Fisheries Water Column Sonar Data 1990 - Present
Data Set (DS) | NMFS Office of Science and Technology (OST)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:20873 | Updated: October 3, 2024 | Published / External
Summary
Short Citation
NMFS Office of Science and Technology, 2025: Fisheries Water Column Sonar Data 1990 - Present, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/20873.
Full Citation Examples
Water column sonar data are an important component of fishery independent surveys, habitat studies and other research. NMFS water column sonar data are archived here.
Distribution Information
Data are available for free, but may require the requester to provide an external hard drive.
Child Items
Type | Title |
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Entity | NMFS Water Column Sonar Data File |
Contact Information
Point of Contact
Michael S Gallagher
michael.s.gallagher@noaa.gov
206-526-4147
Metadata Contact
Charles Anderson
charles.anderson@noaa.gov
303-497-4742
Extents
-180° W,
180° E,
90° N,
-90° S
Global Ocean Coverage
1990 - Present
Item Identification
Title: | Fisheries Water Column Sonar Data 1990 - Present |
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Short Name: | NMFS Water Column Sonar Database |
Status: | In Work |
Publication Date: | Unknown |
Abstract: |
Water column sonar data are an important component of fishery independent surveys, habitat studies and other research. NMFS water column sonar data are archived here. |
Purpose: |
Provide a searchable inventory of NMFS water column sonar data archived at the National Centers for Environmental Information. |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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UNCONTROLLED | |
None | multi beam sonar |
None | split beam sonar |
None | water column backscatter |
Temporal Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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UNCONTROLLED | |
None | 1990 to present |
Spatial Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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UNCONTROLLED | |
None | global ocean coverage |
Physical Location
Location Description: |
Sent directly to archiving location. |
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Data Set Information
Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
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Data Set Type: | Files |
Maintenance Frequency: | Continually |
Data Presentation Form: | Table (digital) |
Entity Attribute Overview: |
Water column sonar data are collected by active acoustic (or sonar) technology and contain acoustic scattering information from the near-surface to the seafloor. Scientists use these data to assess physical and biological characteristics of the ocean, including the spatial distribution of plankton, fish, methane seeps, and underwater oil plumes. |
Entity Attribute Detail Citation: |
http://maps.ngdc.noaa.gov/viewers/water_column_sonar/ |
Entity Attribute Detail URL: | http://maps.ngdc.noaa.gov/viewers/water_column_sonar/ |
Data Set Credit: | Cruises have specific citations that should be used when incorporating these data into your research, etc. Please see the ReadMe file provided during download or the "Cruise Details" for detailed information. The general archive should be cited as follows: National Geophysical Data Center (2014): Water Column Sonar Data Collection. National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA. doi: 10.7289/V5HT2M7C [access date]. |
Support Roles
Data Steward
Date Effective From: | 2012 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Person): | Anderson, Charles |
Address: |
325 Broadway, E/GC3 Boulder, CO 33149 |
Email Address: | charles.anderson@noaa.gov |
Phone: | 303-497-4742 |
Contact Instructions: |
303-497-4742 |
Distributor
Date Effective From: | 2015 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Organization): | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) |
Email Address: | ncei.info@noaa.gov |
URL: | NCEI Contact Information |
Metadata Contact
Date Effective From: | 2015 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Person): | Anderson, Charles |
Address: |
325 Broadway, E/GC3 Boulder, CO 33149 |
Email Address: | charles.anderson@noaa.gov |
Phone: | 303-497-4742 |
Point of Contact
Date Effective From: | 2015 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Person): | Gallagher, Michael S |
Address: |
7600 Sand Point Way, NE Seattle, WA 98115-6349 USA |
Email Address: | michael.s.gallagher@noaa.gov |
Phone: | 206-526-4147 |
Publisher
Date Effective From: | 2014 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Person): | Brown, Stephen K |
Address: |
1315 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282 USA |
Email Address: | stephen.k.brown@noaa.gov |
Phone: | 301-427-8112 |
Fax: | 301-713-1875 |
Extents
Currentness Reference: | Ground Condition |
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Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
W° Bound: | -180 | |
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E° Bound: | 180 | |
N° Bound: | 90 | |
S° Bound: | -90 | |
Description |
Global Ocean Coverage |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
Time Frame Type: | Continuing |
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Start: | 1990 |
Access Information
Security Class: | Unclassified |
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Data Access Procedure: |
The raw data can be requested through the website (http://maps.ngdc.noaa.gov/viewers/water_column_sonar/). Derived data products processed at NGDC will be available in the near future. |
Data Access Constraints: |
Data are available for free, but may require the requester to provide an external hard drive. |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
Download URL: | http://maps.ngdc.noaa.gov/viewers/water_column_sonar/ |
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Distributor: |
URLs
URL 1
URL: | http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/wcd/ |
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URL Type: |
Browse Graphic
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File Resource Format: | html |
Description: |
Map based, graphical data holdings catalog. |
Activity Log
Activity Log 1
Activity Date/Time: | 2015-09-08 |
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Activity Type: | data archive status |
Responsible Party: | Charles Anderson |
Description: |
https://sites.google.com/a/noaa.gov/nesdis-nmfs-sonar-data-archive/archive-status/archive-dashboard |
Technical Environment
Description: |
A variety of sonars are used by the data providers with Kongsberg's EM 122 (12 kHz) and EM 302 (30 kHz), Simrad's EK60 (18-710 kHz, split beam), and ME 70 (70-120 kHz, can be split beam) being most common. The configuration of each cruise's sonar system (e.g., beam type and angle) can be found in the file metadata. |
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Data Quality
Quality Control Procedures Employed: |
Data includes links to sonar calibration files, sound velocity profiles and CTD data. |
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Data Management
Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?: | Yes |
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Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management: | Unknown |
Do these Data Comply with the Data Access Directive?: | Yes |
Is Access to the Data Limited Based on an Approved Waiver?: | No |
If Distributor (Data Hosting Service) is Needed, Please Indicate: | No |
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Dissemination: | 90 Days |
Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location: | NCEI-CO |
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Archiving: | 90 Days |
How Will the Data Be Protected from Accidental or Malicious Modification or Deletion Prior to Receipt by the Archive?: |
Prior to submission, data are packaged using a data packager script, which combines metadata and data files with appropriate QC checks. |
Lineage
Process Steps
Process Step 1
Description: |
The data provider uses the WCSD Packager to create a Data Package from the Instrument Files and/or user entered cruise and instrument details. |
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Process Step 2
Description: |
The Data Package is sent to the WCSD Data Manager at NCEI in Colorado who ingests the data for archiving. |
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Child Items
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Type | Title |
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Entity | NMFS Water Column Sonar Data File |
Catalog Details
Catalog Item ID: | 20873 |
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GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:20873 |
Metadata Record Created By: | Jackie Locks |
Metadata Record Created: | 2013-11-08 17:56+0000 |
Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2024-10-03 18:16+0000 |
Metadata Record Published: | 2015-12-22 |
Owner Org: | OST |
Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
Do Not Publish?: | N |
Metadata Last Review Date: | 2015-12-22 |
Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
Metadata Next Review Date: | 2016-12-22 |