ERDDAP > info > bcodmo_dataset_2398

Grid DAP Data	Sub- set	Table DAP Data	Make A Graph	W M S	Source Data Files	Acces- sible	Title	Sum- mary	FGDC, ISO, Metadata	Back- ground Info	RSS	E mail	Institution	Dataset ID
		data	graph		files	public	[vbs] - Volume backscatter acoustics data collected on R/V Albatross IV cruises AL9205 and AL9607 in the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank in 1992 and 1996 (GB project) (U.S. GLOBEC Georges Bank)		F   I   M	background			BCO-DMO	bcodmo_dataset_2398

The Dataset's Variables and Attributes

Row Type	Variable Name	Attribute Name	Data Type	Value
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	access_formats	String	.htmlTable,.csv,.json,.mat,.nc,.tsv,.esriCsv,.geoJson
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	acquisition_description	String	The data are reported at 20 depth intervals (1-20meters) per yearday and position over a given track line.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_0_award_nid	String	54610
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_0_award_number	String	unknown GB NSF
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_0_funder_name	String	National Science Foundation
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_0_funding_acronym	String	NSF
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_0_funding_source_nid	String	350
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_0_program_manager	String	David L. Garrison
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_0_program_manager_nid	String	50534
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_1_award_nid	String	54626
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_1_award_number	String	unknown GB NOAA
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_1_funder_name	String	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_1_funding_acronym	String	NOAA
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	awards_1_funding_source_nid	String	352
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	cdm_data_type	String	Other
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	comment	String	Peter Wiebe's volume backscattering data for cruise AL9205 Tracklines #30,34 appear to have some errors and have been removed. 11/25/96 rcg
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Conventions	String	COARDS, CF-1.6, ACDD-1.3
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_email	String	info at bco-dmo.org
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_name	String	BCO-DMO
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_type	String	institution
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_url	String	https://www.bco-dmo.org/
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	data_source	String	extract_data_as_tsv version 2.3 19 Dec 2019
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	date_created	String	2009-11-25T14:56:13Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	date_modified	String	2019-03-12T21:19:26Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	defaultDataQuery	String	&time<now
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	doi	String	10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.2398.1
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Easternmost_Easting	double	-65.851333
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_max	double	42.286167
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_min	double	40.415667
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_units	String	degrees_north
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_max	double	-65.851333
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_min	double	-69.031333
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_units	String	degrees_east
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	infoUrl	String	https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/2398
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	institution	String	BCO-DMO
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_0_acronym	String	Greene Bomber
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_0_dataset_instrument_nid	String	5239
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_0_description	String	The Greene Bomber is a ENDECO V-fin towed body with overall dimensions of length: 139.7 cm; width at front: 66 cm; width at rear: 142.2 cm; height: 48.26 cm. It is constructed primarily of fiberglass. Since the early 1990's it has been towed just below the sea surface with acoustic and environmental sensors to provide continuous profiles of the water column acoustic backscattering and target strengths from zooplankton with a size range of ~ 1.5 mm to 100 mm, and sea surface environmental properties (temperature, salinity, and fluorescence). It was first used with a BioSonics dual-beam acoustic system operating at 420 kHz and 1 MHz or 120 and 420 kHz. The environmental sensing system (ESS) was the ESS used on MOCNESS. In 1997 the acoustics were changed to a HTI acousitic system with 120 and 420 kHz transducers. In 2010, two additional HTI transducers (43 and 200 kHz) were added. For additional detail see: Wiebe, P. and C. Greene. 1994. The use of high frequency acoustics in the study of zooplankton spatial and temporal patterns. Proc. NIPR Symp. Polar Biol. 7: 133-157. Wiebe, P.H., D. Mountain, T.K. Stanton, C. Greene, G. Lough, S. Kaartvedt, J. Dawson, and N. Copley. 1996. Acoustical study of the spatial distribution of plankton on Georges Bank and the relation of volume backscattering strength to the taxonomic composition of the plankton. Deep-Sea Research II. 43: 1971-2001. Wiebe, PH; Stanton, T K; Benfield, M C; Mountain, D G; Greene, CH. 1997. High-frequency acoustic volume backscattering in the Georges Bank coastal region and its interpretation using scattering models. IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering22(3): 445-464.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_0_instrument_name	String	Greene Bomber
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_0_instrument_nid	String	427
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	instruments_0_supplied_name	String	Greene Bomber
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	keywords	String	bco, bco-dmo, biological, chemical, coefficient, cruiseid, data, dataset, depth, depth_bin_2, dmo, erddap, latitude, line, longitude, management, oceanography, office, preliminary, track, track_line, transducer, vbs, vbs_coef, year, yrday, yrday_utc
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	license	String	https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/2398/license
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	metadata_source	String	https://www.bco-dmo.org/api/dataset/2398
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Northernmost_Northing	double	42.286167
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	param_mapping	String	{'2398': {'lat': 'master - latitude', 'lon': 'master - longitude'}}
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	parameter_source	String	https://www.bco-dmo.org/mapserver/dataset/2398/parameters
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_0_affiliation	String	Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_0_affiliation_acronym	String	WHOI
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_0_person_name	String	Peter H. Wiebe
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_0_person_nid	String	50454
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_0_role	String	Principal Investigator
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_0_role_type	String	originator
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_1_affiliation	String	Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_1_affiliation_acronym	String	WHOI
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_1_person_name	String	Ms Dicky Allison
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_1_person_nid	String	50382
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_1_role	String	BCO-DMO Data Manager
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	people_1_role_type	String	related
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	project	String	GB
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	projects_0_acronym	String	GB
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	projects_0_description	String	The U.S. GLOBEC Georges Bank Program is a large multi- disciplinary multi-year oceanographic effort. The proximate goal is to understand the population dynamics of key species on the Bank - Cod, Haddock, and two species of zooplankton (Calanus finmarchicus and Pseudocalanus) - in terms of their coupling to the physical environment and in terms of their predators and prey. The ultimate goal is to be able to predict changes in the distribution and abundance of these species as a result of changes in their physical and biotic environment as well as to anticipate how their populations might respond to climate change. The effort is substantial, requiring broad-scale surveys of the entire Bank, and process studies which focus both on the links between the target species and their physical environment, and the determination of fundamental aspects of these species' life history (birth rates, growth rates, death rates, etc). Equally important are the modelling efforts that are ongoing which seek to provide realistic predictions of the flow field and which utilize the life history information to produce an integrated view of the dynamics of the populations. The U.S. GLOBEC Georges Bank Executive Committee (EXCO) provides program leadership and effective communication with the funding agencies.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	projects_0_geolocation	String	Georges Bank, Gulf of Maine, Northwest Atlantic Ocean
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	projects_0_name	String	U.S. GLOBEC Georges Bank
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	projects_0_project_nid	String	2037
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	projects_0_project_website	String	http://globec.whoi.edu/globec_program.html
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	projects_0_start_date	String	1991-01
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	publisher_name	String	Biological and Chemical Oceanographic Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	publisher_type	String	institution
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	sourceUrl	String	(local files)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Southernmost_Northing	double	40.415667
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	standard_name_vocabulary	String	CF Standard Name Table v55
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	summary	String	Volume backscatter acoustics data collected on R/V Albatross IV cruises AL9205 and AL9607 in the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank in 1992 and 1996 (GB project)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	title	String	[vbs] - Volume backscatter acoustics data collected on R/V Albatross IV cruises AL9205 and AL9607 in the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank in 1992 and 1996 (GB project) (U.S. GLOBEC Georges Bank)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	version	String	1
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Westernmost_Easting	double	-69.031333
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	xml_source	String	osprey2erddap.update_xml() v1.3
variable	cruiseid		String
attribute	cruiseid	bcodmo_name	String	cruiseid
attribute	cruiseid	description	String	cruise identification
attribute	cruiseid	long_name	String	Cruiseid
variable	year		short
attribute	year	_FillValue	short	32767
attribute	year	actual_range	short	1992, 1996
attribute	year	bcodmo_name	String	year
attribute	year	description	String	year of cruise
attribute	year	long_name	String	Year
attribute	year	nerc_identifier	String	https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P01/current/YEARXXXX/
variable	track_line		byte
attribute	track_line	_FillValue	byte	127
attribute	track_line	actual_range	byte	1, 37
attribute	track_line	bcodmo_name	String	unknown
attribute	track_line	description	String	track line identification
attribute	track_line	long_name	String	Track Line
variable	yrday_utc		double
attribute	yrday_utc	_FillValue	double	NaN
attribute	yrday_utc	actual_range	double	142.12245, 164.47118
attribute	yrday_utc	bcodmo_name	String	yrday_utc
attribute	yrday_utc	description	String	year day, utc (equates to date and time)
attribute	yrday_utc	long_name	String	Yrday Utc
attribute	yrday_utc	units	String	dec. yearday
variable	latitude		double
attribute	latitude	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Lat
attribute	latitude	_FillValue	double	NaN
attribute	latitude	actual_range	double	40.415667, 42.286167
attribute	latitude	axis	String	Y
attribute	latitude	bcodmo_name	String	latitude
attribute	latitude	colorBarMaximum	double	90.0
attribute	latitude	colorBarMinimum	double	-90.0
attribute	latitude	description	String	latitude, negative = South
attribute	latitude	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	latitude	long_name	String	Latitude
attribute	latitude	nerc_identifier	String	https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P09/current/LATX/
attribute	latitude	standard_name	String	latitude
attribute	latitude	units	String	degrees_north
variable	longitude		double
attribute	longitude	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Lon
attribute	longitude	_FillValue	double	NaN
attribute	longitude	actual_range	double	-69.031333, -65.851333
attribute	longitude	axis	String	X
attribute	longitude	bcodmo_name	String	longitude
attribute	longitude	colorBarMaximum	double	180.0
attribute	longitude	colorBarMinimum	double	-180.0
attribute	longitude	description	String	longitude, negative = West
attribute	longitude	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	longitude	long_name	String	Longitude
attribute	longitude	nerc_identifier	String	https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P09/current/LONX/
attribute	longitude	standard_name	String	longitude
attribute	longitude	units	String	degrees_east
variable	depth_bin_2		float
attribute	depth_bin_2	_FillValue	float	NaN
attribute	depth_bin_2	actual_range	float	1.0, 120.0
attribute	depth_bin_2	bcodmo_name	String	unknown
attribute	depth_bin_2	colorBarMaximum	double	8000.0
attribute	depth_bin_2	colorBarMinimum	double	-8000.0
attribute	depth_bin_2	colorBarPalette	String	TopographyDepth
attribute	depth_bin_2	description	String	depth of observation, based on an averaging of two meter bins
attribute	depth_bin_2	long_name	String	Depth
attribute	depth_bin_2	standard_name	String	depth
attribute	depth_bin_2	units	String	meters
variable	transducer		float
attribute	transducer	_FillValue	float	NaN
attribute	transducer	actual_range	float	1.0, 120.0
attribute	transducer	bcodmo_name	String	unknown
attribute	transducer	description	String	depth of transducer
attribute	transducer	long_name	String	Transducer
attribute	transducer	units	String	meters
variable	vbs_coef		double
attribute	vbs_coef	_FillValue	double	NaN
attribute	vbs_coef	actual_range	double	0.0, 0.1
attribute	vbs_coef	bcodmo_name	String	unknown
attribute	vbs_coef	description	String	volume back sattering coefficient
attribute	vbs_coef	long_name	String	Vbs Coef
attribute	vbs_coef	units	String	meter**-1

The information in the table above is also available in other file formats (.csv, .htmlTable, .itx, .json, .jsonlCSV1, .jsonlCSV, .jsonlKVP, .mat, .nc, .nccsv, .tsv, .xhtml) via a RESTful web service.