High-Resolution CTD Profiles from NOAA Ship Rainier, California Coast 1994
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Description
From March 31 to April 22, 1994, NOAA Ship Rainier collected high-resolution Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) data in the coastal waters of California. The dataset contains 170 records from 3 CTD casts, providing nearly continuous vertical profiles of oceanographic parameters. Data likely includes temperature, salinity, density, and possibly dissolved oxygen or transmissivity at fine depth intervals.
Use Cases
Analyzing vertical stratification of temperature and salinity in coastal waters.
Calculating water density (sigma-t) profiles for physical oceanography models.
Correlating oceanographic conditions with concurrent meteorological data reported at the time of cast.
Studying short-term variability in coastal water properties over a three-week period.
Strengths
Contains high-resolution profiles with depth intervals as fine as 1 meter.
Includes 3 distinct CTD casts providing spatial coverage within the study area.
Data is processed and available in a standard NODC format (F022-CTD-Hi Resolution).
Limitations
Very limited temporal scope (less than one month) and small sample size (3 casts).
Column names and specific data structure are not detailed in the available metadata.