Data from 13 August 1984 to 27 July 1985 contains hydrographic measurements from CTD casts in coastal California waters. The dataset includes parameters like water temperature, salinity, sigma-t, and water depth. It was collected by the University of Hawaii's School of Ocean Earth Science and Technology from the vessels E.B. SCRIPPS and R.G. SPROUL.
Use Cases
- Analyze seasonal changes in water temperature and salinity along the California coast over the 11-month period.
- Model the relationship between water depth and sigma-t (density) from the CTD cast profiles.
- Correlate salinity measurements with temperature data to study water mass characteristics in the coastal region.
Strengths
- Data covers a defined 11-month time period from August 1984 to July 1985.
- Includes multiple core hydrographic parameters: temperature, salinity, sigma-t, and depth.
Limitations
- Dataset is over 35 years old, limiting its use for studying current oceanographic conditions.
- Specific sample size, spatial resolution, and data collection frequency are unknown.
Provenance
- Source
- School of Ocean Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawaii; archived by NOAA NCEI.
- Collection Method
- Collected via Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (CTD) casts from research vessels.
- Time Range
- 13 August 1984 to 27 July 1985
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Coastal waters of California