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CURRENT AND SEDIMENT TRANSPORT STUDIES ON GEORGES BANK

Published by U.S. Geological Survey | Department of the Interior | Metadata Last Checked: July 16, 2025 | Last Modified: 20220707
A collection of time-series oceanographic data was obtained from locations on Georges Bank and adjacent continental shelf between 1975 and 1984. Measurements available include current, temperature, pressure, light transmission (beam attenuation). The time series is not continuous at any specific location.

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Complete Metadata

@id http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/b58872980a9f46a3cb1a4c3d31fffff9
bureauCode 
[
  "010:12"
]
identifier USGS:c4e98cda-514c-4234-a0e0-0822fd2453d0
spatial -74.0,38.5,-65.0,43.0
theme 
[
  "geospatial"
]

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