NOAA Rainier Ship Meteorological and Navigational Logs for Yaquina Bay

Yaquina Bay near Newport, Oregon is the location for this collection of raw meteorological and navigational data logged by the Scientific Computer System aboard the NOAA Ship Rainier. The dataset covers a 10-day period from November 21 to December 1, 2014, and was submitted by Office of Marine and Aviation Operations personnel under the NOAA Rolling Deck to Repository program.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal patterns in meteorological variables like wind speed and air pressure logged by the SCS during the cruise.
• Correlate navigational data fields, such as ship position and heading, with concurrent meteorological observations.
• Validate automated data submission processes from research vessels by examining the cruise-level metadata from the Ship Daily Activity Log.
• Study coastal conditions in Yaquina Bay by examining the environmental data collected over the 10-day observation window.

Strengths

• Data originates from a NOAA research vessel's operational Scientific Computer System, ensuring a standardized collection method.
• Includes supplementary cruise-level metadata from the Ship Daily Activity Log, providing operational context.
• Covers a specific 10-day continuous time range from 2014-11-21 to 2014-12-01.

Limitations

• The exact number of rows, columns, and specific data fields are unknown, limiting immediate usability.
• Data is from a single, short-duration cruise in one specific bay, limiting geographic and temporal generalizability.
• Last updated in December 2014, making the data temporally stale for modeling current conditions.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) via the NOAA Rolling Deck to Repository (R2R) program.

Collection Method

Automated logging by the ship's Scientific Computer System (SCS), with submission by OMAO personnel.

Time Range

2014-11-21 to 2014-12-01

Freshness

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Geography

Yaquina Bay, near Newport, Oregon, USA.