NOAA Ship WHITING: High-Resolution CTD Profiles from the NW Atlantic, 1989
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Description
High-resolution Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth (CTD) data were collected by NOAA Ship WHITING in the NW Atlantic over a three-month period from August 19 to November 10, 1989. The data is processed to the NODC F022 standard, which likely contains nearly continuous vertical profiles of temperature, salinity, density, and possibly dissolved oxygen or transmissivity at depth intervals as fine as 1 meter. Each station record includes cruise information, position, date, time, and may include concurrent meteorological and sea surface conditions.
Use Cases
Analyzing vertical ocean structure and water mass properties based on temperature and salinity profiles.
Studying temporal changes in the NW Atlantic over a three-month cruise period using time-series station data.
Calibrating or validating oceanographic models with high-resolution in-situ measurements of conductivity and depth.
Investigating relationships between surface meteorological conditions and subsurface ocean parameters reported for each cast.
Strengths
Data provides high-resolution vertical profiles, with measurements potentially reported at 1-meter depth intervals.
Covers a defined three-month temporal range (August 19 to November 10, 1989) from a specific NOAA research vessel.
Processed to a recognized standard (NODC F022 format), suggesting consistent structure and quality control.
Limitations
Critical metadata is missing or conflicting: row count, file size, specific column names, and license are unknown across all sources.
Data freshness is ambiguous; one source lists a last update in 2026, while another suggests the data is from 1989 with no subsequent processing noted.
The dataset's spatial coverage is described only as 'NW Atlantic (limit-40 W)', which lacks precise bounding coordinates.
Provenance
Source
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce, collected by NOAA Ship WHITING and processed by the National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC).
Collection Method
Collected using CTD (conductivity-temperature-depth) and STD (salinity-temperature-depth) instruments lowered and raised in the ocean.
Time Range
1989-08-19 to 1989-11-10
Freshness
2026-03-05 (from datagov), though this may reflect metadata update rather than data revision.
Geography
NW Atlantic (limit-40 W)
The specific data license is not stated in the provided metadata. Data values may have been subject to averaging, filtering, or interpolation during processing.