Meteorological, biological, and hydrographic data collected from a nearshore moored buoy near Bon Secour, Alabama from 02/19/2010 - 12/31/2013 (NODC Accession 0117372)

• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: NOAA NCEI Environmental Data Archive 2016
• Subjects: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce; DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce; 0117372; 117372; AIR TEMPERATURE; BAROMETRIC PRESSURE; BIOLOGICAL DATA; CHLOROPHYLL; CONDUCTIVITY; DEPTH - SENSOR; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; JULIAN YEAR - DAY; OPTICAL; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OXYGEN - PERCENT SATURATION; PHOTOSYNTHETIC ACTIVE RADIATION (PAR); PRECIPITATION; PRECIPITATION AMOUNT; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SALINITY; SOLAR RADIATION - ATMOSPHERIC; turbidity; WATER TEMPERATURE; WIND DIRECTION; WIND SPEED; anemometer; barometers; Barometric pressure sensor; conductivity sensor; fluorometer; Humidity Sensor; meteorological sensors - coastal meteorological stations; Optical Spectrometer; temperature probe; thermistor; YSI - handheld multi-parameter instrument; biological; chemical; continuous; meteorological; moored buoy; optical; physical; time series; water chemistry; Moored Buoy; Dauphin Island Sea Lab; Mobile Bay National Estuary Program (MBNEP); Coastal waters of Alabama; Coastal Waters of Gulf of Mexico; Gulf of Mexico; North Atlantic Ocean; oceanography; Alabama; Dauphin Island; Pew; Weeks Bay; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://search.dataone.org/view/{E24D868E-7E74-45F2-BAE6-FFCB2DF9A8CA}

Abstract: Dauphin Island Sea Lab and the Mobile Bay National Estuary Program have partnered with Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, the Alabama Department of Conservation, State Land Division, Coastal Program, and the Environmental Protection Agency's Gulf of Mexico Program to provide real-time hydrographic data. Data are available in a user-friendly format at www.mymobilebay.com. Informative pop-ups describe each parameter and graphs of each may be displayed for the visitor to the website. Researchers may download the data in a spreadsheet format for further analysis. Purpose: The value of coastal observing systems is recognized by the U.S. Congress, the National Ocean Partnership Program, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration. Recent reports by the Pew Oceans Commission and U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy have decried the lack of information from near coastal waters on which to base management decisions and recommended monitoring programs linked to strong research. Reasons for continuous, real-time observations of meteorological and hydrographic parameters include (1) continuous characterization of spatial and temporal patterns of change in water quality, (2) development of a permanent record of significant and human caused changes in environmental indicators over time, and (3) support for research activities through the availability of consistent, scientifically valid data. An additional benefit of real-time observation is the potential for the public to track and learn about water quality conditions. Many coastal dwellers are uninformed about conditions in nearby estuaries because they do not have access to current information about parameters such as water temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen levels and water level and they may fail to appreciate the complexity of interactions in estuarine ecosystems. This data set includes hydrographic and meteorological data.