Indian Island Coastal Oceanographic and Meteorological Observations 2016-2017

Oceanographic and surface meteorological data were collected from a moored station at Indian Island in the Northeast Pacific Ocean. Humboldt State University gathered the data, which was assembled by CeNCOOS and submitted to NOAA's NCEI. The time series covers observations from April 5, 2016, to March 1, 2017.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal trends in sea surface temperature and salinity from the moored station time series.
• Correlate surface meteorological parameters like air pressure and wind speed with oceanographic conditions.
• Validate regional ocean circulation models using in-situ geospatial data from a specific coastal location.
• Study seasonal variability in coastal water properties over an 11-month observation period.

Strengths

• Data follows CF and ACDD metadata conventions, ensuring standardized discovery and interoperability.
• Time series provides continuous coastal observations for an 11-month period from 2016-04-05 to 2017-03-01.

Limitations

• The dataset's sample size and specific parameter counts are unknown.
• Data is temporally limited to a single, non-recent year, reducing utility for long-term trend analysis.
• Geographic scope is restricted to a single station, limiting spatial representativeness.

Provenance

Source

Central and Northern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (CeNCOOS) and Humboldt State University.

Collection Method

Collected from an in-situ moored station named Indian Island.

Time Range

2016-04-05 to 2017-03-01

Freshness

Data collection ended on 2017-03-01; the accession is updated only when new files are submitted.

Geography

Indian Island station in the Northeast Pacific Ocean, part of Central and Northern California coastal waters.