National Estuarine Research Reserve System - NERRS - Meteorological Data

Description

Meteorological data provide information on atmospheric conditions that can affect water quality and biological and physical processes. Core elements currently measured at each National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) include air temperature, relative humidity, barometric pressure, wind speed, wind direction, rainfall, and photosynthetically active radiation (PAR). Optional parameters include total solar radiation.Each site maintains at least one meteorological station. Stations are placed at locations typical of local conditions or in areas where a specific need for weather data has been identified. Data are reported at 15 minute intervals. Prior to 2007, hourly and daily average data were also reported. The National Estuarine Research Reserves is a network of 30 reserves protected for long-term research, ecosystem monitoring, education, and coastal stewardship. Established by the Coastal Zone Management Act, the reserve system is a partnership program between NOAA and the coastal states. NOAA provides funding, national guidance, and technical assistance. Each reserve is managed on daily basis by a lead state agency or university with input from local partners. These data are collected as part of the NERRS System-Wide Monitoring Program (SWMP), which includes (1) abiotic indicators of water quality and weather, (2) biological monitoring, and (3) watershed, habitat, and land use mapping. Data were collected under individual Reserve NOAA grant/cooperative agreements and managed by the CDMO under NOAA grant/cooperative agreement #NA22NOS4200128 (2022) and prior grants. For more information on Reserve locations and programs, please visit www.nerrsdata.org or https://coast.noaa.gov/nerrs/.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords
0 https://cdmo.baruch.sc.edu
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/47714
0 Home page for the organization. https://cdmo.baruch.sc.edu/
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/ocm/dmp/pdf/47714.pdf

Tags

  • humidity
  • nerrs
  • data
  • precipitation
  • alaska
  • united states of america
  • office of coastal management
  • wind speed/wind direction
  • national ocean service
  • atmospheric temperature
  • weather
  • station
  • oceans
  • surface winds
  • physical
  • atmospheric water vapor
  • atmosphere
  • continent
  • noaa
  • air temperature
  • pacific islands
  • north america
  • doc/noaa/nos/ocm
  • atlantic ocean
  • gulf of mexico
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • estuary
  • u.s. coastal waters
  • ocean optics
  • ocean
  • solar radiation
  • u.s. west coast
  • atmospheric radiation
  • photosynthetically active radiation
  • carribbean
  • atmospheric pressure
  • meteorological
  • atmospheric winds
  • oceanographic
  • north atlantic ocean
  • surface temperature
  • rainfall total
  • great lakes
  • u.s. east coast
  • u.s. territorial waters

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