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Mobile Bay Real-time Continuous Environmental Monitoring -- Middle Bay Lighthouse Waves and Currents (2012-2014,2016)

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Dauphin Island Sea Lab and the Mobile Bay National Estuary Program have partnered with the University of South Alabama, the Alabama Department of Conservation, State Land Division, Coastal Program, the Environmental Protection Agency's Gulf of Mexico Program and the Alabama Lighthouse Association to provide real-time wave and current data from Middle Bay Lighthouse in Mobile Bay, AL. Near real-time data are available in a user-friendly format at www.mymobilebay.com. Informative pop-ups describe each parameter and graphs of each may be displayed for the visitor to the website. Researchers may download the data in a spreadsheet format for further analysis.

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Author	Lei Hu
Maintainer	data@disl.org
Last Updated	July 23, 2022, 03:05 (UTC)
Created	July 23, 2022, 03:05 (UTC)
Access_Constraints	None
ISO 19115 Topic Categories	inlandWaters, oceans
Place Keywords	DISL, Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Alabama, Mobile Bay, Middle Bay Light, Middle Bay Lighthouse, Mobile Ship Channel
Theme Keywords	ADCP, Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler, NEMO, Wave Height, Wave Direction, Wave Period, Water Height, Current Speed, Current Magnitude, Current Direction, Current Velocity, Current Profile, Surface Current, Hydrographic, Estuarine, Vertical Profile, Real Time
Use_Constraints	Acknowledgement of DISL, Mobile Bay NEP, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources State Lands Division Coastal Section, and the Alabama Lighthouse Association, would be appreciated in products developed from these data. The data herein, including but not limited to geographic data, tabular data, analytical data, electronic data structures or files, are provided as is without warranty of any kind, either expressed, implied, or statutory. This is to include, but is not limited to, the implied warranties or merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The user assumes the entire risk as to quality and performance of the data. No guarantee of accuracy is granted, nor is any responsibility for reliance thereon assumed. In no event shall the Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) be liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or special damages of any kind. DISL does not accept liability for any damages or misrepresentation caused by inaccuracies in the data or as a result of changes to the data caused by system transfers, transformations, or conversions, nor is there responsibility assumed to maintain the data in any manner or form. These data have been developed from the best available sources. Efforts have been made to ensure that the data are accurate and reliable, however, errors and variable conditions originating from physical sources used to develop the data may be reflected in the data supplied. Users must be aware of these conditions and bear responsibility for the appropriate use of the information with respect to possible errors and other circumstances specific to these data. The user is responsible for understanding accuracy limitations of the data and determining fitness for its use. These data have been processed successfully on computer systems at the DISL, however, no guarantee, expressed or implied is made by DISL regarding the use of these data on any other system, nor does the act of distribution constitute or imply such a warranty. Distribution of these data is intended for information purposes only.
dc.coverage.placeName	DISL Dauphin Island Sea Lab Alabama Mobile Bay Middle Bay Light Middle Bay Lighthouse Mobile Ship Channel
dc.coverage.t.max	PresentT
dc.coverage.t.min	20121213T
dc.coverage.x.max	-88.0117
dc.coverage.x.min	-88.0117
dc.coverage.y.max	30.4367
dc.coverage.y.min	30.4367
dc.creator	Dauphin Island Sea Lab: Mobile Bay National Estuary Program
dc.date	2012
dc.description	Dauphin Island Sea Lab and the Mobile Bay National Estuary Program have partnered with the University of South Alabama, the Alabama Department of Conservation, State Land Division, Coastal Program, the Environmental Protection Agency's Gulf of Mexico Program and the Alabama Lighthouse Association to provide real-time wave and current data from Middle Bay Lighthouse in Mobile Bay, AL. Near real-time data are available in a user-friendly format at www.mymobilebay.com. Informative pop-ups describe each parameter and graphs of each may be displayed for the visitor to the website. Researchers may download the data in a spreadsheet format for further analysis.
dc.identifier	http://www.mymobilebay.com/stationdata/StationInfomiddlebay.asp?jday=&property=&chartyear=&StationID=188
dc.language	en
dc.rights	Access constraints:None;
dc.subject	ADCP Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler NEMO Wave Height Wave Direction Wave Period Water Height Current Speed Current Magnitude Current Direction Current Velocity Current Profile Surface Current Hydrographic Estuarine Vertical Profile Real Time
dc.title	Mobile Bay Real-time Continuous Environmental Monitoring -- Middle Bay Lighthouse Waves and Currents (2012-2014,2016)
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