Metadata: 
  File identifier: 
      R6.x815.000-0005-metadata.xml
  Language: 
      eng; USA
  Character set: 
    Character set code: 
      utf8
  Hierarchy level: 
    Scope code: 
      dataset
  Metadata author: 
    Responsible party: 
      Individual name: 
          Carley Zapfe
      Organisation name: 
          University of Southern Mississippi / Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
      Position name: 
          Research Technician
      Contact info: 
        Contact: 
          Phone: 
            Telephone: 
              Voice: 
              Facsimile: 
          Address: 
            Address: 
              Delivery point: 
                  703 East Beach Drive
              City: 
                  Ocean Springs
              Administrative area: 
                  Mississippi
              Postal code: 
                  39564
              Country: 
                  USA
              Electronic mail address: 
                  carley.zapfe@usm.edu
      Role: 
        Role code: 
          pointOfContact
  Date stamp: 
      2021-05-04T20:04:57+00:00
  Metadata standard name: 
      ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data
  Metadata standard version: 
      ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
  Dataset URI: 
      https://data.gulfresearchinitiative.org/metadata/R6.x815.000:0005
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  Identification info: 
    Data identification: 
      Citation: 
        Citation: 
          Title: 
              MOCNESS profile data collected during NRDA Plankton Survey Walton Smith 3 (WS3) in the northern Gulf of 
              Mexico from 2010-09-26 to 2010-10-02 on board the R/V F.G. Walton Smith Cruise WS1017
          Alternate title: 
          Date: 
            Date: 
              Date: 
                  2019-12-04
              Date type: 
                Date type code: 
                  publication
          Identifier: 
            Identifier: 
              Code: 
                Anchor: xlink: https://dx.doi.org/10.7266/n7-n2t3-aa19 title: DOI
                  doi:10.7266/n7-n2t3-aa19
      Abstract: 
          This dataset contains MOCNESS (Multiple Opening/Closing Net Environmental Sensing System) profile data 
          collected on board the R/V F.G. Walton Smith during Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) Plankton 
          Survey Walton Smith 3 (WS3) in the Gulf of Mexico from 2010-09-26 to 2010-10-02. This survey (WS3, chief 
          scientist: Malinda Sutor) was part of a series of NRDA cruises conducted in 2010 and 2011 to evaluate the 
          distribution and densities of ichthyoplankton and other zooplankton in northern Gulf of Mexico waters 
          potentially affected by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (DWHOS). The dataset includes the original profile 
          data in three formats (.RAW, .TAB, .PRO) for individual MOCNESS tows, as well as combined and summary data 
          (all tows) for the full cruise. Datasets include sampling event data (time, longitude, latitude, salinity, 
          temperature, depth, fluorescence, velocity, and volume). This dataset corresponds with the MOCNESS 
          Ichthyoplankton dataset available under GRIIDC Unique Dataset Identifier (UDI) R6.x815.000:0009 (DOI: 
          10.7266/n7-s18h-wr95).
      Purpose: 
          This data was collected as part of the Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) response to the 2010 MC252 
          Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Taxonomic data were acquired from the Deepwater Horizon Plankton Assessment 
          Archive (DWHPAA).
      Status: 
        Progress code: 
          completed
      Point of contact: 
        Responsible party: 
          Individual name: 
              Frank Hernandez
          Organisation name: 
              University of Southern Mississippi / Department of Coastal Sciences
          Position name: 
              Assistant Professor
          Contact info: 
            Contact: 
              Phone: 
                Telephone: 
                  Voice: 
                      2288188800
                  Facsimile: 
              Address: 
                Address: 
                  Delivery point: 
                      Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
                      703 East Beach Drive
                  City: 
                      Ocean Springs
                  Administrative area: 
                      Mississippi
                  Postal code: 
                      39564
                  Country: 
                      USA
                  Electronic mail address: 
                      frank.hernandez@usm.edu
          Role: 
            Role code: 
              principalInvestigator
      Point of contact: 
        Responsible party: 
          Individual name: 
              Verena Wang
          Organisation name: 
              East Carolina University
          Position name: 
              Postdoctoral Student
          Contact info: 
            Contact: 
              Phone: 
                Telephone: 
                  Voice: 
                  Facsimile: 
              Address: 
                Address: 
                  Delivery point: 
                      E 5th Street
                  City: 
                      Greenville
                  Administrative area: 
                      NC
                  Postal code: 
                      27858
                  Country: 
                      USA
                  Electronic mail address: 
                      wangv21@ecu.edu
          Role: 
            Role code: 
              pointOfContact
      Point of contact: 
        Responsible party: 
          Individual name: 
              Carley Zapfe
          Organisation name: 
              University of Southern Mississippi / Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
          Position name: 
              Research Technician
          Contact info: 
            Contact: 
              Phone: 
                Telephone: 
                  Voice: 
                  Facsimile: 
              Address: 
                Address: 
                  Delivery point: 
                      703 East Beach Drive
                  City: 
                      Ocean Springs
                  Administrative area: 
                      Mississippi
                  Postal code: 
                      39564
                  Country: 
                      USA
                  Electronic mail address: 
                      carley.zapfe@usm.edu
          Role: 
            Role code: 
              author
      Descriptive keywords: 
        Keywords: 
          Keyword: 
              MOCNESS
          Keyword: 
              Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP)
          Keyword: 
              Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA)
          Keyword: 
              net tows
          Keyword: 
              plankton survey
          Type: 
            Keyword type code: 
              theme
      Descriptive keywords: 
        Keywords: 
          Keyword: 
              northern Gulf of Mexico
          Type: 
            Keyword type code: 
              place
      Resource constraints:  title: Cite As
        Constraints: 
          Use limitation: 
              Zapfe, Carley, Verena Wang, and Frank Hernandez. 2019. MOCNESS profile data collected during NRDA Plankton 
              Survey Walton Smith 3 (WS3) in the northern Gulf of Mexico from 2010-09-26 to 2010-10-02 on board the 
              R/V F.G. Walton Smith Cruise WS1017. Distributed by: Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information and 
              Data Cooperative (GRIIDC), Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. 
              doi:10.7266/n7-n2t3-aa19
      Resource constraints:  title: CC0 License
        Legal constraints: 
          Use constraints: 
            Restriction code: 
              licenceUnrestricted
          Other constraints: 
              This information is released under the Creative Commons license - No Rights Reserved - CC0 1.0 Universal 
              (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). The person who associated a work with this deed 
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              copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking 
              permission.
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      Language: 
          eng; USA
      Topic category: 
        Topic category code: 
          biota
      Extent: 
        Extent: 
          Geographic element: 
            Geographic bounding box: 
              West bound longitude: 
                  -91.0126
              East bound longitude: 
                  -87.5
              South bound latitude: 
                  26.999
              North bound latitude: 
                  29
          Geographic element: 
            BoundingPolygon: 
              Polygon: 
                gml:MultiPoint: 
                  gml:pointMember: 
                    Point: 
                      gml:pos: 
                        28.5 -88.5
                  gml:pointMember: 
                    Point: 
                      gml:pos: 
                        29 -87.5
                  gml:pointMember: 
                    Point: 
                      gml:pos: 
                        28 -87.5
                  gml:pointMember: 
                    Point: 
                      gml:pos: 
                        27.5 -88.5
                  gml:pointMember: 
                    Point: 
                      gml:pos: 
                        27.0042 -90.0164
                  gml:pointMember: 
                    Point: 
                      gml:pos: 
                        26.999 -91.0126
          Temporal element: 
            Temporal extent: 
              Extent: 
                Time period: 
                  Description: 
                    ground condition
                  Begin date: 
                    2010-09-26
                  End date: 
                    2010-10-02
      Supplemental Information: 
          Time[Julian Days since 2010-01-01 00:00:00], latitude [degrees], longitude [degrees], pressure [dBar], 
          temperature [deg C], potential temperature [degC], salinity [PSU], sigma_t [kg/m^3], signal strength/echo 
          intensity [counts], net angle, water flow [number of revolutions], horizontal velocity [knots], vertical 
          velocity [m/s], volume filtered [m^3].
          
          Note: Sample time in xxxx.PRO files are UTC, and in xxxx_all.csv file is Central time. For the detailed 
          dataset information including file descriptions, file naming conventions, and all the headers descriptions, 
          please refer to the readme file (MOCNESS READ ME FILE_WS3.xlsx) included in the dataset.|MOCNESS data (RAW, 
          PRO, and TAB files) were acquired from the Deepwater Horizon Plankton Assessment Archive (DWHPAA) and NCEI, 
          and are provided here in their original form for reference. MOC All and MOC summary files were generated by 
          the dataset authors to collate and summarize the MOCNESS environmental data after additional processing and 
          QC. The MOC Deployment ID file is included for organizational reference and does not contain environmental 
          data. The dataset authors are curating the deep-pelagic plankton data and associated environmental data for 
          analysis, and were not part of the sample collection effort.
          MOCNESS data (RAW, PRO, and TAB files) are organized by station number, time of day, sampling depth, and 
          sampling occurrence (i.e., repeat tows at the same station, numbered 1-4 when applicable).
          
          Unprocessed data generated from the underwater unit attached to the MOCNESS instrument frame. The file 
          contains no defined columns or headings. RAW files are original data output from the MOCNESS software; one 
          RAW file per tow.
          Processed version of the RAW data file, presented in an ASCII to Disk format. Data represent environmental 
          samples (e.g., temperature, salinity, latitude, longitude) recorded in 4-second intervals throughout the 
          MOCNESS deployment. PRO files are original data output from the MOCNESS software; one PRO file per tow.
          Summary data for each net from PRO file data. Minimum, maximum, and mean values are provided for each 
          environmental parameter. TAB files are original data output from the MOCNESS software; one TAB file per tow.
          Tow identifiers (Deployment ID), corresponding file names for MOCNESS data (RAW, PRO, and TAB; see below for 
          file naming convention), and station coordinates. One 'MOC Deployment ID' file per cruise.
          Data from all PRO files combined (per cruise), with each environmental sample (one sample recorded per 
          4-second interval) paired with corresponding cruise data (e.g., Deployment ID, Field Sample ID, Station ID, 
          time of day). See below for details on further processing/QC of PRO data before combining into 'MOC All' 
          file. One 'MOC All' file per cruise.
          Summary data for each net from 'MOC All' file. Net opening, net closing, and/or mean and standard deviation 
          are provided for each environmental parameter. One 'MOC Summary' file per cruise.|1-m^2 Multiple 
          Opening/Closing Net Environmental Sensing System (MOCNESS) outfitted with 9 0.333mm nets.|||Data provided in 
          this dataset are generated from the Natural Resource Damage Assessment Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Plankton 
          Processing Plan. Stations sampled are on the Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP) Gulf 
          of Mexico grid.
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  Distribution info: 
    Distribution: 
      Distributor: 
        Distributor: 
          Distributor contact: 
            Responsible party: 
              Organisation name: 
                  Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information and Data Cooperative (GRIIDC)
              Contact info: 
                Contact: 
                  Phone: 
                    Telephone: 
                      Voice: 
                          3618253604
                  Address: 
                    Address: 
                      Delivery point: 
                          6300 Ocean Drive
                      City: 
                          Corpus Christi
                      Administrative area: 
                          TX
                      Postal code: 
                          78412
                      Country: 
                          USA
                      Electronic mail address: 
                          griidc@gomri.org
                  Online Resource: 
                    Online Resource: 
                      Linkage: 
                        URL: 
                          https://data.gulfresearchinitiative.org
              Role: 
                Role code: 
                  distributor
          Distributor format: 
            Format: 
              Name: 
                  xlsx, csv, PRO, RAW, TAB
              Version: 
                inapplicable
              File decompression technique: 
                  zip
          Distributor transfer options: 
            Digital transfer options: 
              Transfer size: 
                  2.6038
              Online: 
                Online Resource: 
                  Linkage: 
                    URL: 
                      https://data.gulfresearchinitiative.org/data/R6.x815.000:0005
                  Protocol: 
                      https
                  Name: 
                      Data Landing Page
                  Description: 
                      GRIIDC dataset landing page
                  Function: 
                    Online function code: 
                      information
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  Metadata maintenance: 
    Maintenance information: 
      Maintenance and update frequency: 
        unknown
      Maintenance note: 
          This ISO metadata record was automatically generated from information provided to GRIIDC for dataset: 
          R6.x815.000:0005 on 2021-07-29T00:40:42-05:00
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