University of South Florida College of Marine Science 19981201 Unknown The USFCMS SEA-COOS West Florida Shelf Weather Monitoring Stations datasets is a component of the larger Southeast Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing System (SEA-COOS-see Larger Work Citation). Other related datasets are listed under Cross Reference. http://comps.marine.usf.edu University of South Florida College of Marine Science is a partner in the recently funded Southeast Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing System (SEA-COOS) initiative. SEA-COOS is an eleven-institution collaboration to begin development of a regional coastal ocean observing system for the southeast (NC, SC, GA, FL) United States. The real-time and non real-time meteorological and oceanographic data collected from coastal stations and offshore buoy stations located and maintained by USF along the West Florida Shelf are part of the SEA-COOS initiative. USF has installed and maintains eight coastal and four offshore buoy stations that collects and transmits data in real-time under Coastal Ocean Monitoring and Prediction System (COMPS: http://comps.marine.usf.edu). USF COMPS program has been in operation since 1997, but data for individual stations are available from the date that the station became operational. All USF-SEACOOS coastal stations are equipped with Aquatrak, acoustic water level measurement sensors to measure the watel level. The coastal stations also have a variety of meteorological and oceanographic sensors, they are: RM Young anemometers for wind speed and direction, barometric pressure sensors, air temperature and realtive humidity sensors, rain gages, water temperature and conductivity sensors, fluorometer and transmissometer. Note that, not all the stations have all the sensors. They are installed on each stations based on the need, and for details on the USF Coastal station sensors available on each coastal station, please see ftp://comps.marine.usf.edu /pub/usf_sc_stn_details/usfscstn.htm. Our buoy-mounted meteorological sensors consist of either the Coastal Environmental Systems Weatherpak 2000 system modified to accommodate GOES telemetry, or the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) designed Improved METeorology (IMET) system, which has now evolved to the Air Sea Interaction METeorology (ASIMET) system presently being manufactured by Star Engineering. With the Weatherpaks we measure wind, air and sea temperature, relative humidity, and barometric pressure. With IMET or ASIMET we add incoming short and long wave radiation and precipitation. To provide real-time meteorogical and oceanographic data to SEA-COOS Coastal Ocean Observing System initiative, local emergency managers, federal and state agencies, the general public, and to scientic users. 19981201 Present Observed Complete As Needed The USFCMS SEA-COOS Meteorological and Oceanographic Data Collection covers West Florida Shelf, presently extending from Dania Florida in the southeast to Pensacola in the northwest (see - http://comps.marine.usf.edu) -87.00 -80.00 31.00 24.00 None Weather, Meteorological, Oceanographic, Ocean Modeling, Water Temperature, Coastal, Offshore, Water Level, Wind Speed, Wind Velocity, Wind Direction,Wind Gusts, Air Temperature, Sea Surface Temperature, Salinity, Estuary, Bay, Shelf, Conductivity, SEA-COOS, COMPS, HYCODE, ECOHAB, MERHAB, OMPL, OCG, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Ocean Currents, Current Speed, Current Direction, Tide, Tidal Elevation, Water Quality, Barometric Pressure, Relative Humidity, Hurricane, Storm, Chlorophyll, Red-Tide, Productivity, Remote Sensing, Storm Surge, Barotropic Currents, Baroclinic Currents, Flux, Air-Sea Interaction, Simulation, Prediction, Gulf, Buoy, Moorings, Coastal Towers, Offshore Buoys, Meteorological Sensors, Oceanographic Sensors. None West Florida, West Florida Shelf, Northwest Florida Bay, Shell Point, Pensacola, Homosassa, Aripeka, Port Richey, Hudson, Florida, Anna Maria, Egmont Key, Tampa, Tampa Bay, Gulf of Mexico, Yucatan Straits, Eastern Gulf of Mexico, Dania, Florida Keys, Key West, Dry Tortugas, Tarpon Springs, St. Petersburg, West Florida South, West Florida Central, USA, Pinellas County, Citrus County, Hillsborough County, Tallahasse, St. Petersburg Beach, Clearwater, Brooker Creek, Crystal River, Old Port Tampa, Bayboro Harbor, Atlantic Coast, Florida Straits, Miami, Charlotte Harbor, Sand Key. None 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 None. It is strongly recommended that the USFCMS SEA-COOS Data be directly acquired from College of Marine Science, University of South Florida and not indirectly through other sources as they might have been changed in some way. The Principal Investigators (Originators), University of South Florida College of Marine Science, and the Grantor (See Data_Set_Credit) should be fully acknowledged in any publications in which any part of these data are used. Use of the data without completely reading and understanding of the metadata is not recommended. The College of Marine Science, University of South Florida is not responsible for the misuse of data. Dr. Mark E. Luther and Dr. Robert H. Weisberg Mailing Address

140 7th Avenue South College of Marine Science University of South Florida

St. Petersburg Florida 33701 USA 727-553-1528, 727-553-1568 727-553-1189 luther@marine.usf.edu, weisberg@marine.usf.edu 8.30 am to 5.30 pm EST/EDT Monday-Friday E-mail preferred The USFCMS SEA-COOS is funded by Office of Naval Research, under grants to the Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing System (SEA-COOS), with Drs. Mark Luther and Robert Weisberg as Principal Investigators. Numerous researchers, faculty, post-docs, technicians, students, and data managers have contributed to these datasets. The raw and processed data from the USFCMS SEA-COOS real-time weather monitoring stations are stored in SGI/Linux and Windows based computers and are presntly served via Internet (ftp://comps.marine.usf.edu/pub). All stations files are ASCII files with a Readme format file available in each station ftp site explaining the contents and format of the data contained in the files. Unknown Unknown Unknown USF Sea-Coos Coastal Stations Weather Monitoring System Accuracy (Station Names: Northwest Florida Bay, Homosassa, Shell Point, Aripeka, Port Richey, Tarpon Springs, Anna Maria, Egmont Key) Wind Speed: +/- 0.3 m/sec or 3% Wind Direction: 5 - 7.8 Deg. Air Temperature: +/-0.3 deg. C Water Temperature: +/-0.2 deg. C Water Level: Calibration: Standard: +/- 0.025% Optional: +/- 0.01% Nonlinearity: +/- 0.02% Precision : +/- 0.01% Stability, : 0 Drift, 1 Year Temperature Drift: <1 ppm/deg C Conductivity: Normalized to 25 Deg. C - +/- 1% over Range 0-30 deg C Non-Normalized - 0.2% over range 0-30 deg C Barometric Pressure:+/- 0.5 hPa (0.02 in Hg) @ 20 deg. C +/- 2.0 hPa (0.06 in Hg) over temp.range Relative Humidity:3% from 10 to 90% RH at 20 deg. C 4% from 0to10 and 90to100% RH at 20 deg. C Precipitation: +/- 0.4 mm per hour Fluorometer and Transmissionmeter: +/- 1.25 mV USF SEA-COOS Offshore Buoy Stations (Meteorological and Oceanographic System Accuracy) Stations NAVY-2 (NA2) and Pasco County (CMP4) Buoys Wind Speed: +/- 0.3 m/sec or 3% Wind Direction: 5 - 7.8 Deg. Air Temperature: 0.1 deg. C (If full temperature calibration, 0.05 deg. C) Water Temperature: +/- 0.005 deg. C Barometric Pressure: 1 mbar Relative Humidity: +/- 2% RH (77 deg) Precipitation: +/- 0.4 mm per hour Shortwave Radiation: +/- 1% Longwave Radiation: +/- 1% SM MicroCAT - Conductivity and Temperature Recorder Temperature: +/-.002 deg C Conductivity: 0.003 ms/cm Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) Velocity: +/- 0.25% of water velocity relative to ADCP +/-2.5mm/s (1200 & 600Khz) +/- 0.5% of water velocity relative to ADCP +/-5mm (300Khz) Temperature: +/- 0.4 degrees C Tilt: +/- 0.5 deg. Compass: +/- 2 degrees Stations West Florida Central (CMP24) and West Florida South (CM3) Buoys Wind Speed: +/- 0.3 m/sec or 3% Wind Direction: 5 - 7.8 Deg. Air Temperature: +/- 0.3 deg C Water Temperature: +/- 0.15 deg. C Barometric Pressure: .2 mbar and .5 mbar from -18 deg. C to 50 deg. C Compass: +/- 1 deg (at 25 Deg, 0 deg heel) Relative Humidity: 4% total error Shortwave Radiation: +/- 1% Longwave Radiation: +/- 1% Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) Velocity: +/- 0.25% of water velocity relative to ADCP +/-2.5mm/s (1200 & 600Khz) +/- 0.5% of water velocity relative to ADCP +/-5mm (300Khz) 1mm/s Temperature: +/- 0.4 degrees C Tilt: +/- 0.5 deg. Compass: +/- 2 degrees N/A The near real-time data telemetred from the coastal and buoy stations can be accessed via the website http://comps.marine.usf.edu. The individual stations website are updated every hour, and data for the past 24-hour in report form can be accessed via the website. Various Data Display (Time series and Wind Vector plots) plots (Past 24 hours and 5- Days) are also available for download from the website. The details of data format are also provided in the website. The decoded data files of the USF SEA-COOS individual stations can be accessed by pointing the browser to the URL:ftp://comps.marine.usf.edu/pub/. The data format details are also available. For further details on data availability and access, please contact COMPS Program Data Manager. The station log of maintenance, problems, and observations relevant to the Sensor systems on the stations are maintained in College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, Florida. The raw data telemetred from the stations are archived at College of Marine Science, University of South Florida. The raw data will be provided based on request to the Pricipal Investigators of the USF SEA-COOS Project. Field Methodology_Type: Field Collection Procedures and Protocols An overview data collection systems of USFCMS SEA-COOS Coastal and Offshore weather monitoring stations is presented here. Detailed description about the systems are available at College of Marine Science, University of South Florida. Work is under progress to make them available on-line. Coastal Stations Methodology Description A typical USF SEA-COOS Coastal Station consists of a Data Logger, communication components that are used to telemeter the data collected at the station, and a number of environmental sensors. The Data Logger for the USF SEA-COOS Coastal Stations are Vitel 1100 systems. The data logger controls sensors, store the collected data, and transmit the data using line-of-sight radio or GOES satellites. Except Anna Maria Coastal station, all the coastal stations are equipped with transmitters to send the data via GOES satellite. Meteorlogical Data and Water Parameters are measured every six minutes and logged, depending upon the channels and allotted transmit time the data are transmitted once every hour. The Egmont Key, Anna Maria, Tarpon Springs and Port Richey stations are equipped with Freewave Spread Spectrum Radios and provide data at higher intervals. All USF SEA-COOS coastal stations are equipped with Aquatrak, acoustic water level measurement sensors to measure the watel level. The Aquatrak computes water level by measuring the time-of-travel of a sound pulse reflecting off the water surface within a sounding tube and stilling well. The coastal stations also have a variety of meteorological and oceanographic sensors, they are: RM Young anemometers for wind speed and direction, barometric pressure sensors, air temperature and relative humidity sensors, rain gages, water temperature and conductivity sensors, fluorometer and transmissometer. Note that, not all the stations have all the sensors. They are installed on each stations based on the need, and for details on the USF Coastal station sensors available on each coastal station, please see ftp://comps.marine.usf.edu/pub/coastal/ coastal_sta_sen.htm. The sensors of a Coastal Station is mounted to a pier/coastal tower/other shore based structures. Each coastal station pictures are also available at the ftp site described above. USF SEA-COOS Offshore Buoy Stations Our buoy-mounted meteorological sensors consist of either the Coastal Environmental Systems Weatherpak 2000 system modified to accommodate GOES telemetry, or the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) designed Improved METeorology (IMET) system, which has now evolved to the Air Sea Interaction METeorology (ASIMET) system presently being manufactured by Star Engineering. With the Weatherpaks we measure wind, air and sea temperature, relative humidity, and barometric pressure. With IMET or ASIMET we add incoming short and long wave radiation and precipitation. Given the modular design of IMET we added a new module to incorporate the ADCP data into the telemetry stream. This ADCP module was initially designed at WHOI and then modified by the USF Center for Ocean Technology (COT) for integration with both ASIMET and a USF-COT designed data logger and telemetry system. This logging and telemetry system also handles the temperature and salinity provided by the inductively coupled MicroCat sensors. We use a conducting cable to transfer these data from the inductive coupler located on the mooring wire to a modem in the data logger on the buoy. The data logger and telemetry system developed by the USF-COT in conjunction with the Ocean Circulation Group (OCG) is based on a Motorola 68HC16 micro controller with 128 Kbytes of flash memory and 128 Kbytes of RAM for program use. A multiplexed serial communications I/O allows for RS485 and RS232 devices to be interfaced. The controller accesses the suite of IMET or ASIMET sensors, plus either narrowband or broadband ADCPs via an RS485 bus. MicroCat data, depending upon whether inductively coupled or direct, are accessed through either RS485 or RS232. All data are both locally stored and telemetered hourly via GOES satellite. The logger-transmitter also has radio communications. This allows for remote communications with the controller for the purposes of setup, data download, and troubleshooting without having to board the buoy. We have successfully utilized this feature from both research vessels and aircraft. Unknown Unknown A brief overview of the data processing steps of USFCMS SEA-COOS Coastal and Offshore weather monitoring data is presented here. Detailed description of the processing scripts used are available at College of Marine Science, University of South Florida. USF has two downlink systems to acquire the coastal and offshore stations data via GOES: a Digital Direct Reading Ground Station (DDRGS) and a Domestic Satellite rebroadcast receiving system (DOMSAT). We also download our data from NESDIS using Local Readout Ground Station software package obtained from NOAA, NESDIS. The hourly data streams (meteorological and water parameters) received from coastal stations consist of ten 6-minute samples. The hourly data streams (measurements of oceanographic and meteorological parameters) that are received from the offshore stations consist of four 15-minute and three 20-minute samples for buoys equipped with Coastal Climate WeatherPak systems and USF/ASIMET systems respectively. Once received the data are processed using decoder scripts written in C and Perl programming languages. Observations are then served to the public via the Internet at http://comps.marine.usf.edu. These data are also available via the NDBC who have direct access for input to the National Center for Environmental Prediction for improved marine weather forecasts at http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/Maps/Florida.shtml. The most recent observations, graphics and reports (past one and five days duration) generated from the data are available for download from the individual station web site. Development of a web based data management system is in progress. Unknown Unknown West Florida Shelf, Florida Point Point For details on the information contained in the data set, please go to URL:ftp://comps.marine.usf.edu/pub. Work is in progress to update the information available at the ftp site. For USF SEA-COOS Coastal and offshore stations the complete description of the entity types, attributes and attribute values are maintained at College of Marine Science, University of South Florida and work is in progress to make them accessible via Internet. Mark Luther, Bob Weisberg, Clifford Merz, Vembu Subramanian, Jeff Donovan, Rick Cole Mailing Address

140 7th Avenue South College of Marine Science University of South Florida

St. Petersburg Florida 33701 USA 727-553-1528, 727-553-1568, 727-553-3729, 727-553-1625, 727-553-1116, 727-553-1522 727-553-1189 luther@marine.usf.edu, weiberg@marine.usf.edu, cmerz@marine.usf.edu, vembu@marine.usf.edu, jeff@marine.usf.edu, rdc@ocg7.marine.usf.edu 8.30 am to 5.30 pm EST/EDT Monday-Friday E-mail preferred All data are provisional and have not been quality- controlled. While all due care is taken to provide accurate information, provisional data are subject to change or retraction after quality control and before official release. No warranty is made, expressed or implied, regarding the accuracy or validity of the data, or regarding the suitability of the data for any particular application. Ascii File, Formatted For Text Attributes, Declared Format (ASCII) N/A ftp://comps.marine.usf.edu/pub None 20030217 Vembu Subramanian and Jeff Donovan Mailing Address

140 7th Avenue South College of Marine Science University of South Florida

St. Petersburg Florida 33701 USA 727-553-1625, 727-553-1116 727-553-1189 vembu@marine.usf.edu, jeff@marine.usf.edu 8.30 am to 5.30 pm EST/EDT Monday-Friday E-mail preferred Content Standards for National Biological Information Infrastructure Metadata FGDC-STD-001-1998