High-Resolution CTD/STD Ocean Profiles from Redoubt 1982

Oceanographic profiles contain high-resolution measurements of temperature, salinity, density, and other parameters collected via CTD/STD instruments from the vessel REDOUBT. The dataset covers a one-week cruise in the coastal waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia during January 1982. Data was processed and standardized by the National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) under the F022 format.

Use Cases

• Analyzing vertical water column structure using profiles of temperature, salinity, and computed density (sigma-t).
• Studying coastal oceanographic conditions during winter by examining data from specified depth or pressure levels.
• Correlating environmental conditions with station metadata including position, date, time, and meteorological observations.
• Investigating instrument performance and data processing methods within the NODC F022 standard format.

Strengths

• Data provides high-resolution profiles with depth intervals as fine as 1 meter.
• Includes standardized cruise and instrument metadata for each sampling station.
• Covers a specific geographic region (Southeast Alaska and British Columbia coastal waters) over a defined 7-day period in 1982.

Limitations

• Exact row count, file size, and complete column list are not provided by any source.
• License information and original author details are unavailable.
• Data is from a single, short cruise, limiting temporal and spatial scope for long-term analysis.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Collected using CTD (conductivity-temperature-depth) and STD (salinity-temperature-depth) instruments lowered and raised from the vessel REDOUBT, processed to NODC F022 format.

Time Range

1982-01-08 to 1982-01-15

Freshness

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Geography

Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia