October 28-29, 1969 is the temporal coverage of this dataset containing air pressure and other meteorological data collected by the NOAA vessel RV Gosnold. The data originates from the Northwest Atlantic region, specifically west of 40 degrees West longitude. It was submitted to and archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).
Use Cases
- Analyze air_pressure variability over a two-day period in the Northwest Atlantic to study short-term atmospheric dynamics.
- Correlate collected meteorological parameters with other historical oceanographic datasets from the same region and era.
- Validate atmospheric reanalysis model outputs for late October 1969 using point-source observational data from the RV Gosnold platform.
Strengths
- Data covers a specific two-day mission from October 28-29, 1969, providing a precise temporal snapshot.
- Spatial coverage is defined as the Northwest Atlantic region west of 40 degrees West longitude.
- Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).
Limitations
- The dataset is extremely limited in temporal scope, covering only 48 hours, which restricts analysis of trends.
- Specific data columns, sample size, and measurement frequency are unknown, limiting usability assessment.
- Data is over 50 years old, and sensor calibration or collection methodology details are not provided.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA_NCEI
- Collection Method
- Observational data collected from the NOAA vessel RV Gosnold.
- Time Range
- 1969-10-28 to 1969-10-29
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Northwest Atlantic (west of limit-40 W)