Gulf of California Long-Term Biogeochemical Sampling Program

GOCAL was an internationally coordinated long-term sampling program in the Gulf of California. It was designed to examine temporal and spatial variability in the region's biogeochemical properties, involving researchers from CICESE, University of Sonora, San Diego State University, and Oregon State University. Components were funded by the NASA SIMBIOS initiative.

Use Cases

• Analyzing spatial patterns of ocean chemistry using biogeochemical property measurements.
• Studying temporal variability in ocean temperature and salinity over the program's duration.
• Modeling relationships between ocean optics data and biological productivity.
• Validating satellite-derived ocean color data with in-situ biogeochemical observations.

Strengths

• Data originates from an internationally coordinated, multi-institution scientific program.
• Program was specifically designed for long-term temporal and spatial analysis.
• Cross-platform presence on NASA EarthData and Data.gov indicates recognized scientific value.

Limitations

• Specific row counts, column names, and dataset size are unknown across all sources.
• Conflicting license information: one source specifies 'other-license-specified', another lists 'None'.
• The temporal range of data collection and specific update dates are not provided.

Provenance

Source

OB_DAAC (Ocean Biology Distributed Active Archive Center), with contributions from CICESE, University of Sonora, San Diego State University, Oregon State University.

Collection Method

Internationally coordinated long-term sampling program.

Freshness

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Geography

Gulf of California.