques > Vieques Island (18N065W0002) Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > Leeward Islands > St. Thomas (18N064W0033) Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > U. S. Virgin Islands > St. Thomas > St. Thomas (18N064W0033) Access_Constraints: Anyone interested in use of this data must contact Ryan Smith at NOAA/AOML/PhOD Use_Constraints: All users will be asked to read and fully comprehend metadata prior to data use, acknowledge the Originator when using the data set as a source, share data products developed using the source data wet with the Originator. Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: OAR/Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) Contact_Address: Address_Type: Physical Address: 4301 Rickenbacker Causeway City: Miami State_or_Province: Florida Postal_Code: 33149 Country: United States of America Contact_Voice_Telephone: (305) 361-4328 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ryan.smith@noaa.gov Resource_Description: Offline Data or Downloadable Data Distribution_Liability: Data are made publicly available for general information purposes and scientific interest. NOAA cannot be held liable for use of these data in any other manner. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: ascii Format_Information_Content: R/V GARUPPA Survey 2010 - CTD ASCII DATA Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: ftp://ftp.aoml.noaa.gov/pub/phod/rsmith/VS_VP_Trans_Study/shipboard_data/GP2010A/ctd/ascii/ Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: jpg Format_Information_Content: R/V GARUPPA Survey 2010 - CTD PLOTS Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: ftp://ftp.aoml.noaa.gov/pub/phod/rsmith/VS_VP_Trans_Study/shipboard_data/GP2010A/ctd/plots/ Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: ascii Format_Information_Content: NOAA Ship NANCY FOSTER Cruise # NF1001 and NF1002 - CTD ASCII DATA Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: ftp://ftp.aoml.noaa.gov/pub/phod/rsmith/VS_VP_Trans_Study/shipboard_data/NF1001/ctd/ascii/ Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: jpg Format_Information_Content: NOAA Ship NANCY FOSTER Cruise # NF1001 and NF1002 - CTD PLOTS Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: ftp://ftp.aoml.noaa.gov/pub/phod/rsmith/VS_VP_Trans_Study/shipboard_data/NF1001/ctd/plots/ Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: ascii Format_Information_Content: NOAA Ship NANCY FOSTER Cruise # NF1102 - CTD ASCII DATA Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: ftp://ftp.aoml.noaa.gov/pub/phod/rsmith/VS_VP_Trans_Study/shipboard_data/NF1102/ctd/ascii/ Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: jpg Format_Information_Content: NOAA Ship NANCY FOSTER Cruise # NF1102 - CTD PLOTS Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: ftp://ftp.aoml.noaa.gov/pub/phod/rsmith/VS_VP_Trans_Study/shipboard_data/NF1102/ctd/plots/ Fees: None Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20120201 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: OAR/Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) Contact_Address: Address_Type: Physical Address: 4301 Rickenbacker Causeway City: Miami State_or_Province: Florida Postal_Code: 33149 Country: United States of America Contact_Voice_Telephone: (305) 361-4328 Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998