Internal wave packets were digitized from Synthetic Aperture Radar imagery at a 1:350,000 scale and intersected with bathymetric data. The bathymetry layer has a 360 x 360 meter resolution. The dataset was published by NOAA NCEI and last updated in September 2003.
Use Cases
- Analyze the spatial distribution of internal wave packets relative to bathymetric features like slopes and ridges.
- Correlate internal wave packet characteristics, such as wavelength and orientation, with underlying water depth from the bathymetry layer.
- Validate numerical models of internal wave generation and propagation in Massachusetts Bay using georeferenced wave packet observations.
Strengths
- Internal wave features were digitized at a consistent 1:350,000 scale.
- Bathymetry data provides a 360 x 360 meter resolution context.
Limitations
- The dataset is temporally stale, with no updates since 2003.
- The specific number of digitized wave packets and total spatial extent are unknown.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).
- Collection Method
- Internal wave packets were manually digitized from SAR imagery and intersected with a bathymetry grid.
- Freshness
- 2003-09-29
- Geography
- Massachusetts Bay.