Barometric Pressure Measurements from a Fixed Ocean Platform

January 1981 data from a fixed ocean platform, containing barometric pressure and other related measurements. The dataset was collected and archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). It provides a one-month snapshot of atmospheric conditions over the ocean.

Use Cases

• Analyzing temporal patterns in barometric_pressure readings to identify weather fronts or storm events.
• Correlating barometric_pressure with other concurrent oceanographic measurements from the same platform.
• Validating or calibrating atmospheric models using historical in-situ pressure observations from a fixed location.

Strengths

• Data covers a continuous one-month period from 1981-01-01 to 1981-02-01.
• Sourced from NOAA NCEI, a primary U.S. government archive for environmental data.

Limitations

• Dataset is over 40 years old and may not reflect current atmospheric conditions.
• Limited to a single platform location, restricting spatial analysis.
• The specific set of 'other data' variables is unknown, limiting usability.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Collection Method

In-situ measurements collected from a fixed ocean platform.

Time Range

1981-01-01 to 1981-02-01

Freshness

Data collection ended on 1981-02-01; it is a historical snapshot.

Geography

Ocean location of the fixed platform (specific coordinates unknown).