<?xml version="1.0"?><eml:eml xmlns:eml="eml://ecoinformatics.org/eml-2.0.1" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" packageId="BAYXXX_015ADCP015R00_20051215.50.9" scope="system" system="knb" xsi:schemaLocation="eml://ecoinformatics.org/eml-2.0.1 eml.xsd"><dataset scope="document"><shortName>CINMS/PISCO bottom mounted ADCP, BAYXXX</shortName><title>CINMS/PISCO: Physical Oceanography: bottom-mounted ADCP data: San Miguel Island, California, USA (BAYXXX)</title><creator scope="document"><organizationName>Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary</organizationName><onlineUrl>http://channelislands.noaa.gov</onlineUrl></creator><creator scope="document"><organizationName>Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans (PISCO)</organizationName><onlineUrl>http://www.piscoweb.org</onlineUrl></creator><creator scope="document"><individualName><salutation>Dr.</salutation><givenName>Libe</givenName><surName>Washburn</surName></individualName><address scope="document"><deliveryPoint>Marine Science Institute</deliveryPoint><deliveryPoint>Ellison Hall</deliveryPoint><deliveryPoint>University of California, Santa Barbara</deliveryPoint><city>Santa Barbara</city><administrativeArea>California</administrativeArea><postalCode>93106-6150</postalCode><country>USA</country></address><phone phonetype="voice">(805) 893-7367</phone><phone phonetype="fax">(805) 893-8062</phone><electronicMailAddress>washburn@icess.ucsb.edu</electronicMailAddress><onlineUrl>http://piscoweb.org/who/pi/lwashburn.html</onlineUrl></creator><associatedParty scope="document"><individualName><givenName>Chris</givenName><surName>Gotschalk</surName></individualName><address scope="document"><deliveryPoint>Marine Science Institute</deliveryPoint><deliveryPoint>Marine Science Building</deliveryPoint><deliveryPoint>University of California, Santa Barbara</deliveryPoint><city>Santa Barbara</city><administrativeArea>California</administrativeArea><postalCode>93106-6150</postalCode><country>USA</country></address><phone phonetype="voice">(805) 680-6988</phone><phone phonetype="fax">(805) 893-8062</phone><electronicMailAddress>gots@lifesci.ucsb.edu</electronicMailAddress><onlineUrl>http://piscoweb.org/who/techs/cgotschalk.html</onlineUrl><role>Research Technician</role></associatedParty><language>English</language><series>BAYXXX_015ADCP015R00_20051215</series><abstract><para>This metadata record describes bottom-mounted ADCP data collected at San Miguel Island, California, USA, by PISCO. Measurements were collected using an RDI 600 kHz Workhorse Sentinel ADCP beginning 2005-12-15.  The instrument depth was 015 meters, in an overall water depth of 015 meters (both relative to Mean Sea Level, MSL).  The instrument was programmed with a sampling interval of 2.0 minutes and a vertical resolution of 1 meter.</para></abstract><keywordSet><keyword>EARTH SCIENCE: Oceans: Ocean Circulation: Ocean Currents</keyword><keyword>EARTH SCIENCE: Oceans: Ocean Temperature: Water Temperature</keyword><keyword>EARTH SCIENCE: Oceans: Ocean Pressure: Pressure</keyword><keywordThesaurus>Global Change Master Directory</keywordThesaurus></keywordSet><keywordSet><keyword>Temperature</keyword><keyword>Integrated Ocean Observing System</keyword><keyword>IOOS</keyword><keywordThesaurus>IOOS Vocabulary Version 1</keywordThesaurus></keywordSet><keywordSet><keyword>Oceanographic Sensor Data</keyword><keyword>Bottom-mounted ADCP Current Profile Data</keyword><keyword>National Marine Sanctuary Program Data</keyword><keywordThesaurus>PISCO Categories</keywordThesaurus></keywordSet><keywordSet><keyword>continental shelf</keyword><keyword>currents</keyword><keyword>ADCP</keyword><keyword>PISCO</keyword><keyword>California</keyword><keyword>United States of America</keyword><keyword>CINMS</keyword></keywordSet><intellectualRights><para>PISCO, CINMS and NOAA request that end-users acknowledge both entities in any publications using these PISCO/Sanctuary data. The acknowledgement should read:  &quot;This study utilized data collected by the Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans: a long-term ecological consortium funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.  Some PISCO data are also provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.&quot;  PISCO also requests that end-users provide PISCO with copies of any published manuscripts using the PISCO/Sanctuary data.  Manuscripts should be sent to the PISCO Program Coordinator (contact information available at www.piscoweb.org.)  NOAA, NESDIS and NODC would appreciate recognition as the resource from which these data were obtained in any publications and/or other representations of these data.</para><para>Extensive efforts are made to ensure that online data are accurate and up to date, but the authors, PISCO and CINMS will not take responsibility for any errors that may exist in data provided online. Furthermore, the user assumes all responsibility for errors in analysis or judgment resulting from use of the data.</para><para>NOAA makes no warranty regarding these data, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.  NOAA, NESDIS and NODC cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data, nor as a result of the failure of these data to function on a particular system.</para></intellectualRights><distribution scope="document"><online><url function="information">http://www.piscoweb.org</url></online></distribution><coverage scope="document"><geographicCoverage id="BAYXXX" scope="document"><geographicDescription>Bay Point: BAYXXX: The nearshore mooring is located on the North side of San Miguel Island, California, USA, approximately 0.7 km Southeast of Bay Point.  The base of the mooring is in 15 meters of water below Mean Sea Level (MSL), and it extends up to 4 meters below MSL.  The altitudeMinimum and altitudeMaximum tags in this initial coverage section refer to the ADCP measurement range and are also referenced to MSL.  They do not represent the overall water depth.  Note the nominal range of the ADCP may extend from near-bottom (a depth expressed as a negative altitude) to slightly above MSL (a height expressed as a positive altitude).</geographicDescription><boundingCoordinates><westBoundingCoordinate>-120.311210</westBoundingCoordinate><eastBoundingCoordinate>-120.311210</eastBoundingCoordinate><northBoundingCoordinate>34.040170</northBoundingCoordinate><southBoundingCoordinate>34.040170</southBoundingCoordinate><boundingAltitudes><altitudeMinimum>-015</altitudeMinimum><altitudeMaximum>4</altitudeMaximum><altitudeUnits>meter</altitudeUnits></boundingAltitudes></boundingCoordinates></geographicCoverage><temporalCoverage scope="document"><rangeOfDates><beginDate><calendarDate>2005-12-15</calendarDate><time>18:18:40Z</time></beginDate><endDate><calendarDate>2006-03-23</calendarDate><time>20:16:40Z</time></endDate></rangeOfDates></temporalCoverage></coverage><purpose><para>These data were collected by PISCO to understand the physical processes of the inner continental shelf and their potential effects on marine ecology.</para></purpose><contact scope="document"><positionName>Physical Oceanographic Data Manager</positionName><organizationName>PISCO</organizationName><electronicMailAddress>phys-ocean-data-manager@lists.piscoweb.org</electronicMailAddress><onlineUrl>http://www.piscoweb.org</onlineUrl></contact><methods><methodStep><description><para>Methods for PISCO bottom-mounted ADCP collection and quality-control are available online, see the protocol citation.</para></description><protocol scope="document"><title>UCSB bottom-mounted ADCP collection and quality-control methods No. 1</title><creator scope="document"><organizationName>PISCO</organizationName></creator><distribution scope="document"><online><url function="download">http://www.piscoweb.org/data/protocols/UCSB_moored_ADCP_protocol_No_1.pdf</url></online></distribution></protocol><instrumentation>RDI 600 kHz Workhorse Sentinel ADCP</instrumentation></methodStep><sampling><studyExtent><coverage scope="document"><geographicCoverage scope="document"><geographicDescription>In this sampling section the altitudeMaximum tag refers to the altitude of Mean Sea Level (MSL), and altitudeMinimum tag refers to the nominal altitude of the sea floor.  In other words, the altitudeMinimum represents the overall water depth, expressed as a negative altitude.</geographicDescription><boundingCoordinates><westBoundingCoordinate>-120.311210</westBoundingCoordinate><eastBoundingCoordinate>-120.311210</eastBoundingCoordinate><northBoundingCoordinate>34.040170</northBoundingCoordinate><southBoundingCoordinate>34.040170</southBoundingCoordinate><boundingAltitudes><altitudeMinimum>-015</altitudeMinimum><altitudeMaximum>000</altitudeMaximum><altitudeUnits>meter</altitudeUnits></boundingAltitudes></boundingCoordinates></geographicCoverage></coverage></studyExtent><samplingDescription><para>Methods for PISCO bottom-mounted ADCP data collection and quality-control are available online, see the protocol citation.  Data were collected using an RDI 600 kHz Workhorse Sentinel ADCP set to 40 pings per 2.0-minute ensemble, with a vertical resolution of 1 meter.</para></samplingDescription></sampling></methods><project scope="document"><title>Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans (PISCO)</title><personnel scope="document"><organizationName>PISCO</organizationName><role>Consortium</role></personnel><abstract><para>PISCO is a large-scale marine research program that focuses on understanding the near-shore ecosystems of the U.S. West Coast. An interdisciplinary collaboration of scientists from four universities, PISCO integrates long-term monitoring of ecological and oceanographic processes at dozens of coastal sites with experimental work in the lab and field. We explore how individual organisms, populations, and ecological communities vary over space and time.  Findings are applied to issues of ocean conservation and management, and are shared through our public outreach and student training programs.</para></abstract><funding><para>PISCO is funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.</para></funding></project><access authSystem="ldap://ldap.ecoinformatics.org:389/dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org" order="denyFirst" scope="document"><allow><principal>cn=data-managers,o=PISCOGROUPS,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org</principal><permission>all</permission></allow><allow><principal>public</principal><permission>read</permission></allow></access><dataTable scope="document"><entityName>BAYXXX_015ADCP015R00_20051215.40.2.txt</entityName><physical scope="document"><objectName>BAYXXX_015ADCP015R00_20051215.40.2</objectName><size unit="bytes">168959163</size><characterEncoding>ASCII</characterEncoding><dataFormat><textFormat><numHeaderLines>1</numHeaderLines><recordDelimiter>#x0A</recordDelimiter><attributeOrientation>column</attributeOrientation><simpleDelimited><fieldDelimiter>#x20</fieldDelimiter></simpleDelimited></textFormat></dataFormat><distribution id="BAYXXX_015ADCP015R00_20051215.40" scope="document"><online><url function="download">ecogrid://knb/BAYXXX_015ADCP015R00_20051215.40.2</url></online></distribution></physical><attributeList><attribute scope="document"><attributeName>date</attributeName><attributeDefinition>Greenwich Mean Time calendar date of each ADCP measurement record, using ISO 8601 standard format YYYY-MM-DD</attributeDefinition><storageType typeSystem="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-datatypes">date</storageType><measurementScale><datetime><formatString>YYYY-MM-DD</formatString><dateTimePrecision>1 day</dateTimePrecision></datetime></measurementScale></attribute><attribute scope="document"><attributeName>time</attributeName><attributeDefinition>Greenwich Mean Time of each ADCP measurement record, to the 1/100th of a second, using ISO 8601 standard format hh:mm:ss.ssZ.  The &apos;Z&apos; indicates &apos;Zero Meridian&apos; (or Greenwich Mean Time) and must be included.</attributeDefinition><storageType typeSystem="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-datatypes">time</storageType><measurementScale><datetime><formatString>hh:mm:ss.ssZ</formatString><dateTimePrecision>1 second</dateTimePrecision></datetime></measurementScale><accuracy><attributeAccuracyReport>-10  to +30 ppm, or -5.26 to 15.76 minutes per year, from RDI manuals</attributeAccuracyReport></accuracy></attribute><attribute scope="document"><attributeName>yearday</attributeName><attributeDefinition>Greenwich Mean Time of each ADCP measurement record, expressed as fractional decimal days since Jan. 1 of the year measurement was made.  For example, 12 noon GMT on Jan. 2 is represented by yearday 1.5, NOT yearday 2.5.</attributeDefinition><storageType typeSystem="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-datatypes">float</storageType><measurementScale><interval><unit><standardUnit>nominalDay</standardUnit></unit><precision>0.0000116</precision><numericDomain><numberType>real</numberType></numericDomain></interval></measurementScale><accuracy><attributeAccuracyReport>-10  to +30 ppm, or -5.26 to 15.76 minutes per year, from RDI manuals</attributeAccuracyReport></accuracy></attribute><attribute scope="document"><attributeName>height</attributeName><attributeDefinition>The height of the velocity, temperature, or pressure measurement, in meters above the sea bottom.</attributeDefinition><storageType typeSystem="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-datatypes">float</storageType><measurementScale><ratio><unit><standardUnit>meter</standardUnit></unit><precision>0.1</precision><numericDomain><numberType>real</numberType></numericDomain></ratio></measurementScale><missingValueCode><code>9999.0</code><codeExplanation>missing data</codeExplanation></missingValueCode><accuracy><attributeAccuracyReport>0.5 meters (an estimate of the accuracy of the height measurement)</attributeAccuracyReport></accuracy></attribute><attribute scope="document"><attributeName>depth</attributeName><attributeDefinition>The depth of the velocity, temperature, or pressure measurement, in positive meters below Mean Sea Level (MSL).  Bins above MSL are represented with negative depths.</attributeDefinition><storageType typeSystem="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-datatypes">float</storageType><measurementScale><ratio><unit><standardUnit>meter</standardUnit></unit><precision>0.1</precision><numericDomain><numberType>real</numberType></numericDomain></ratio></measurementScale><missingValueCode><code>9999.0</code><codeExplanation>missing data</codeExplanation></missingValueCode><accuracy><attributeAccuracyReport>0.5 meters (an estimate of the accuracy of the height measurement)</attributeAccuracyReport></accuracy></attribute><attribute scope="document"><attributeName>waterdepth</attributeName><attributeDefinition>The fluctuating water depth (sea floor to sea surface distance) at the measurement site, in meters, as determined by location of sea surface from ADCP pressure measurements, or if pressure is unavailable, the maximum in ADCP echo intensity.</attributeDefinition><storageType typeSystem="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-datatypes">float</storageType><measurementScale><ratio><unit><standardUnit>meter</standardUnit></unit><precision>0.1</precision><numericDomain><numberType>real</numberType></numericDomain></ratio></measurementScale><missingValueCode><code>9999.0</code><codeExplanation>missing data</codeExplanation></missingValueCode><accuracy><attributeAccuracyReport>1 meter (if calculated from backscatter)</attributeAccuracyReport></accuracy></attribute><attribute scope="document"><attributeName>temp_c</attributeName><attributeDefinition>seawater temperature from ADCP sensor</attributeDefinition><storageType typeSystem="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-datatypes">float</storageType><measurementScale><interval><unit><standardUnit>celsius</standardUnit></unit><precision>.01</precision><numericDomain><numberType>real</numberType></numericDomain></interval></measurementScale><missingValueCode><code>9999.00</code><codeExplanation>missing data</codeExplanation></missingValueCode><accuracy><attributeAccuracyReport>plus or minus 0.4 degrees Celsius, from RDI Manual</attributeAccuracyReport></accuracy></attribute><attribute scope="document"><attributeName>pressure</attributeName><attributeDefinition>pressure measured at the ADCP sensor, measured in decibars with a precision defined as the effective resolution of the instrument.</attributeDefinition><storageType typeSystem="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-datatypes">float</storageType><measurementScale><interval><unit><customUnit>decibar</customUnit></unit><precision>.0001</precision><numericDomain><numberType>real</numberType></numericDomain></interval></measurementScale><missingValueCode><code>9999.0000</code><codeExplanation>missing data</codeExplanation></missingValueCode></attribute><attribute scope="document"><attributeName>intensity</attributeName><attributeDefinition>ADCP echo intensity (or backscatter), in RDI counts.  This value represents the average of all 4 beams, rounded to the nearest whole number.</attributeDefinition><storageType typeSystem="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-datatypes">float</storageType><measurementScale><interval><unit><standardUnit>number</standardUnit></unit><precision>1</precision><numericDomain><numberType>integer</numberType></numericDomain></interval></measurementScale><missingValueCode><code>9999</code><codeExplanation>missing data</codeExplanation></missingValueCode></attribute><attribute scope="document"><attributeName>data_quality</attributeName><attributeDefinition>A post-processing quantitative data quality indicator.  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