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In situ optical, oceanographic and meteorological data including spectral radiance, remote sensing reflectance and other oceanographic and meteorological data collected aboard NOAA Ship Nancy Foster in the US Coastal mid-Atlantic and Western Atlantic Ocean for the JPSS dedicated VIIRS Calibration/Validation cruise from 2014-11-11 to 2014-11-20 (NCEI Accession 0156310)

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This dataset contains oceanographic and meteorological data collected during the Dedicated JPSS VIIRS Ocean Color Calibration/Validation Cruise (NF-14-09). The measured variables include optical backscatter, particulate organic carbon, pigments, salinity, water temperature, chromophoric dissolved matter (CDOM), chlorophyll, air temperature, wind direction and speed. The purpose of this cruise aboard NOAA Ship Nancy Foster was to collect in situ optical and ancillary data for validation of JPSS VIIRS satellite ocean color radiometry and derived products. The project interval was 9 to 22 November 2014. This 14-day interval included 10 days at sea (including transits), 2 staging days, 1 de-staging day and 1 day crew rest. Days at sea were 11 to 20 November 2014. The primary area of operations was the Western Atlantic along the U.S. Mid- and Southeastern Coast, including cross-shelf, Gulf Stream and blue waters. The cruise track was optimized to accommodate sampling transient features present in the region while respecting weather conditions during the time of the cruise. The cruise transected over 1800 km and occupied 23 stations for collection of underway and profile ocean color measurements during the 10-day duration.
  • Cite as: Ondrusek, Michael; Stengel, Eric; Lance, Veronica P.; Wang, Menghua; Voss, Kenneth J.; Zibordi, Giuseppe; Talone, Marco; Lee, Zhongping; Wei, Jianwei; Lin, Junfang; Hu, Chuanmin; English, David; Kovach, Charles; Cannizzaro, Jennifer; Gilerson, Alex; Ahmed, Sam; Ibrahim, Amir; El-Habashi, Ahmed; Foster, Robert; Arnone, Robert; Vandermeulen, Ryan; Ladner, Sherwin; Goode, Wesley; Goes, Joaquim I.; do Rosario Gomes, Helga; Chekalyuk, Alex; McKee, Kali; Freeman, Scott; Neeley, Aimee R.; Johnson, B. Carol (2018). In situ optical, oceanographic and meteorological data including spectral radiance, remote sensing reflectance and other oceanographic and meteorological data collected aboard NOAA Ship Nancy Foster in the US Coastal mid-Atlantic and Western Atlantic Ocean for the JPSS dedicated VIIRS Calibration/Validation cruise from 2014-11-11 to 2014-11-20 (NCEI Accession 0156310). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0156310. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 2014-11-11 to 2014-11-20
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -80.1
East: -74.7
South: 31.8
North: 35.4
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Ondrusek, Michael; Lance, Veronica Peterson. Report for dedicated JPSS VIIRS Ocean Color Calibration/Validation Cruise; Dedicated JPSS VIIRS Ocean Color Calibration/Validation Cruise. NOAA technical report NESDIS; 146. 2015. https://doi.org/10.7289/v52b8w0z
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2018-08-16
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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
Submission Package ID: XD180J
Purpose Ocean Color in situ validation of SNPP-VIIRS and optical characterization of water masses for algorithm development
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  • accessLevel: Public
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  • Cite as: Ondrusek, Michael; Stengel, Eric; Lance, Veronica P.; Wang, Menghua; Voss, Kenneth J.; Zibordi, Giuseppe; Talone, Marco; Lee, Zhongping; Wei, Jianwei; Lin, Junfang; Hu, Chuanmin; English, David; Kovach, Charles; Cannizzaro, Jennifer; Gilerson, Alex; Ahmed, Sam; Ibrahim, Amir; El-Habashi, Ahmed; Foster, Robert; Arnone, Robert; Vandermeulen, Ryan; Ladner, Sherwin; Goode, Wesley; Goes, Joaquim I.; do Rosario Gomes, Helga; Chekalyuk, Alex; McKee, Kali; Freeman, Scott; Neeley, Aimee R.; Johnson, B. Carol (2018). In situ optical, oceanographic and meteorological data including spectral radiance, remote sensing reflectance and other oceanographic and meteorological data collected aboard NOAA Ship Nancy Foster in the US Coastal mid-Atlantic and Western Atlantic Ocean for the JPSS dedicated VIIRS Calibration/Validation cruise from 2014-11-11 to 2014-11-20 (NCEI Accession 0156310). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0156310. Accessed [date].
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Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
Data Center keywords NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
Platform keywords NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes
Instrument keywords NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Provider Sea Names
  • Mid-Atlantic US Coast
  • South-Atlantic US Coast
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Ondrusek, Michael; Stengel, Eric; Lance, Veronica P.; Wang, Menghua; Voss, Kenneth J.; Zibordi, Giuseppe; Talone, Marco; Lee, Zhongping; Wei, Jianwei; Lin, Junfang; Hu, Chuanmin; English, David; Kovach, Charles; Cannizzaro, Jennifer; Gilerson, Alex; Ahmed, Sam; Ibrahim, Amir; El-Habashi, Ahmed; Foster, Robert; Arnone, Robert; Vandermeulen, Ryan; Ladner, Sherwin; Goode, Wesley; Goes, Joaquim I.; do Rosario Gomes, Helga; Chekalyuk, Alex; McKee, Kali; Freeman, Scott; Neeley, Aimee R.; Johnson, B. Carol (2018). In situ optical, oceanographic and meteorological data including spectral radiance, remote sensing reflectance and other oceanographic and meteorological data collected aboard NOAA Ship Nancy Foster in the US Coastal mid-Atlantic and Western Atlantic Ocean for the JPSS dedicated VIIRS Calibration/Validation cruise from 2014-11-11 to 2014-11-20 (NCEI Accession 0156310). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0156310. Accessed [date].
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  • 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
  • 2018-08-16T16:02:16Z - NCEI Accession 0156310 v1.1 was published.
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Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument
  • CTD
  • Flow Cytometer
  • Flow-through pump
  • fluorometer
  • spectrophotometer
  • thermosalinograph
Platform
  • NOAA Ship Nancy Foster
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