North Pacific Ocean Pressure and Temperature Data from 1984

HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE, WATER TEMPERATURE and INSTRUMENT - DEPTH, and other data from FIXED PLATFORM OF UNITED STATES provides time series measurements from the North Pacific Ocean. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration processed the data to the NODC standard Pressure Gauge (F017) format. Measurements were collected between January 19 and July 1, 1984.

Use Cases

• Analyzing tidal and storm flow patterns using time-series pressure measurements.
• Studying ocean circulation through variations in seawater pressure at depth.
• Correlating seawater temperature data with pressure signatures for climate models.
• Validating sea surface elevation or slope models against in-situ pressure gauge records.

Strengths

• Data is processed to a standardized format (NODC F017), ensuring consistency.
• Provides a continuous time series over a 5.5-month period from a fixed location.
• Includes multiple measured parameters: total pressure, instrument depth, and potentially seawater temperature.

Limitations

• Exact row count, column names, and file size are unknown across all platforms.
• Data is from a single, short-term deployment in 1984, limiting temporal analysis.
• Conflicting 'last updated' metadata: datagov reports 2026, while nasa_earthdata reports 1984.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Measurements from anchored or bottom-mounted sensors on a fixed platform, processed by NODC.

Time Range

1984-01-19 to 1984-07-01

Freshness

2026-03-05 23:28:19.569224

Geography

North Pacific Ocean, from a fixed platform of the United States.