Coastal Oceanographic and Meteorological Time Series from Humboldt Bay Pier

2012-12-13 to 2021 06-09 data collection includes oceanographic and surface meteorological measurements. Humboldt State University gathered this data from an in-situ moored station in the Northeast Pacific Ocean. The Central and Northern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (CeNCOOS) assembled and submitted the data.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal trends in sea surface temperature and salinity from the station's time-series records.
• Correlate surface meteorological parameters like wind speed with oceanographic conditions.
• Validate regional ocean circulation models using in-situ geospatial data from a fixed coastal pier.
• Study seasonal and interannual variability in coastal water properties over the 8+ year period.

Strengths

• Over 8 years of continuous temporal coverage from December 2012 to June 2021.
• Data follows standardized Climate and Forecast (CF) and ACDD metadata conventions.

Limitations

• Specific sample size, measured parameters, and data resolution are not provided.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single station at Humboldt Bay Pier.

Provenance

Source

Central and Northern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (CeNCOOS) via the NOAA NCEI Integrated Ocean Observing System Data Assembly Centers program.

Collection Method

Collected from an in-situ moored station named Humboldt Bay Pier by Humboldt State University.

Time Range

2012-12-13 to 2021-06-09

Freshness

Data collection ended on 2021-06-09; updates occur only when new historical files are available.

Geography

Humboldt Bay Pier in the Northeast Pacific Ocean, Central and Northern California coast.