Northwest Atlantic Ocean Meteorological and Physical Cast Data from 1999

NOAA NCEI Accession 0000797 contains meteorological and physical oceanographic data collected via XSV casts from a Ship of Opportunity in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean. The US NAVY submitted the data, which covers a period from March 3 to June 29, 1999. Specific measurements include air temperature, air pressure, relative humidity, wind direction, and wind speed.

Use Cases

• Analyze correlations between air temperature and air pressure over the Northwest Atlantic Ocean during spring 1999.
• Model wind patterns using time-series data of wind speed and wind direction from ship-based casts.
• Study marine boundary layer processes by examining relative humidity in conjunction with other meteorological variables.
• Validate regional climate models for the 1999 period using in-situ observations of atmospheric conditions.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific 4-month observational period from March to June 1999.
• Includes five core meteorological variables: air temperature, air pressure, relative humidity, wind direction, and wind speed.
• Data originates from a recognized authority, the US NAVY, submitted to NOAA NCEI.

Limitations

• The dataset is temporally limited to a single season in 1999, lacking long-term continuity.
• Sample size, row count, and spatial resolution within the Northwest Atlantic region are unknown.
• Data is over 25 years old, which may limit relevance for studying current ocean-atmosphere dynamics.

Provenance

Source

US NAVY; Ship of Opportunity, submitted to NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Collection Method

Collected using XSV casts from a Ship of Opportunity.

Time Range

1999-03-03 to 1999-06-29

Freshness

Data collection ended on 1999-06-29; no updates are expected.

Geography

Northwest Atlantic Ocean