Identification_Information: 
  Citation: 
    Citation_Information: 
      Originator: Brainard,  R. E.
      Publication_Date: 200509
      Title: Saipan 2005 Sea Surface Temperature and Meteorological Enhanced Mooring - CRED CREWS Near Real Time and Historical Data
      Online_Linkage: http://crei.nmfs.hawaii.edu/ocean_data.html
  Description: 
    Abstract: Site Saipan, CNMI (15.2375N, 145.72283W) ARGOS Buoy ID 26105
      Time series data from this mooring provide high resolution sea surface temperature, and surface atmospheric pressure, air temperature, compass, surface PAR, conductivity, surface UVB, subsurface PAR, and subsurface UVB, Direction component wind velocity U/V; for the surrounding coral reef ecosystem. Data telemetry also serves to alert researchers to the potential of imminent or ongoing coral reef bleaching or other natural events (hurricanes, storm damage, cooling, etc.) so that additional field observations and data collection efforts can be initiated, if warranted.
    Purpose: In situ monitoring of SST and meteorological conditions to correlate local conditions to coral health. Data telemetry to provide indications of current and imminent events. Ground truthing of various remote sensing products.
  Time_Period_of_Content: 
    Time_Period_Information: 
      Range_of_Dates/Times: 
        Beginning_Date: 20050921
        Ending_Date: Present
    Currentness_Reference: ground condition
  Status: 
    Progress: In Work
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Daily
  Spatial_Domain: 
    Bounding_Coordinates: 
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -145.7229
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -145.7229
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 15.2375
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 15.2375
  Keywords: 
    Theme: 
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus
      Theme_Keyword: Numeric Data Sets > Oceanography
    Theme: 
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
      Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Sea Surface Temperature
      Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Air Temperature
      Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Optics > Photosynthetically Active Radiation
      Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Optics > Ultraviolet Radiation
      Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Circulation > Ocean Currents
      Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Surface Winds
      Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > In Situ Meteorological
      Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > In Situ Physical
      Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Salinity/Density > Conductivity
      Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Circulation > Ocean Currents
    Theme: 
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
      Theme_Keyword: Ocean Surface Ultra Violet B (UVB)
      Theme_Keyword: Ocean Subsurface Ultra Violet B (UVB)
    Theme: 
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
      Theme_Keyword: oceans
      Theme_Keyword: 014
    Place: 
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus
      Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Saipan Island > Saipan Island (15N145E0002)
      Place_Keyword: COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Saipan > Saipan Island (15N145E0002)
  Access_Constraints: None
  Use_Constraints: Preliminary data.  Not appropriate for use in publications
  Browse_Graphic: 
    Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://crei.nmfs.hawaii.edu/img2/maps/SAI_CREWS.jpg
    Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Time series plot of, roughly, hourly sea surface temperature(ordinate) versus time(abscissa)
    Browse_Graphic_File_Type: "JPG"
Distribution_Information: 
  Distributor: 
    Contact_Information: 
      Contact_Person_Primary: 
        Contact_Person: Ronald Hoeke
        Contact_Organization: NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division
      Contact_Address: 
        Address_Type: Mailing Address
        Address: 1125B Ala Moana Blvd.
        City: Honolulu
        State_or_Province: HI
        Postal_Code: 96814
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (808) 592-7028
  Distribution_Liability: Disclaimer- While every effort has been made to ensure that these
    data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current
    state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages
    caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of
    failure of the data to function on a particular system.  NOAA makes
    no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution
    constitute such a warranty.
  Standard_Order_Process: 
    Digital_Form: 
      Digital_Transfer_Information: 
        Format_Name: ASCII
        Format_Information_Content: CREI CREWS Mooring Header File
          
          Telemetered datasets from the NOAA Fisheries Honolulu laboratory. Data columns are defined below. Units follow Systeme
          International(SI). Missing values are flagged with "nan"(not a number). Date/time are reported in UTC unless specified as local time zone. (Note The full scientific dataset will be uploaded upon recovery of the buoy. In the full datset all times are indexed to UTC.)
          
          column 01= Argos ID number
          column 02= Year of observation(YYYY)
          column 03= Month of observation(MM)
          column 04= Day of observation(DD)
          column 05= Hour of observation(0-23) eg. Data from the 11th hours was observed at 10:57 (For the telemetered dataset, the actual time of observation may be ' 30 min)
          column 06= Compass value, (N | 0-360); degrees
          column 07= Status of buoy's main battery(volts)
          column 08= U component of Wind Speed; z = 2 m; meters/sec
          column 09= V component of Wind Speed; z = 2 m; meters/sec
          column 10= Atmospheric pressure at z = 1.8 m; millibars
          column 11= Sea surface temperature at z = -0.3m; degrees C; (SBE39, Seabird Electronic Inc.)
          column 12 = Conductivity; (unused, no value) 0.000 - 8.191 S/m
          column 13 = Air temperature at z = 2 m; degrees C;
          column 14 = Surface PAR; z = 1.8 m; 00.0 - 2560 mmol s^-1 m^-2;
          column 15 = Subsurface PAR; z = -0.7 m; 00.0 -2560 mmol s^-1 m^-2
          column 16 = Surface UVB; z = 1.8 m; 0 - 5.120 W m^-2
          column 17 = Subsurface UVB; z = -0.7 m; 0 - 5.120 W m^-2
          column 18 = Day of year (Jan 1st= 001)
      Digital_Transfer_Option: 
        Online_Option: 
          Computer_Contact_Information: 
            Network_Address: 
              Network_Resource_Name: http://crei.nmfs.hawaii.edu/ocean_data.html
          Access_Instructions: Select CREWS(Enhanced)-Saipan. Then select DATA.
    Fees: on-line data are available free of charge
Metadata_Reference_Information: 
  Metadata_Date: 20080812
  Metadata_Contact: 
    Contact_Information: 
      Contact_Person_Primary: 
        Contact_Person: Sun He Bak
        Contact_Organization: NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Coral Reef Ecosystem Division
      Contact_Address: 
        Address_Type: Mailing address
        Address: 1125B Ala Moana Blvd.
        City: Honolulu
        State_or_Province: HI
        Postal_Code: 96814
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (808) 592-7022
  Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
CoRIS: 
  CoRIS_ID: 20040831064944
  CoRIS_Children: None
  CoRIS_Beginning_Date: 20050921
  CoRIS_Ending_Date: 99991231
  CoRIS_Metadata_Link: http://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/txt/cred_crews_enh_saipan_mooring_200509.txt
  CoRIS_Tracking_ID: 677