Coastal Ocean Measurements from Massachusetts and Maine

2007 measurements collected along the Massachusetts and Maine coastal regions. The dataset contains oceanographic data, including chemistry, optics, temperature, and salinity/density, produced by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. It is available in BIN and ISO file formats.

Use Cases

• Analyzing spatial and temporal variations in ocean temperature along the northeastern U.S. coast.
• Studying the relationship between salinity, density, and other chemical properties in coastal waters.
• Investigating optical properties of seawater, such as light attenuation or chlorophyll concentration.
• Modeling coastal oceanographic processes using in-situ measurement data from a specific time period.

Strengths

• Data is from a specific, documented time period (2007).
• Provenance is authoritative, originating from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
• Cross-platform presence on Data.gov and NASA Earthdata indicates established importance.

Limitations

• Key quantitative details like row count, file size, and specific column names are unavailable from all sources.
• License is ambiguously listed as 'other-license-specified' without clear terms.
• Author and detailed collection methodology are not provided.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Measurements taken along coastal regions.

Time Range

2007

Freshness

2026-03-13 00:46:07.524369

Geography

Massachusetts and Maine coastal regions