Seafloor Conductivity Temperature Pressure Measurements from Western Ionian Sea

Western Ionian Sea data contains sea bottom Conductivity, Temperature, and Pressure measurements from approximately 1 meter above the seabed. It was acquired by a SBE 37-SM sensor installed on the INGV/NEMO-SN1 seafloor platform as part of the SMO project within the EMSO network. The dataset was published in 2012 by researcher Nadia Lo Bue under the organization SCIOPS.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal trends in bottom water conductivity and temperature for climate change studies.
• Correlate pressure data with tidal cycles and other oceanographic phenomena in the Western Ionian Sea.
• Validate and calibrate hydrodynamic models using in-situ seafloor measurements from the SN-1 station.
• Study the variability of physical parameters at a fixed location approximately 1 meter above the seabed.

Strengths

• Data sourced from a dedicated seafloor observatory platform (INGV/NEMO-SN1) within the EMSO network.
• Measures three core physical oceanographic parameters: Conductivity, Temperature, and Pressure.
• Sampled at a high frequency of 1 sample per hour for detailed temporal resolution.

Limitations

• Specific row count, total time range, and data completeness are unknown.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site in the Western Ionian Sea near East Sicily.
• Dataset is from 2012 and may not reflect current ocean conditions.

Provenance

Source

Nadia Lo Bue, SCIOPS organization, via the NASA Earthdata platform.

Collection Method

Acquired by a SBE 37-SM sensor installed on the INGV/NEMO-SN1 seafloor platform.

Geography

Western Ionian Sea site, East Sicily.