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Coral Ecosystem Connectivity from Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys: Moored Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler Time-Series Data from 2012-08-15 to 2015-06-24 (NCEI Accession 0181331)

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Bottom-mounted, upward-facing, acoustic Doppler current profilers (ADCPs) were deployed at three locations (Northern Dry Tortugas, Southern Dry Tortugas and Pulley Ridge) across the southwest Florida shelf between 2012 and 2015. Each ADCP instrument recorded hourly measurements of near-surface and near-bottom water velocity (east/west component u, north/south component v, magnitude, and direction) and bottom temperature. A 40-hour low-pass filter (40HLP) was applied to the data, and vertically-integrated mean horizontal water velocity (VIMHWV) calculated.

Dataset Citation

Cite as: Smith, Ryan H.; Kourafalou, Villy; Valle-Levinson, Arnoldo (2019). Coral Ecosystem Connectivity from Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys: Moored Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler Time-Series Data from 2012-08-15 to 2015-06-24 (NCEI Accession 0181331). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/anqp-1b45. Accessed [date].

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Time Period	2012-08-15 to 2015-06-24
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates	West: -84 East: -83 South: 24 North: 25
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Associated Resources

International Geomagnetic Reference Field: the eleventh generation
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-246X.2010.04804.x
  journal article
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, 2015: NCCOS Sponsored Research Project: Understanding Coral Ecosystem Connectivity in the Gulf of Mexico from Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/51962.
- https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/51962
  Metadata record for NCCOS project

Publication Dates	publication: 2019-06-25
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	Submission Package ID: 37G0E4
Purpose	These ADCP current velocity data were collected to support project physical and biophysical modeling efforts designed to evaluate the coral ecosystem connectivity between Pulley Ridge and the downstream reefs of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS). The project “Coral Ecosystem Connectivity: From Pulley Ridge to Florida Keys” is focused on investigating the role that the relatively healthy deep, light-dependent mesophotic coral ecosystems of Pulley Ridge may play in replenishing key fish species, such as grouper, and other organisms in the downstream reefs of the Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas. This interdisciplinary study is determining connectivity of specific reef species between Pulley Ridge and the Florida Keys, and describing the structure and determining the value of Pulley Ridge’s mesophotic coral ecosystems. Because of the well-documented decline of Florida’s reefs, it is important to identify, protect, and manage sources of larvae that can help sustain Florida’s reef ecosystems and the tourism economy that depends on it. The data in this accession were funded by the NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) under award NA11NOS4780045 to the Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) at the University of Miami, and by the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research under awards NA09OAR4320073 and NA14OAR4320260 to the Cooperative Institute for Ocean Exploration, Research and Technology (CIOERT) at Florida Atlantic University – Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute. Funding was also provided by NCCOS to NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) in Miami, FL, for processing and analysis.
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Dataset Citation	Cite as: Smith, Ryan H.; Kourafalou, Villy; Valle-Levinson, Arnoldo (2019). Coral Ecosystem Connectivity from Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys: Moored Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler Time-Series Data from 2012-08-15 to 2015-06-24 (NCEI Accession 0181331). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/anqp-1b45. Accessed [date].
Cited Authors	Smith, Ryan H. NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) Kourafalou, Villy Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) Valle-Levinson, Arnoldo University of Florida (UF)
Principal Investigators	Robert K. Cowen Oregon State University (OSU) Ryan H. Smith US DOC; NOAA; OAR; Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) Peter Ortner University of Miami (UM)
Collaborators	Villy Kourafalou University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) Arnoldo Valle-Levinson University of Florida (UF) George Halliwell US DOC; NOAA; OAR; Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML)
Contributors	University of Miami (UM) Oregon State University (OSU)
Resource Providers	US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)
Points of Contact	Ryan H. Smith US DOC; NOAA; OAR; Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) Kimberly Puglise US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)
Publishers	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Acknowledgments	Related Funding Agency: The National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Related Funding Agency: The National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research Related Funding Agency: NOAA Ocean Exploration

Theme keywords	NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS CURRENT METER - DIRECTION CURRENT METER - EAST-WEST COMPONENT (U) CURRENT METER - NORTH-SOUTH COMPONENT (V) NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS in situ WMO_CategoryCode oceanography Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > OCEAN CURRENTS
Data Center keywords	NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Oregon State University University of Miami NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce Provider Data Center Keywords US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science; Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research US DOC; NOAA; OAR; Office of Ocean Exploration and Research
Platform keywords	NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS R/V F.G. Walton Smith ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes F. G. Walton Smith (call sign: WCZ6292, ICES code: 33WA, 1999)
Instrument keywords	NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS ADCP Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords ADCP > Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler
Place keywords	NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Gulf of Mexico Straits of Florida Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO Provider Place Names Dry Tortugas Dry Tortugas Ecological Reserve North Dry Tortugas Ecological Reserve South Florida Keys Reef Tract Pulley Ridge Pulley Ridge Habitat Area of Particular Concern Southwest Florida Shelf West Florida Shelf
Project keywords	Provider Project Keywords NCCOS Project, “Understanding Coral Ecosystem Connectivity in the Gulf of Mexico from Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys” US DOC; NOAA; Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) US DOC; NOAA; Cooperative Institute for Ocean Exploration, Research and Technology (CIOERT)
Keywords	NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 0181331

Use Constraints	Cite as: Smith, Ryan H.; Kourafalou, Villy; Valle-Levinson, Arnoldo (2019). Coral Ecosystem Connectivity from Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys: Moored Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler Time-Series Data from 2012-08-15 to 2015-06-24 (NCEI Accession 0181331). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/anqp-1b45. 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	2019-06-25T21:29:45Z - NCEI Accession 0181331 v1.1 was published.
Output Datasets	NCEI Accession 0181331 v1.1 NCEI Accession 0181331 v1.1 (download) published 2019-06-25T21:29:45Z

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Processing Steps	Parameter or Variable: Water Velocity (measured); Units: cm/s; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: ADCP; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Bottom-mounted, upward-facing, acoustic Doppler current profilers (ADCPs) were deployed at three locations across the southwest Florida shelf between 2012 and 2015. The names, locations, and deployment periods of these oceanographic moorings are as follows. 1) PO-A ADCP: Northern Dry Tortugas; Latitude (decimal degrees): 24.7734; Longitude (decimal degrees): -83.0956; Water Depth (meters): 54.5; Deployment Period: 15-AUGUST-2012 to 23-JUNE-2015; PO-A was located just north of (outside of) the Tortugas Ecological Reserve North (TERN) in the northern Dry Tortugas. 2) PO-B ADCP: Southern Dry Tortugas; Latitude (decimal degrees): 24.4757; Longitude (decimal degrees): -83.1535; Water Depth (meters): 66.7; Deployment Period: 22-MARCH-2013 to 24-JUNE-2015; PO-B was located just west of (outside of) the Tortugas Ecological Reserve South (TERS) in the southern Dry Tortugas. 3) PO-C ADCP: Pulley Ridge; Latitude (decimal degrees): 24.7001; Longitude (decimal degrees): -83.6745; Water Depth (meters): 69.5; Deployment Period: 16-AUGUST-2012 to 20-JUNE-2015; PO-C was located at the southern end of the Pulley Ridge, inside the Pulley Ridge Habitat Area of Particular Concern (HAPC). Each ADCP instrument recorded hourly measurements of velocity (east/west component [u] in cm/s, north/south component [v] in cm/s, magnitude in cm/s, and direction [towards] in degrees): near-surface water; near-bottom; 40-hour low-pass filter (40HLP) near-surface water; 40HLP near-bottom; Vertically-Integrated Mean Horizontal Water Velocity (VIMHWV); VIMHWV 40HLP. Each ADCP instrument also recorded hourly measurements of: bottom temperature in degrees C (internal temperature thermistor inside the mADCP with a precision of ±0.4 °C and a resolution of 0.01 °C); 40HLP bottom temperature in degrees C; water depth in meters (PO-A and PO-C only); 40HLP water depth in meters (PO-A and PO-C only).; Data Quality Method: Each hourly velocity data point was corrected for local magnetic deviation. Velocity data were corrected using IRGF11 (Finley et al., 2010) coefficients provided by the International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy's (IAGA) Division V Working Group V-MOD for Geomagnetic Field Modeling. Data were visually inspected to eliminate any near-surface side-lobe contamination issues and any low-quality issues associated with poor acoustic return..

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Processing Steps

Parameter or Variable: Water Velocity (measured); Units: cm/s; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: ADCP; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Bottom-mounted, upward-facing, acoustic Doppler current profilers (ADCPs) were deployed at three locations across the southwest Florida shelf between 2012 and 2015. The names, locations, and deployment periods of these oceanographic moorings are as follows. 1) PO-A ADCP: Northern Dry Tortugas; Latitude (decimal degrees): 24.7734; Longitude (decimal degrees): -83.0956; Water Depth (meters): 54.5; Deployment Period: 15-AUGUST-2012 to 23-JUNE-2015; PO-A was located just north of (outside of) the Tortugas Ecological Reserve North (TERN) in the northern Dry Tortugas. 2) PO-B ADCP: Southern Dry Tortugas; Latitude (decimal degrees): 24.4757; Longitude (decimal degrees): -83.1535; Water Depth (meters): 66.7; Deployment Period: 22-MARCH-2013 to 24-JUNE-2015; PO-B was located just west of (outside of) the Tortugas Ecological Reserve South (TERS) in the southern Dry Tortugas. 3) PO-C ADCP: Pulley Ridge; Latitude (decimal degrees): 24.7001; Longitude (decimal degrees): -83.6745; Water Depth (meters): 69.5; Deployment Period: 16-AUGUST-2012 to 20-JUNE-2015; PO-C was located at the southern end of the Pulley Ridge, inside the Pulley Ridge Habitat Area of Particular Concern (HAPC). Each ADCP instrument recorded hourly measurements of velocity (east/west component [u] in cm/s, north/south component [v] in cm/s, magnitude in cm/s, and direction [towards] in degrees): near-surface water; near-bottom; 40-hour low-pass filter (40HLP) near-surface water; 40HLP near-bottom; Vertically-Integrated Mean Horizontal Water Velocity (VIMHWV); VIMHWV 40HLP. Each ADCP instrument also recorded hourly measurements of: bottom temperature in degrees C (internal temperature thermistor inside the mADCP with a precision of ±0.4 °C and a resolution of 0.01 °C); 40HLP bottom temperature in degrees C; water depth in meters (PO-A and PO-C only); 40HLP water depth in meters (PO-A and PO-C only).; Data Quality Method: Each hourly velocity data point was corrected for local magnetic deviation. Velocity data were corrected using IRGF11 (Finley et al., 2010) coefficients provided by the International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy's (IAGA) Division V Working Group V-MOD for Geomagnetic Field Modeling. Data were visually inspected to eliminate any near-surface side-lobe contamination issues and any low-quality issues associated with poor acoustic return..

Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument	ADCP
Platform	R/V F.G. Walton Smith

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Coral Ecosystem Connectivity from Pulley Ridge to the Florida Keys: Moored Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler Time-Series Data from 2012-08-15 to 2015-06-24 (NCEI Accession 0181331)

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