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Oceanographic data collected during the Sanctuary Quest: Investigating Marine Sanctuaries 2002 on NOAA Ship McArthur in North Pacific Ocean, California coast from 2002-04-24 to 2002-06-20 (NCEI Accession 0072307)

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Metadata Last Checked: October 03, 2025 | Last Modified: 2011-04-27T00:00:00.000+00:00
The U.S. coast from southern California to Washington state features vast areas of submerged mountain ranges, canyons, plateaus, volcanoes, basins, rocky outcrops, and pinnacles, many of which have never been surveyed or explored adequately. These unique conditions contribute to one of the greatest diversities of marine life in the world, including whales, sea otters, seabirds and hundreds of fish species. Aboard NOAA Ship McArthur, the Sanctuary Quest Expedition team conducted research, exploration, and monitoring within and adjacent to the national marine sanctuaries in this region. Over the long term, the expedition should help to provide a framework for understanding more about the efficacy and role of the sanctuary system in protecting and conserving marine resources, and to provide the impetus for continued regional research.

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0072307 AIR TEMPERATURE BAROMETRIC PRESSURE CHLOROPHYLL CONDUCTIVITY DEPTH - BOTTOM SALINITY water depth WATER TEMPERATURE WIND DIRECTION WIND SPEED barometer compass conductivity sensor CTD GPS meteorological sensor temperature sensor thermosalinograph chemical meteorological navigational physical NOAA Ship McArthur NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries US DOC/NOAA/NOS/National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science/Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries Office of Ocean Exploration and Research's Integrated Product Team (OER IPT) Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary North Pacific Ocean Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary oceanography DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NOS/NMS > National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce archaeology biodiversity corals deep water canyons habitat mapping sampling sound submersibles EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND DIRECTION EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND SPEED EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > WATER DEPTH EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > CHLOROPHYLL EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > CONDUCTIVITY EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans Ocean Exploration BAROMETERS > BAROMETERS COMPASSES CONDUCTIVITY METERS > CONDUCTIVITY METERS CTD > Conductivity, Temperature, Depth GPS RECEIVERS > GPS RECEIVERS TEMPERATURE SENSORS > TEMPERATURE SENSORS THERMOSALINOGRAPHS Ships MCARTHUR (ICES code: 31M4) OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN North Pacific Ocean

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describedByType application/octet-steam
identifier gov.noaa.nodc:0072307
issued 2011-04-27T00:00:00.000+00:00
landingPage https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
language []
references 
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  "https://archive.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/projects/02aquarius/aquarius.html",
  "https://discover.library.noaa.gov/permalink/01NOAA_INST/1qbesct/alma991000764689707381",
  "https://discover.library.noaa.gov/permalink/01NOAA_INST/1qbesct/alma991000769929707381",
  "https://discover.library.noaa.gov/permalink/01NOAA_INST/1qbesct/alma991000780919707381",
  "https://discover.library.noaa.gov/permalink/01NOAA_INST/1qbesct/alma991000808039707381"
]
rights otherRestrictions
spatial -122.38333,37.49467,-123.75167,38.27367
temporal 2002-04-24T00:00:00+00:00/2002-06-20T00:00:00+00:00

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