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Meteorological data for Tomasini Point and Dillon Beach, California as part of the Land Margin Ecosystems Research (LMER), Biogeochemical Reactions in Estuaries (BRIE) from 14 May 1987 to 31 December 1993 (NCEI Accession 0058117)

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Meteorologic data were collected more or less continuously (excepting sensor failures) between 1987 and 1993 using two remotely operated Sierra Misco Alert weather stations. One weather station was located at Dillon Beach towards the northern end of Tomales Bay, while the other station was placed on Tomasini Point near the southern end of the bay. Data were collected every fifteen minutes for WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION (m/s), RELATIVE HUMIDITY (%), AIR TEMPERATURE (degrees C), and SOLAR RADIATION (Watts / m2). The raw data were then averaged over each day. The fraction of the day from which data were recovered as well as the number of records used to calculate the daily average were also included in the online data sets to aid in determining outliers.

Dataset Citation

Cite as: Smith, Stephen V.; UH Mānoa (2009). Meteorological data for Tomasini Point and Dillon Beach, California as part of the Land Margin Ecosystems Research (LMER), Biogeochemical Reactions in Estuaries (BRIE) from 14 May 1987 to 31 December 1993 (NCEI Accession 0058117). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0058117. Accessed [date].

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Time Period	1987-05-14 to 1993-12-31
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates	West: -122.975 East: -122.858 South: 38.118 North: 38.23
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Publication Dates	publication: 2009-09-24
Data Presentation Form	Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status	Complete - production of the data has been completed Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency	As needed
Supplemental Information	Water quality and physical data collected by LMER-BRIE project is archived in NODC Accession 9800038
Purpose	This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis.
Use Limitations	accessLevel: Public Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.

Dataset Citation	Cite as: Smith, Stephen V.; UH Mānoa (2009). Meteorological data for Tomasini Point and Dillon Beach, California as part of the Land Margin Ecosystems Research (LMER), Biogeochemical Reactions in Estuaries (BRIE) from 14 May 1987 to 31 December 1993 (NCEI Accession 0058117). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0058117. Accessed [date].
Cited Authors	Smith, Stephen V. University of Hawai'i at Mānoa (UHM) UH Mānoa
Contributors	University of Hawai'i at Mānoa (UHM)
Resource Providers	Stephen V. Smith University of Hawai'i at Mānoa (UHM) University of Hawai'i at Mānoa (UHM)
Publishers	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

Theme keywords	NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS AIR TEMPERATURE RELATIVE HUMIDITY SOLAR RADIATION - ATMOSPHERIC WIND DIRECTION - AVERAGE WIND SPEED - AVERAGE NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS meteorological WMO_CategoryCode oceanography Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > INCOMING SOLAR RADIATION EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY > RELATIVE HUMIDITY EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND DIRECTION EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND SPEED
Data Center keywords	NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS University of Hawai'i at Mānoa NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS University of Hawai'i at Mānoa Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Instrument keywords	NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS meteorological sensor
Place keywords	NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Northeast Pacific Ocean (limit-180) Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN
Project keywords	NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS LAND-MARGIN ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH (LMER) Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords LMER > Land Margin Ecosystem Research Project
Keywords	NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 0058117

Use Constraints	Cite as: Smith, Stephen V.; UH Mānoa (2009). Meteorological data for Tomasini Point and Dillon Beach, California as part of the Land Margin Ecosystems Research (LMER), Biogeochemical Reactions in Estuaries (BRIE) from 14 May 1987 to 31 December 1993 (NCEI Accession 0058117). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0058117. Accessed [date].
Access Constraints	Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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Processing Steps	2009-09-24T20:03:34Z - NCEI Accession 0058117 v1.1 was published.
Output Datasets	NCEI Accession 0058117 v1.1 NCEI Accession 0058117 v1.1 (download) published 2009-09-24T20:03:34Z

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Processing Steps	2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.

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Processing Steps

2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.

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Instrument	meteorological sensor

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Meteorological data for Tomasini Point and Dillon Beach, California as part of the Land Margin Ecosystems Research (LMER), Biogeochemical Reactions in Estuaries (BRIE) from 14 May 1987 to 31 December 1993 (NCEI Accession 0058117)

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