RB0708 Cruise: Raw ADCP Ocean Current Profiles

NODC Accession 0131294 contains raw and automated processed Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler data from NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown's RB0708 cruise. The dataset includes east-west and north-south current speed components collected in the North Atlantic Ocean and coastal Florida waters. Post-processed, quality-assessed data are not available in this accession.

Use Cases

• Analyzing current velocity structure based on ADCP east-west and north-south components.
• Studying coastal and open-ocean current variability during the September 2007 cruise period.
• Validating ocean circulation models using raw underway data from a specific NOAA cruise track.
• Assessing data processing workflows by comparing raw ADCP outputs to quality-controlled versions.

Strengths

• Data originates from a specific, documented NOAA research cruise (RB0708) with a precise time range (2007-09-11 to 2007-09-22).
• Includes raw and automated processed data, providing a foundation for methodological comparison.
• Cross-platform presence on Data.gov and NASA EarthData signals established archival importance.

Limitations

• Metadata completeness is low: column names, row counts, file size, and license information are unknown.
• The dataset explicitly lacks post-processed, quality-assessed data, limiting its immediate scientific utility.
• Conflicting 'last updated' dates exist between platforms (2007 vs. 2026), obscuring the provenance timeline.

Provenance

Source

NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations; submitted by Julia Hummon of the University of Hawaii.

Collection Method

Collected via ADCP and GPS instruments aboard NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown during cruise RB0708.

Time Range

2007-09-11 to 2007-09-22

Freshness

2026-03-06 00:25:07.157492 (Data.gov)

Geography

North Atlantic Ocean and coastal waters of Florida