ERDDAP > info > MAB_median_bottom_stress

Grid DAP Data	Sub- set	Table DAP Data	Make A Graph	W M S	Source Data Files	Acces- sible	Title	Sum- mary	FGDC, ISO, Metadata	Back- ground Info	RSS	E mail	Institution	Dataset ID
		data	graph			public	Median of wave-current bottom shear stress in the Mid-Atlantic Bight.		F   I   M	background			Rutgers University	MAB_median_bottom_stress

The Dataset's Variables and Attributes

Row Type	Variable Name	Attribute Name	Data Type	Value
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	cdm_data_type	String	Other
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	comment	String	The U.S. Geological Survey has been characterizing the regional variation in shear stress on the sea floor and sediment mobility through statistical descriptors. The purpose of this project is to identify patterns in stress in order to inform habitat delineation or decisions for anthropogenic use of the continental shelf. The statistical characterization spans the continental shelf from the coast to approximately 120 m water depth, at approximately 5 km resolution. Time-series of wave and circulation are created using numerical models, and near-bottom output of steady and oscillatory velocities and an estimate of bottom roughness are used to calculate a time-series of bottom shear stress at 1-hour intervals. Statistical descriptions such as the median and 95th percentile, which are the output included with this database, are then calculated to create a two-dimensional picture of the regional patterns in shear stress. In addition, time-series of stress are compared to critical stress values at select points calculated from observed surface sediment texture data to determine estimates of sea floor mobility.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Conventions	String	CF-1.6, COARDS, ACDD-1.3
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Easternmost_Easting	double	-68.46149
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_max	double	41.58307
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_min	double	34.14732
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_units	String	degrees_north
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_max	double	-68.46149
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_min	double	-76.76429
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_units	String	degrees_east
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	history	String	Created by Eli Hunter (hunter@marine.rutgers.edu),07-Jul-2020 08:07:38
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	infoUrl	String	https://portal.midatlanticocean.org/data-catalog/
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	institution	String	Rutgers University
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	keywords	String	annual, atlantic, bight, bottom, current, data, fall, fallstress, index, latitude, longitude, median, mid, mid-atlantic, shear, spring, springstress, stress, summer, summerstress, wave, wave-current, wind, winter, winterstress
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	license	String	The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data Contributor, ERD, NOAA, nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of this information.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Northernmost_Northing	double	41.58307
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	source	String	https://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/mobility/index.html, MAB_median.zip
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	sourceUrl	String	(local files)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Southernmost_Northing	double	34.14732
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	standard_name_vocabulary	String	CF Standard Name Table v55
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	summary	String	This GIS layer contains an estimate of the median of bottom shear stress for the Middle Atlantic Bight. This output is based on statistical characterization of numerical model estimates of wave and circulation patterns over an approximately one year time frame. This data layer is primarily intended to show the overall distribution of the average stress values on large spatial scales, and should be used qualitatively. Intended users include scientific researchers and the coastal and marine spatial planning community.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	title	String	Median of wave-current bottom shear stress in the Mid-Atlantic Bight.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Westernmost_Easting	double	-76.76429
variable	index		short
attribute	index	actual_range	short	0, 2887
attribute	index	ioos_category	String	Unknown
attribute	index	long_name	String	Index
variable	summerstress		float
attribute	summerstress	_FillValue	float	-999999.0
attribute	summerstress	actual_range	float	0.005779, 1.934034
attribute	summerstress	ioos_category	String	Other
attribute	summerstress	long_name	String	Summer Bottom shear stress
attribute	summerstress	missing_value	float	-9999.0
attribute	summerstress	units	String	Pa
variable	springstress		float
attribute	springstress	_FillValue	float	-999999.0
attribute	springstress	actual_range	float	0.007461, 2.160664
attribute	springstress	ioos_category	String	Other
attribute	springstress	long_name	String	Spring Bottom shear stress
attribute	springstress	units	String	Pa
variable	winterstress		float
attribute	winterstress	_FillValue	float	-999999.0
attribute	winterstress	actual_range	float	0.011263, 2.267204
attribute	winterstress	ioos_category	String	Other
attribute	winterstress	long_name	String	Winter Bottom shear stress
attribute	winterstress	units	String	Pa
variable	fallstress		float
attribute	fallstress	_FillValue	float	-999999.0
attribute	fallstress	actual_range	float	0.011875, 2.357086
attribute	fallstress	ioos_category	String	Other
attribute	fallstress	long_name	String	Fall Bottom shear stress
attribute	fallstress	missing_value	float	-9999.0
attribute	fallstress	units	String	Pa
variable	stress		float
attribute	stress	_FillValue	float	-999999.0
attribute	stress	actual_range	float	0.008809, 2.161096
attribute	stress	ioos_category	String	Other
attribute	stress	long_name	String	Annual Bottom shear stress
attribute	stress	units	String	Pa
variable	longitude		float
attribute	longitude	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Lon
attribute	longitude	_FillValue	float	-999999.0
attribute	longitude	actual_range	float	-76.76429, -68.46149
attribute	longitude	axis	String	X
attribute	longitude	colorBarMaximum	double	180.0
attribute	longitude	colorBarMinimum	double	-180.0
attribute	longitude	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	longitude	long_name	String	Longitude
attribute	longitude	standard_name	String	longitude
attribute	longitude	units	String	degrees_east
variable	latitude		float
attribute	latitude	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Lat
attribute	latitude	_FillValue	float	-999999.0
attribute	latitude	actual_range	float	34.14732, 41.58307
attribute	latitude	axis	String	Y
attribute	latitude	colorBarMaximum	double	90.0
attribute	latitude	colorBarMinimum	double	-90.0
attribute	latitude	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	latitude	long_name	String	Latitude
attribute	latitude	standard_name	String	latitude
attribute	latitude	units	String	degrees_north

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