Over one year of hydrostatic pressure, water temperature, and instrument depth data was collected from a fixed platform by NOAA NCEI. Measurements span from June 1978 to June 1979. This dataset provides a continuous environmental record for a specific coastal location.
Use Cases
- Analyze temporal trends in hydrostatic_pressure to study tidal cycles and storm surge events.
- Correlate water_temperature with instrument_depth to model seasonal thermocline development.
- Use the fixed_platform location as a control point for calibrating satellite-derived sea surface temperature data.
- Model the relationship between hydrostatic_pressure and depth for instrument validation and buoyancy studies.
Strengths
- One full year of continuous data collection provides seasonal context.
- Includes core physical oceanography variables: hydrostatic pressure, water temperature, and depth.
Limitations
- Dataset is over 40 years old, limiting relevance for contemporary climate change studies.
- Unknown sample size and temporal resolution (e.g., hourly, daily) hinders statistical power assessment.
- Data is from a single fixed platform, limiting geographic generalizability.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).
- Collection Method
- In-situ measurements collected from a fixed ocean platform.
- Time Range
- 1978-06-02 to 1979-06-01
- Freshness
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- Geography
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