Sea Surface Temperature

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information

Citation_Information:

Originator: Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources
Publication_Date: 1999 - 2002
Title: Sea Surface Temperature
Publication_Place: Swakopmund
Publisher: Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources

Description:

Abstract:

Monitoring of changes in sea surface thermal conditions in the Namibian coast. The sea surface thermal is monitored on daily to weekly frequency. The data is collected in cooperation with the Benguela Environment, Fisheries Interaction and Training. Unit of measurement: :mg.m-3. Sampling and analysis standard: Satellite measurements.

Purpose:

To provide information used in monitoring the sea surface thermal conditions. 

Supplemental_Information:

Technical prerequisites for using the data: CNV, CSV, Excel

Time_Period_Information:

Beginning_Date: 1998
Ending_Date: 2002
Currentness_Reference: Publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Weekly

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:
    West_Bounding_Coordinate: 12.3941
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.189699
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: -17.022699
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: -28.906099

Keywords:

Theme:
    Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
    Theme_Keyword: Oceanographic
    Theme_Keyword: Buoy meteorological
Place:
    Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
    Place_Keyword: Namibia, Namibian coast

Constraints:

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints: Acknowledgement of the MFMR would be appreciated in products derived from these data.

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Spatial_Data_Organization_Information

 

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster

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Entity and Attribute Information

Ocean color: Provide estimates of chlorophyll-a concentrated in sea surface waters
SST: Measure temperature in firs few millimeters of sea surface

 

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Distribution_Information

Distributor:

           Contact_Organization_Primary:
            Contact_Organization: Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources
            Contact_Person: David Mouton and Chris Barholomae
         Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: Mailing Address
             Address: P.O.Box 912
             City: Swakopmund
             Country: Namibia
             Contact_Voice_Telephone: +264 (064) 410 1000
             Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +264 (064) 404 385
             Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dmouton@mfmr.gov.na  / cbartholomae@mfmr.gov.na

Resource_Description: ASCII ( Excel also)

 

Distribution_Liability:

When requesting the data, please provide description of intended use. Once obtained from the distributor this data may only be used for research purposes and under no circumstances should this data be used for commercial purpose.

The Ministry of Environment and Tourism and our partner organisations cannot ensure the reliability of spatial and non-spatial data layers for any particular purposes. In some cases, original data has been compiled from varous sources and the accuracy cannot be guaranteed. The Ministry of Environment and Tourism will not be held liable in any event for any consequences of using this data. Data sets may be updated without notification.

Metadata_Reference_Information

Metadata_Date: 2002/01/24

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Organization_Primary:
                Contact_Organization: Directorate of Environmental Affairs
                 Contact_Person: Ndaendelao E. Noongo
         Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: Mailing Address
             Address: Private Bag 13306
             City: Windhoek
             Country: Namibia
             Contact_Voice_Telephone: +264 (061) 249 015
             Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +264 (061) 240 339
             Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: enn@dea.met.gov.na

 

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998