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Undersea research and education dives conducted by the NOAA Undersea Research Center for the North Atlantic and Great Lakes in the Northwest Atlantic

Entry ID: NURC_Dive_Data

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Summary

Abstract: The data set contains information about undersea dives conducted by the NOAA
Undersea Research Center for the North Atlantic and Great Lakes, located at the
University of Connecticut. The data fields include: the year the project was
conducted, a unique identifier number, project title, a web-based link to
project information, principle investigator, co-pi, dive system used, dive
number, dive ...

Related URL

Link: GET DATA

Description: Site contains the NURC North Atlantic dive data table with dive locations and
dive reference number and a second table with the dive reference number and
video tapes available for that dive

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

	N: 46.0	S: 36.5	E: -60.0	W: -77.5

Min Depth: 1 METER Max Depth: 3931 METERS

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: NOAA Undersea Research Center for the North Atlantic and Great Lakes (NURC-NA&GL)

Dataset Title: NURC Northwest Atlantic Dive Data

Dataset Series Name: NURC NA&GL Dive Data

Dataset Release Date: 12-5-2006

Dataset Release Place: University of Connecticut, Groton, CT

Dataset Publisher: NOAA Undersea Research Center for the North Atlantic and Great Lakes (NURC-NA&GL)

Version: 1.0

Data Presentation Form: Tab delimited text file

Online Resource: ftp://ftp.nurc.uconn.edu/

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1985-01-01

Stop Date: 2006-12-31

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MAINE

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GEORGES BANK

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 10 meters
Longitude Resolution: 10 meters
Horizontal Resolution Range: 1 meter - < 30 meters
Vertical Resolution: 1 meter
Vertical Resolution Range: 1 meter - < 10 meters
Temporal Resolution: Minutes
Temporal Resolution Range: 1 minute - < 1 hour

Science Keywords

OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY

OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > WATER DEPTH

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

ENVIRONMENT

IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

OCEANS

Platform

SUBMARINE

AUVS > Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

ROV > Remotely Operated Vehicles

Instrument

CAMERAS

Project

GOMODP > Gulf of Maine Ocean Data Partnership

Access Constraints Recent dive information, within two years of age remain the intellectual
property of the PI and permission must be obtained for use of media/data
generated by that project. Some dive locations are proprietary pending
management decisions.

Use Constraints Recent dive information, within two years of age remain the intellectual
property of the PI and permission must be obtained for use of media/data
generated by that project.

Ancillary Keywords

Gulf of Maine Ocean Data Partnership

GoMODP

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Originating Center

Data Center

National Undersea Research Center for the North Atlantic and Great Lakes, NOAA's Undersea Research Program, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Data Center URL: http://www.nurc.uconn.edu/
Dataset ID: NURC Dive Data

Data Center Personnel
Name: KEVIN JOY Phone: 860-405-9121 Email: Kevin.Joy at uconn.edu Contact Address: 1080 Shennecossett Road City: Groton Province or State: CT Postal Code: 06340 Country: USA