Oceanographic CTD and Cloud Data from NOAA Ship David Starr Jordan

Two years of Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (CTD) and other oceanographic data were collected from the NE Pacific between August 5, 1986 and November 30, 1988. The dataset comprises 381 casts submitted by David Behringer of the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory. Data is processed and stored in the NODC F022-CTD-Hi Resolution file format.

Use Cases

• Analyze nitrate concentration trends over time in the NE Pacific using the nitrate data field.
• Model the relationship between cloud amount/frequency and sea surface temperature from CTD measurements.
• Study marine mammal distribution by correlating cruise tracks with conductivity and temperature profiles.
• Validate historical oceanographic models using the high-resolution CTD data from 381 separate casts.

Strengths

• 381 data casts collected over a two-year period.
• Specific temporal coverage from 1986-08-05 to 1988-11-30.
• Data is processed and available in a standard NODC format (F022-CTD-Hi Resolution).

Limitations

• Dataset is over 35 years old and may not reflect current ocean conditions.
• Spatial coverage is limited to the NE Pacific region.
• Exact sample size, column names, and data completeness are unknown.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI Accession 9000233).

Collection Method

Data collected via Conductivity, Temperature and Depth (CTD) casts from NOAA Ship DAVID STARR JORDAN during Marine Mammal Cruises.

Time Range

1986-08-05 to 1988-11-30

Freshness

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Geography

NE Pacific (limit-180)