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: 20120604
      Title: Temperature, salinity, extracted chlorophyll a, and depth data collected at discrete stations during a shipboard survey conducted between February 21-25, 2011 in South Florida coastal waters.
Description:
    Abstract: A Sea-Bird Electronics Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (CTD) instrument and a Sea-Bird Electronics Thermosalinograph (TSG) flow-through system were utilized during cruises conducted between October 2010 and September 2011 in South Florida coastal waters.  These data are presented here in an Excel format (.xls).
    Purpose: These oceanographic data were collected for the purpose of examining water properties of the South Florida coastal ocean, covering the Florida Keys Reef Tract and the southwest Florida Shelf.
Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Range_of_Dates/Times:
        Beginning_Date: 20110221
        Ending_Date: 20110225
    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    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: once data are processed to a final state, they are no longer updated.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: -84.0
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.0
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 27.0
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.0
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus
      Theme_Keyword: Numeric Data Sets > Oceanography
      Theme_Keyword: Numeric Data Sets > Water Quality
    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 Temperature > Water Temperature
      Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Salinity/Density > Salinity
      Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Chemistry > Chlorophyll
      Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus
      Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Gulf of Mexico > Florida
      Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Gulf of Mexico > Southwest Florida Shelf (25N082W0001)
      Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract

    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus
      Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Miami-Dade County
      Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County
      Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Collier County
      Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Lee County
      Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Charlotte County



  Access_Constraints: Anyone interested in use of this data must contact Elizabeth Johns 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) 361-4360
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: libby.johns@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: xls
        Format_Information_Content: R/V FG Walton Smith Survey February 21-25, 2011 - CTD,TSG XLS DATA
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
              Network_Resource_Name: CoRIS Database
    Fees: None
Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 20120604
  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) 361-4360
  Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998