Marlon Lewis Drifting Buoys: Pacific Ocean and Monterey Bay 1992

Pacific Ocean and Monterey Bay data from three drifting buoys deployed in fall 1992. Two buoys were air-launched near 140W longitude, and one was attached to a fixed mooring in Monterey Bay, which was later recovered for post-calibration. The dataset likely contains time-series measurements of oceanographic properties.

Use Cases

• Calibrating satellite-derived sea surface temperature measurements based on in-situ buoy data.
• Analyzing temporal patterns of ocean chemistry in the Pacific Ocean based on time-series data.
• Studying spatial variability of salinity and density in coastal versus open-ocean environments.
• Validating oceanographic models using point measurements from geospatially referenced buoys.

Strengths

• Contains post-calibration data from a recovered fixed mooring, suggesting quality control.
• Features data from multiple deployment methods (air-launched and moored) across two distinct locations.

Limitations

• Column names and data structure are unknown, hindering direct analysis.
• The exact row count and file size are not provided by any source.
• A longitude coordinate is listed as '-999 degrees', indicating a possible missing or placeholder value.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Deployment of three drifting buoys, two air-launched and one on a fixed mooring.

Time Range

Fall 1992

Freshness

2026-04-10 01:21:54.692156

Geography

Pacific Ocean near 140W longitude and Monterey Bay.