OASIS Mooring Measurements from Monterey Bay in 1995

Ocean Acquisition System for Interdisciplinary Science (OASIS) moorings collected measurements at the mouth of Monterey Bay in 1995. The dataset includes parameters related to ocean chemistry, optics, temperature, and salinity. It is managed by the OB_DAAC organization and is available on multiple platforms.

Use Cases

• Analyzing temporal patterns of ocean temperature and salinity from fixed mooring locations.
• Studying relationships between ocean optics and chemical properties in a coastal upwelling system.
• Modeling biogeochemical cycles using in-situ measurements of ocean chemistry.
• Investigating spatial variability of water column properties at the mouth of Monterey Bay.

Strengths

• Data originates from a coordinated interdisciplinary science program (OASIS).
• Available on multiple platforms (nasa_earthdata, datagov), indicating established provenance.
• Covers multiple oceanographic domains: chemistry, optics, temperature, and salinity.

Limitations

• Specific column names, row counts, and file sizes are not provided by any source.
• One source lists a license as 'other-license-specified', while another lists 'None', creating a conflict.
• The temporal coverage is limited to the single year 1995.

Provenance

Source

OB_DAAC organization via the OASIS program.

Collection Method

Measurements gathered from fixed mooring instruments.

Time Range

1995

Freshness

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Geography

Mouth of Monterey Bay.