Oceanographic and surface meteorological data collected from a moored station in the Indian River Lagoon - St. Lucie Estuary by Florida Atlantic University. The Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association assembled and submitted the data to NCEI as part of the Integrated Ocean Observing System Data Stewardship Program. Data spans from 2015-10-07 to 2020-06-22.
Use Cases
- Analyze temporal trends in water quality based on oceanographic data mentioned in the description
- Model estuarine ecosystem responses based on meteorological and oceanographic variables
- Validate regional coastal forecasts based on in-situ station observations
- Assess climate and weather impacts on coastal Florida based on multi-year time-series data
Strengths
- Data follows the Climate and Forecast metadata convention (CF) and Attribute Convention for Data Discovery (ACDD)
- Time-series spans over four years from 2015-10-07 to 2020-06-22
- Data is part of the Integrated Ocean Observing System Data Assembly Centers (IOOS DACs) Data Stewardship Program
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Last updated 2020-06-22; freshness should be verified
Provenance
- Source
- Florida Atlantic University, Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (SECOORA), NOAA NCEI
- Collection Method
- In-situ moored station observations
- Time Range
- 2015-10-07 to 2020-06-22
- Freshness
- Last updated 2020-06-22
- Geography
- Coastal Waters of Florida, Indian River Lagoon - St. Lucie Estuary