Northwest Atlantic and Pacific Ocean Measurements from SEA Cruises

Oceanographic measurements were collected in the northwest Atlantic and northeast Pacific oceans during Sea Education Association (SEA) research cruises. The dataset covers the period from 2008 to 2009 and is managed by the OB_DAAC organization. Data is available in BIN and ISO file formats.

Use Cases

• Analyzing regional variations in ocean temperature and salinity.
• Studying the relationship between ocean optics and chemical properties.
• Comparing water column characteristics between the Atlantic and Pacific basins.
• Investigating seasonal or spatial patterns in salinity and density.

Strengths

• Data provides specific geographic coverage for the northwest Atlantic and northeast Pacific oceans.
• Measurements span a defined time range from 2008 to 2009.
• Dataset is hosted on multiple platforms (nasa_earthdata, datagov), indicating cross-validation and importance.

Limitations

• Key structural details like column names, row counts, and exact file sizes are unavailable from all sources.
• License information is inconsistently reported as 'other-license-specified' or null across platforms.
• Author information is not provided.

Provenance

Source

OB_DAAC

Collection Method

Measurements collected during Sea Education Association (SEA) research cruises.

Time Range

2008 to 2009

Freshness

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Geography

Northwest Atlantic and northeast Pacific oceans