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Hydrocarbons, trace metals, organic carbon, and other data from various platforms in coastal waters of Southern California from 1975-07-01 to 1978-09-30 (NCEI Accession 8700332)

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These data are part of the Southern California OCS Baseline Study funded by BLM and submitted by Science Applications, Inc. Coastal areas along southern California were sampled. Following is a list of purpose for which the study was conducted, the period when the data was collected and the type of data collected.

Sampling was done from July 1, 1975 to November 6, 1977 to obtain depth, temperature and salinity profiles. During the same time period data was collected to measure the amounts of particulate organic carbon (POC), dissolved organic carbon (DOC), and ATP.

Analysis was done for intertidal hydrocarbon (HC) concentrations from July 1, 1975 to June 30, 1978. Fractions analyzed include aliphatic and aromatics, pristane and phytane, iso-n and branched hydrocarbons, odd/even preference, and the hexane, benzene and methane fractions.

Analysis was done for benthic hydrocarbon (HC) concentrations from July 1, 1975 to November 6, 1977. Fractions analyzed include aliphatic and aromatics, pristane and phytane, iso-n and branched hydrocarbons, odd/even preference, and the hexane, benzene and methane fractions.

Sampling was done to assess the trace metal concentrations from July 1, 1975 to November 6, 1978. Benthic fauna, sediments and the water column were analyzed for Ba, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb, V, Zn and Al concentrations.

Sampling was done to assess the trace metal concentrations from July 1, 1975 to November 6, 1978. Intertidal rocky and sandy fauna, and sediments were analyzed for Ba, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb, V, Zn and Al concentrations.

Benthic coastal sediments along southern California were sampled from July 1, 1975 to November 6, 1977. The analysis includes sediment age, grain size, total organic carbon (TOC), total inorganic carbon (TIC), total carbon (TC), calcium carbonate content and mineral composition, as well as a description of the field conditions during sampling. Identical analysis was conducted on samples collected during July 1, 1975 to June 30, 1978.

Intertidal coastal sediments along southern California were sampled from July 1, 1975 to June 30, 1978. The analysis includes sediment age, grain size, total organic carbon (TOC), total inorganic carbon (TIC), total carbon (TC), calcium carbonate content and mineral composition, as well as a description of the field conditions during sampling.

Coastal areas along southern California were sampled from July 1, 1976 to June 30, 1978 and the composition of the benthic microfauna and benthic macrofauna was analyzed.

Coastal areas along southern California were sampled from July 1, 1975 to June 30, 1978. Data includes files describing the biotic/abiotic mussel community and a species dictionary as well as a description of the field conditions.

Rocky coastal beaches along southern California were sampled from July 1, 1975 to June 30, 1978 and the composition of the intertidal rocky fauna was analyzed. Included in these data is a file on rocky intertidal fauna succession and a description of the field conditions.

Sandy coastal beaches along southern California were sampled from July 1, 1975 to June 30, 1978 and the composition of the sandy intertidal fauna was analyzed.

Dataset Citation

Cite as: Oesterle, Andrew P.; Science Applications International Corporation - La Jolla, CA (2002). Hydrocarbons, trace metals, organic carbon, and other data from various platforms in coastal waters of Southern California from 1975-07-01 to 1978-09-30 (NCEI Accession 8700332). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/8700332. Accessed [date].

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gov.noaa.nodc:8700332

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Time Period	1975-07-01 to 1978-09-30
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates	West: -120.48 East: -117.7 South: 32.53 North: 34.4
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Associated Resources	John Wilson. 1977: BLM/OCS Southern California Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Baseline Studies. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Accessed [date]. gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.geology:G02881 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/iso?id=gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.geology:G02881 Related dataset

Publication Dates	publication: 2002-11-19 revision: 2023-02-13
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	Note: Metadata for this accession were extracted from a legacy database maintained by the U.S. National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC). The design of the database did not exactly reflect the FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM). Principal Investigator (PI) and organization contact information accurately represents all available information from the legacy database at the time that this description was created. However, proper attribution of a PI to a specific institution or the role (submitting or collecting) taken by an institution may not be correct due to inexact mapping between fields in the legacy database and the CSDGM. Due to this uncertainty, the contact information was initially recorded in the Supplemental Information element of the CSDGM description. To develop more accurate metadata, NCEI reviews metadata for all accessions on an ongoing basis. Points of contact for this data set include: Contact info: Agency: SCIENCE APPLICATIONS, INC. - LA JOLLA CA PI: Oesterle, Andrew Address: address: P.O. BOX 2351, 1200 PROSPECT STREET city: LA JOLLA state: CA postal: 92038 country: UNITED STATES
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Dataset Citation	Cite as: Oesterle, Andrew P.; Science Applications International Corporation - La Jolla, CA (2002). Hydrocarbons, trace metals, organic carbon, and other data from various platforms in coastal waters of Southern California from 1975-07-01 to 1978-09-30 (NCEI Accession 8700332). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/8700332. Accessed [date].
Cited Authors	Oesterle, Andrew P. Science Applications International Corporation - La Jolla, CA Science Applications International Corporation - La Jolla, CA
Collaborators	Mark M. Littler University of California - Irvine Victor J. Orphan Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) Tsaihwa J. Chow University of California - San Diego; Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) John H. Martin Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (CALSTATE-MLML) Osmund Holm-Hansen Jr. University of California - San Diego; Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) Walter E. Reed University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA) Dale Straughan University of Southern California (USC) Richard W. Berry San Diego State University Kenneth Bruland University of California - Santa Cruz (UCSC) Robert G. Douglas University of Southern California (USC) Peter Fischer California State University - Northridge (CSUN) Gilbert F. Jones University of Southern California (USC) Isaac R. "Ian" Kaplan University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA) M. L. Moberg Analytical Research Laboratories, Inc. Robert W. Risebrough University of California - Davis; Bodega Marine Laboratory (BML) Steven N. Murray California State University Fullerton
Contributors	Science Applications International Corporation - La Jolla, CA
Resource Providers	Andrew P. Oesterle Science Applications International Corporation - La Jolla, CA Science Applications International Corporation - La Jolla, CA
Publishers	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

Theme keywords	NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS AIR TEMPERATURE AIR TEMPERATURE - WET BULB AMMONIA (NH3) AMMONIUM (NH4) BAROMETRIC PRESSURE BENTHIC SPECIES BENTHIC SPECIES - TAXA COUNTS BENTHIC SPECIES - TAXA IDENTITIES BENTHIC SPECIES - TAXA WET WEIGHTS CARBON - TOTAL ORGANIC CAS (CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS SERVICE) PARAMETER CODES CHLOROFLUOROCARBON-11 (CFC-11) CHLOROFLUOROCARBON-12 (CFC-12) CHLOROPHYLL A CONDUCTIVITY DEPTH - OBSERVATION DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON DISSOLVED OXYGEN FLUORESCENCE HYDROCARBONS - TOTAL RESOLVED HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE LIGHT TRANSMISSION METALS NITRATE NITRITE NITROGEN - PARTICULATE partial pressure of carbon dioxide - water PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON pH PHAEOPHYTIN PHAEOPIGMENTS phosphate PHOSPHATE - TOTAL POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS POLYNUCLEAR AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAH) PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY SALINITY SEDIMENT PROPERTIES silicate SOLAR RADIATION - ATMOSPHERIC SOUND VELOCITY SPECIES IDENTIFICATION SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - COUNT suspended solids TIDE HEIGHT TIDE STAGE total alkalinity TOTAL CARBON TOTAL PHOSPHORUS turbidity WATER DENSITY WATER TEMPERATURE WAVE HEIGHT WAVE PERIOD WIND DIRECTION WIND SPEED NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS benthic biological chemical geological laboratory analyses physical profile survey - biological WMO_CategoryCode oceanography Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > INCOMING SOLAR RADIATION EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND DIRECTION EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND SPEED EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS > PRIMARY PRODUCTION EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > MARINE SEDIMENTS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN ACOUSTICS > ACOUSTIC VELOCITY EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > ALKALINITY EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > AMMONIA EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > CARBON EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > CARBON DIOXIDE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > CHLOROPHYLL EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > HYDROCARBONS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > NITRATE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > NITRITE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > NITROGEN EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > ORGANIC CARBON EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > OXYGEN EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > PH EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > PHOSPHATE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > PIGMENTS > CHLOROPHYLL EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > SILICATE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > SUSPENDED SOLIDS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN OPTICS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN OPTICS > FLUORESCENCE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN OPTICS > TURBIDITY EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN PRESSURE > WATER PRESSURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES > WAVE HEIGHT EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES > WAVE PERIOD EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > CONDUCTIVITY EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > DENSITY EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > TIDES EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > TIDES > TIDAL HEIGHT
Data Center keywords	NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Science Applications International Corporation - La Jolla, CA NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Science Applications International Corporation - La Jolla, CA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce SAIC > Science Applications International Corporation
Platform keywords	NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS ALEXANDER AGASSIZ FIXED PLATFORM OF UNITED STATES FIXED STATIONS OF UNITED STATES R/V THOMAS G. THOMPSON VELERO III AND IV Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS > FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes A. AGASSIZ (ICES code: 31AX) THOMAS G. THOMPSON (call sign: KGWT, ICES code: 31TT) VELERO III AND IV (ICES code: 31VL)
Instrument keywords	NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS bottle chromatograph CTD fluorometer laboratory analysis multi-parameter water quality sensor pump sampler salinometer sediment sampler - grab thermometer transmissometer visual analysis Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords CTD > Conductivity, Temperature, Depth FLUOROMETERS > FLUOROMETERS GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS > GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS GRAB SAMPLERS SALINOMETERS THERMOMETERS > THERMOMETERS TRANSMISSOMETERS
Place keywords	NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS North Pacific Ocean Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN
Project keywords	NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Outer Continental Shelf - Southern California Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords OCS > Outer Continental Shelf Program
Keywords	NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 8700332

Use Constraints	Cite as: Oesterle, Andrew P.; Science Applications International Corporation - La Jolla, CA (2002). Hydrocarbons, trace metals, organic carbon, and other data from various platforms in coastal waters of Southern California from 1975-07-01 to 1978-09-30 (NCEI Accession 8700332). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/8700332. 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.
Fees	In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media.

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Processing Steps	2002-11-19T19:40:22Z - NCEI Accession 8700332 v1.1 was published. 2023-02-13T00:44:57Z - NCEI Accession 8700332 was revised and v1.2 was published. Rationale: Additional metadata files were received or created for this dataset. These updates were copied into the about/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession.
Output Datasets	NCEI Accession 8700332 v1.1 NCEI Accession 8700332 v1.1 (download) published 2002-11-19T19:40:22Z NCEI Accession 8700332 v1.2 NCEI Accession 8700332 v1.2 (download) published 2023-02-13T00:44:57Z

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Processing Steps

2002-11-19T19:40:22Z - NCEI Accession 8700332 v1.1 was published.
2023-02-13T00:44:57Z - NCEI Accession 8700332 was revised and v1.2 was published.
Rationale: Additional metadata files were received or created for this dataset. These updates were copied into the about/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession.

Output Datasets

NCEI Accession 8700332 v1.1
- NCEI Accession 8700332 v1.1 (download)
  published 2002-11-19T19:40:22Z

NCEI Accession 8700332 v1.2
- NCEI Accession 8700332 v1.2 (download)
  published 2023-02-13T00:44:57Z

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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.

Lineage information for: repository

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.

Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument	bottle chromatograph CTD fluorometer laboratory analysis multi-parameter water quality sensor pump sampler salinometer sediment sampler - grab thermometer transmissometer visual analysis
Platform	ALEXANDER AGASSIZ FIXED PLATFORM OF UNITED STATES FIXED STATIONS OF UNITED STATES R/V THOMAS G. THOMPSON VELERO III AND IV

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Hydrocarbons, trace metals, organic carbon, and other data from various platforms in coastal waters of Southern California from 1975-07-01 to 1978-09-30 (NCEI Accession 8700332)

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