HyCoDE Hyperspectral Ocean and Meteorological Measurements at LEO-15

Atlantic Coast of New Jersey hosts this dataset from the Hyperspectral Coastal Ocean Dynamics Experiment (HyCoDE) at the Long-term Ecosystem Observatory 15 station. It contains oceanographic and meteorological measurements, including data on ocean chemistry, optics, and temperature. The Ocean Biology Distributed Active Archive Center (OB_DAAC) at NASA manages the data, which was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing coastal water quality by examining ocean chemistry and salinity columns.
• Studying light penetration and phytoplankton dynamics using ocean optics measurements.
• Modeling coastal ocean dynamics and temperature changes with time-series temperature data.
• Correlating meteorological conditions with observed oceanographic states at the station.
• Validating satellite-derived ocean color products with in-situ hyperspectral observations.

Strengths

• Data originates from a dedicated, long-term coastal observatory (LEO-15), ensuring environmental relevance.
• Cross-platform presence on NASA EarthData and Data.gov signals importance and broad accessibility.
• Includes multiple earth science parameters: ocean chemistry, optics, temperature, and salinity/density.

Limitations

• Critical metadata is missing: specific column names, row counts, and exact file sizes are unknown.
• Sources conflict on license details, with one specifying 'other-license-specified' and another listing 'None'.
• The temporal coverage (time range) of the measurements is not provided in any source.

Provenance

Source

Ocean Biology Distributed Active Archive Center (OB_DAAC)

Collection Method

Measurements from the Hyperspectral Coastal Ocean Dynamics Experiment (HyCoDE) at the LEO-15 station.

Time Range

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Freshness

2026-03-13 01:34:06.524143

Geography

Long-term Ecosystem Observatory 15 (LEO-15) station off the Atlantic Coast of New Jersey, USA.