Gulf of Maine Ecosystem Measurements from Kennebec River Plume

Oceanographic measurements capture the dynamics of the Kennebec River plume within the Gulf of Maine ecosystem. The dataset contains in-situ observations collected between 2005 and 2007 by the OB_DAAC organization. It is available on multiple platforms, including NASA Earthdata and Data.gov.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the influence of river discharge on coastal salinity and density gradients.
• Studying seasonal and interannual variability in ocean temperature and optical properties.
• Modeling the transport and mixing of biogeochemical constituents from a river plume.
• Investigating correlations between ocean chemistry parameters within a defined coastal region.

Strengths

• Data provides a multi-year (2005-2007) time series for analyzing temporal changes.
• Measurements cover multiple oceanographic domains: chemistry, optics, temperature, and salinity.
• Cross-platform presence (NASA Earthdata, Data.gov) indicates established curation and importance.

Limitations

• Critical metadata conflicts: row counts, file size, and specific license terms are not provided by any source.
• The complete list of measurement columns is unknown, limiting precise analytical planning.

Provenance

Source

OB_DAAC

Collection Method

In-situ measurements

Time Range

2005 to 2007

Freshness

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Geography

Gulf of Maine, focusing on the Kennebec River plume