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NOAA Operational Forecast System-Related Guidance Products for Waterborne Pathogens in the Chesapeake Bay

Metadata Updated: September 19, 2023

The presence of Vibrio vulnificus (Vv), a naturally-occurring bacteria that can be harmful to human health, is related to temperature and salinity. Vv forecasts for the Chesapeake Bay based on Operational Forecast Systems (CBOFS) include daily and next day probability forecast guidance on the CBOFS model grid. The occurrence of Vv is predicted by forcing a statistical model with physical variables: temperature and salinity averaged over top 1 meter and over 24 hours centered on 06Z of the current day. The resolution of the CBOFS irregular grid ranges from 34m and 29m in the x and y directions, respectively to 4895m and 3380m.

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Metadata Date June 23, 2023
Metadata Created Date February 3, 2023
Metadata Updated Date September 19, 2023
Reference Date(s) May 3, 2018 (publication)
Frequency Of Update continual

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Harvested from ncdc

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Concentration of Vibrio vulnificus (Vv) in Chesapeake Bay Oysters

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Date June 23, 2023
Metadata Created Date February 3, 2023
Metadata Updated Date September 19, 2023
Reference Date(s) May 3, 2018 (publication)
Responsible Party DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce (Point of Contact)
Contact Email
Guid gov.noaa.ncdc:C01548
Access Constraints Cite as: Jacobs, John; Daniels, Robert; Zhang, Aijun; Zheng, Lianyuan. (2018). NOAA Operational Forecast System-Related Guidance Products for Waterborne Pathogens in the Chesapeake Bay. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. doi: 10.25921/07vb-3427. [access date], Current Vibrio models displayed here are considered experimental products, and thus NOAA will not be held liable from issues arising from their interpretation and use., Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives., Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
Bbox East Long -74.81
Bbox North Lat 39.62
Bbox South Lat 36.19
Bbox West Long -77.32
Coupled Resource
Frequency Of Update continual
Graphic Preview Description Concentration of Vibrio vulnificus (Vv) in Chesapeake Bay Oysters
Graphic Preview File https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/metadata/images/C01548_cbofs-vibrio.png
Graphic Preview Type JPEG
Harvest Object Id b1229443-0ee2-414d-9ee6-0fef000a84b7
Harvest Source Id 2cb3ef77-1683-4c2a-9119-dc65e50917c6
Harvest Source Title ncdc
Licence The pre-2018 data files contain 25 time steps per forecast day, while the newer 2018 data contains 24 time steps. In 2018, the CBOFS model discontinued the f00 time step that was used in the time averaging for the Vibrio model.
Lineage Source data are NOAA CO-OPS Chesapeake Bay Operational Forecast System (CBOFS) model data including water temperature and salinity, and NOAA CBO Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System (CBIBS) hourly buoy measurements of temperature and salinity. Prior to May 2018, data were managed by NCCOS as experimental data. For this period, two dates were not available to send to the archive: July 11 and July 21, 2016. In 2018, the data product went operational and management of data production transferred to NOAA CO-OPS. During this transfer of management, the eligible pre-2018 data files were re-engineered to match the operational processing of the data. Also, the pre-2018 data files contain 25 time steps per forecast day while the newer 2018 data contains 24 time steps. In 2018, the CBOFS model discontinued the f00 time step that was used in the time averaging for the Vibrio model.
Metadata Language eng; USA
Metadata Type geospatial
Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-77.32, 36.19], [-74.81, 36.19], [-74.81, 39.62], [-77.32, 39.62], [-77.32, 36.19]]]}
Progress onGoing
Spatial Data Service Type
Spatial Reference System
Spatial Harvester True
Temporal Extent Begin 2015-04-01

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