Dive Data from Expedition Information System (EIS) for Islands in the Stream 2002 - Pharmaceutical Discovery, Vision, and Bioluminescence - Office of Ocean Exploration

Description

The Expeditions Information System (EIS) contains information recorded by the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration's data manager during the 2002 "Islands in the Stream - Pharmaceutical Discovery, Vision, and Bioluminescence" expedition, August 15 through 31, 2002. Information contained in the EIS includes submersible, remotely operated vehicle, autonomous underwater vehicle, and SCUBA operational information and a summary of scientific observations during each dive; ship activity information (positions, transits, and visitor shuttles); sample information; water column and bottom conditions; weather observations; sea state observations; education and outreach activity information; media event information; scientific instrumentation information; transect information; dive site profiles; and a record of all data collected by principal investigators. The data presented here are the tables from the original EIS which is a FileMaker Pro database.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
23 https://gis.ngdc.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/OceanExploration/OE_DigitalAtlasCruises/MapServer

Tags

  • dominant features
  • wind direction
  • wave direction
  • bottom conditions
  • water temperature
  • north carolina
  • mollusk abundance
  • meteorology
  • air temperature
  • bottom temperature
  • dominant habitat structure
  • atlantic ocean
  • visibility
  • sediment type
  • bottom current
  • wind speed
  • south atlantic bight
  • reef fish abundance
  • north atlantic
  • nepheloid thickness
  • florida
  • benthic abundance
  • echinoderm abundance
  • pelagic fish abundance
  • wave height
  • thermocline depth
  • crustacean abundance
  • sea surface conditions
  • pycnocline depth
  • bottom fish abundance
  • disturbance

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