NODC 8800237: Gulf of Alaska Current Meter and CTD Data, 1988

From April 28 to June 29, 1988, this dataset contains oceanographic measurements collected via moored current meters and CTD casts in the Gulf of Alaska from the R/V Alpha Helix and other platforms. The data, processed by the National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), includes time-series current vector components at 10-15 minute intervals and high-resolution vertical profiles of temperature and salinity. It was collected by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Institute of Marine Science.

Use Cases

• Analyzing coastal current patterns based on east-west (u) and north-south (v) vector components.
• Studying water column structure using high-resolution CTD profiles of temperature and salinity.
• Validating regional oceanographic models with in-situ Eulerian current measurements.
• Investigating short-term oceanographic variability during the spring-summer transition period.

Strengths

• Data is processed to established NODC standard formats (F015 and F022), ensuring interoperability.
• Provides concurrent time-series and high-resolution profile data from the same field campaign.
• Covers a specific two-month period in 1988 with precise temporal bounds.

Limitations

• Key metadata such as row count, file size, license, and specific column names are unavailable across all sources.
• The last update date conflicts between platforms, with one showing 2026 and another showing 1988.
• Documentation references an external NODC homepage link that may no longer be active.

Provenance

Source

University of Alaska - Fairbanks; Institute of Marine Science (UAK/IMS)

Collection Method

Collected by moored current meters and CTD casts from the R/V Alpha Helix and other platforms, processed by NODC.

Time Range

1988-04-28 to 1988-06-29

Freshness

2026-03-05 23:32:11.991986

Geography

Gulf of Alaska