Chesapeake Bay Plume Optical Measurements During Event

NASA's dataset contains optical and physical measurements taken at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay during a plume event. The data includes ocean chemistry, optics, temperature, and salinity/density parameters. It is hosted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the relationship between ocean optics and salinity during a coastal plume event.
• Modeling temperature gradients and their impact on plume dispersion in the Chesapeake Bay.
• Studying correlations between ocean chemistry parameters and optical properties in estuarine systems.
• Investigating the spatial and temporal evolution of a plume event using georeferenced measurements.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative NASA organization.
• Covers multiple oceanographic domains: chemistry, optics, temperature, and salinity.

Limitations

• Specific row counts, column names, and file sizes are unavailable from all platforms.
• Platforms disagree on license: Data.gov specifies 'other-license-specified' while NASA Earthdata lists none.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Freshness

2026-03-13 03:33:58.585410

Geography

Mouth of the Chesapeake Bay