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LTER Georgia Coastal Ecosystems - September 2003 bin-averaged CTD profiles for the Georgia Coastal Ecosystems Doboy Sound transect

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Two hydrographic surveys and one anchor station time series survey were performed on September 25, 2003, along an east-to-west transect through Doboy Sound near Sapelo Island, Georgia (Doboy Sound Transect, GCE-DB).

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Vertical CTD profiles were collected at approximately 2km intervals from -2km to 12km along the transect during low tide and high tide conditions. Conductivity, temperature, pressure and optical backscatter were measured, and depth, salinity and sigma-t were calculated for each profile.

Data values collected on the upcast were deleted, and the remaining data were averaged within 0.5m depth bins and interpolated to produce a smooth profile for contouring. This data set was collected as part of the Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER quarterly hydrographic monitoring program. GCE Study Site GCE-DB -- Doboy Sound, Georgia, USA.

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Doboy Sound transect used for GCE quarterly hydrographic monitoring surveys. Nominal profiling stations are defined every 2km from -2km to 12km and at 12.6km (relative to station 0km at the line of demarcation), based on an estimated Thalweg line running up the main sound channel.

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NASA Earthdata CMRC1214153562-SCIOPS12 d agoJSON v1
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access_levelsource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/oceans/coastal-processes/tidal-heightsource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/oceans/ocean-optics/optical-backscattersource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/oceans/ocean-optics/optical-depthsource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/oceans/ocean-optics/photosynthetically-active-radiationsource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/oceans/ocean-pressure/water-pressuresource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/oceans/ocean-temperature/water-temperaturesource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/oceans/salinity-density/conductivitysource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/oceans/salinity-density/salinitysource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/oceans/tidessource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/oceans/tides/tidal-heightsource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/terrestrial-hydrosphere/water-quality-water-chemistry/water-characteristics/conductivitysource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/terrestrial-hydrosphere/water-quality-water-chemistry/water-characteristics/water-temperaturesource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0
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descriptionsource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0/umm/Abstract
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temporalsource · NASA CMRconnector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0/umm/TemporalExtents
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