Amazon River Outflow Ocean Measurements from 2002

NASA collected oceanographic data in the Amazon River outflow region of the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil. This dataset captures physical and chemical ocean properties from the year 2002. It is available in BIN and ISO file formats.

Use Cases

• Analyzing salinity and density gradients to map freshwater plume extent.
• Studying ocean temperature variations influenced by river discharge.
• Investigating optical properties like water clarity or chlorophyll content in coastal zones.
• Modeling biogeochemical cycles by examining ocean chemistry parameters.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative NASA organization.
• Provides multi-faceted ocean measurements including chemistry, optics, temperature, and salinity.

Limitations

• Specific column names, row counts, and dataset size are not provided by any source.
• Sources disagree on license information, with one specifying 'other-license-specified' and others listing none.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Measurements made in the Amazon River outflow region.

Time Range

2002

Freshness

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Geography

Amazon River outflow region of the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil.