Dataset title: NOAA Monthly Mean Sea Level Summary Data for the Key West, Florida, Water Level Station (FCE) (NOAA/NOS Co-OPS ID 8724580) from 01-Jan-1913 to Present Dataset ID: FCE_KeyWestStation_MeanSeaLevels Research type: Climate Dataset Creator Organization: Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) Address: Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) 1305 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281 USA Phone: 301-713-2815 Fax: 301-713-4500 URL: http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov Metadata Provider Organization: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program Address: Florida International University University Park OE 148 Miami, FL 33199 USA Phone: 305-348-6054 Email: fcelter@fiu.edu URL: http://fcelter.fiu.edu Dataset Abstract Monthly Mean Sea Level Summary Data for the Key West, Florida, Water Level Station (NOAA/NOS CO-OPS ID 8724580). Data is in meters relative to the STND-Key West Station Datum. Geographic Coverage Study Extent Description The Study Extent of this dataset includes mean sea level data from Key West Florida, water level station (NOAA/NOS CO_OPS ID 8724580). Bounding Coordinates Geographic description: Data were collected at the Key West, Florida, NOAA/NOS CO_OPS ID 87224580 West bounding coordinate: -81.808 East bounding coordinate: -81.808 North bounding coordinate: 24.553 South bounding coordinate: 24.553 Geographic description: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Study Area: South Florida, Everglades National Park, and Florida Bay West bounding coordinate: -81.078 East bounding coordinate: -80.490 North bounding coordinate: 25.761 South bounding coordinate: 24.913 All Sites Geographic Description:Key West Florida Water Level Station -NOAA/NOS CO_OPS ID 8724580 Longitude:-81.808 Latitude:24.553 Temporal Coverage Start Date: 1913-01-01 End Date: 2019-05-01 Data Table Entity Name: FCE_KeyWestStation_MeanSeaLevels.txt Entity Description: NOAA Monthly Mean Sea Level Data at Key West Florida, water level station (NOAA/NOS CO_OPS ID 8724580). Object Name: FCE_KeyWestStation_MeanSeaLevels.txt Data Format Number of Header Lines: 1 Attribute Orientation: column Field Delimiter: , Number of Records: Attributes Attribute Name: Station_ID Attribute Label: NOAA Water Level Station ID Attribute Definition: NOAA Water Level Station ID Storage Type: text Measurement Scale: NOAA Water Level Station ID Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Year Attribute Label: Year Attribute Definition: Year measurement was collected Storage Type: ordinal Measurement Scale: Year measurement was collected Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Month Attribute Label: Month Attribute Definition: Month measurement was collected Storage Type: ordinal Measurement Scale: Month measurement was collected Missing Value Code: Attribute Name: Mean Sea Level Attribute Label: Mean Monthly Sea Level Attribute Definition: Mean Monthly Sea Level Storage Type: data Measurement Scale: Units: meter Precision: 0.01 Number Type: real Missing Value Code: -9999.00 (Value will never be recorded ) Methods Sampling Description Sea Level data are downloaded from the NOAA Tides and Currents Web site and reformatted for use in the FCE LTER database. Any Methods information can be found through the NOAA Tides and Currents we site at http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/index.shtml. Method Step Description Sea Level data are downloaded from the NOAA Tides and Currents Web site and reformatted for use in the FCE LTER database. Any Methods information can be found through the NOAA Tides and Currents we site at http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/index.shtml. Instrumentation Sea Level data are downloaded from the NOAA Tides and Currents Web site and reformatted for use in the FCE LTER database. Any Methods information can be found through the NOAA Tides and Currents we site at http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/index.shtml. Quality Control Sea Level data are downloaded from the NOAA Tides and Currents Web site and reformatted for use in the FCE LTER database. Any Quality Control information can be found through the NOAA Tides and Currents web site at http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/index.shtml. The FCE LTER Information Manager reviews data for conversion accuracies. Distribution Online distribution: http://fcelter.fiu.edu/perl/public_data_download.pl?datasetid=FCE_KeyWestStation_MeanSeaLevels.txt Intellectual Rights These data are harvested from the website https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/. That website states the following about use of these data: The information on government servers are in the public domain, unless specifically annotated otherwise, and may be used freely by the public. Before using information obtained from this server, special attention should be given to the date and time of the data and products being displayed. This information shall not be modified in content and then presented as official government material. The user assumes the entire risk related to its use of these data. 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Dataset Keywords disturbance sea level FCE Florida Coastal Everglades LTER ecological research long-term monitoring South Florida Key West Mean Sea Level monthly sea level rise global warming FCE LTER Data Submission Date: 2019-06-27 Maintenance This is a long-term sea level dataset and subsequent data will be appended. Dataset Contact Position: Information Manager Organization: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program Address: Florida International University University Park OE 148 Miami, FL 33199 USA Phone: 305-348-6054 Fax: 305-348-4096 Email: fcelter@fiu.edu URL: http://fcelter.fiu.edu Dataset Submission Date 2019-06-27 Data Submission Notes Note: There were no values listed for December 2015 and January 2016 at http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/waterlevels.html?id=8724580&units=metric&bdate=20141101&edate=20150301&timezone=GMT&datum=STND&interval=m&action=data Information Management Notes Please Note that these data were downloaded using the Key West Station Datum, Monthly Aggregates, Reported in Meters. Key West Florida water level station (NOAA/NOS CO_OPS ID 8724580). This is a long-term water level dataset and subsequent data will be appended.