MOANA WAVE CTD Data: NE Pacific Oceanography 1990

NCEI Accession 9400015 contains Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth (CTD) data collected from the NOAA ship MOANA WAVE during cruises MW9010 and MW9012. The dataset covers the NE Pacific Ocean from August 6 to December 13, 1990, and is processed into the NODC's high-resolution F022 format. Data was submitted by Dr. Pierre Flament of the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Use Cases

• Analyzing vertical water column profiles based on conductivity, temperature, and depth measurements.
• Studying seasonal oceanographic changes in the NE Pacific during the late 1990 period.
• Validating or calibrating regional ocean models with in-situ CTD observations.
• Investigating ocean mixing processes using high-resolution depth-series data.

Strengths

• Data spans a defined time range from August 6 to December 13, 1990, covering two research cruises.
• Processed into a standardized, high-resolution format (NODC F022-CTD-Hi Resolution).
• Originates from a recognized research institution (NOAA/University of Hawaii).

Limitations

• Column names and specific variables beyond CTD are not listed in the provided metadata.
• Conflicting 'last updated' dates between sources (1990 vs. 2026) create uncertainty about metadata maintenance.
• No information on data volume (rows, size) or explicit license terms is available.

Provenance

Source

Dr. Pierre Flament, University of Hawaii at Manoa; collected from NOAA ship MOANA WAVE.

Collection Method

Ship-based CTD casts, submitted via File Transfer Protocol.

Time Range

1990-08-06 to 1990-12-13

Freshness

2026-03-05 23:16:18.011814 (from datagov, though this may reflect metadata update, not data collection)

Geography

NE Pacific (limit-180)