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Title Page Table of Contents List of Tables List of Figures Abbreviations Introduction Background Field Program Supporting Observations Instrumentation Data Processing Biological Fouling Mooring Identification and Mooring Log Data File Identifiers Visualization/Analysis   Data Available   Statistics   Principal Axes   Scatter Plots   Mean Flow   Currents (sorted)   Tidal Analysis   Time Series Plots Digital Data Files Acknowledgment References Cited Supplementary Files Matlab m-files Metadata

Abbreviation Definition ADCP Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler Argos Satellite-based location and data collection system developed by Service Argos, Inc. (www.argosinc.com) BASS Benthic Acoustic Stress Sensor CECAP Controlled Environmental Chemical Antifouling Protection CTD Conductivity, Temperature, Depth DLCM Data Logging Current Meter -- A USGS data logger used on the bottom tripod systems EPIC Data storage, retrieval, and management formats and tool maintained by NOAA (see www.pmel.noaa.gov/epic/). Initially began as Equatorial Pacific Information Collection. LED Light Emitting Diode LNB Large Navigational Buoy mab Meters above bottom mbs Meters below surface Matlab Software marketed by The Math Works, Inc., Natick, MA (see http://www.mathworks.com) MIDAS Multiparameter Intelligent Data Acquisition System - a USGS data logger used on the bottom tripod systems MWRA Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (see www.mwra.com) NDBC National Data Buoy Center (part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, see www.ndbc.noaa.gov) NetCDF Network Common Data Form -- A data format and library of data access subroutines maintained by Unidata. See www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/netcdf NEWDDISC A Fortran program used in processing of oceanographic data (outdated) NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (see www.noaa.gov) NSINP Non Standard INPut -- Software program developed by WHOI Buoy Group to input data to processing system PCARPHP Portable Cassette Reading Program -- Software to convert data recorded on SeaData cassette tapes into a format used by the WHOI Buoy Group PCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card International Association -- A credit card sized memory card for laptop computers PMEL Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (see www.pmel.noaa.gov) PSDEV Pressure Standard DEViation -- Standard deviation of bottom pressure measurements, typically sampled at 1-2 hz. Used as a measure of bottom currents from surface waves SEACAT Instrument made by Sea-Bird for time-series measurements of temperature and salinity (see www.seabird.com) SEADAT A program in C language used to change format of recorded data (outdated) SeaData A manufacturer of low-power oceanographic data loggers and tape recorders (no longer in business) SEASOFT Software created by Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc. for processing conductivity, temperature, and depth observations (see www.seabird.com) Tattletale A small, low power computer made by Onset Computer Corporation used in oceanographic data loggers to control sampling and data storage (see www.onsetcomp.com) UCAR University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (see www.ucar.edu/ucar) UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (see www.unesco.org) USCG United States Coast Guard (see www.uscg.mil) USGS United States Geological Survey (see www.usgs.gov) VACM Vector Averaging Current Meter VAX A line of mid-range server computers made by Digital Computer Corp. in the 1980's VMCM Vector-Measuring Current Meter VMS Virtual Memory System -- The operating system for the VAX computer WHOI Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (see www.whoi.edu)