Morro Bay Coastal Oceanographic and Meteorological Time Series, 2015-2021

The Northeast Pacific Ocean near Morro Bay, California, is the location for this oceanographic and surface meteorological dataset. California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, collected the data from an in-situ moored station between November 2015 and June 2021. The Central and Northern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (CeNCOOS) assembled and submitted the data as part of the Integrated Ocean Observing System.

Use Cases

• Modeling coastal ocean circulation based on in-situ oceanographic measurements mentioned in the description
• Analyzing local weather patterns and their influence on the coastal zone based on surface meteorological data
• Validating satellite-derived sea surface data against long-term, high-frequency mooring observations
• Studying climate variability and change impacts on a specific coastal ecosystem over a multi-year period

Strengths

• Data spans over five and a half years, from 2015-11-11 to 2021-06-12, providing a substantial temporal record
• Follows established metadata conventions (CF and ACDD), which suggests structured documentation
• Data is part of a formal observing system program (IOOS DACs), indicating a degree of quality control

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Last updated 2021-06-12 00:00:00; freshness should be verified for current applications
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment prior to download

Provenance

Source

Central and Northern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (CeNCOOS) / California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Collection Method

Collected from an in-situ moored station.

Time Range

2015-11 11 to 2021-06-12

Freshness

Last updated 2021-06-12 00:00:00

Geography

Northeast Pacific Ocean, Morro Bay station, California coast