Pacific Ocean LiDAR Measurements from 1994 to 2001

Ocean LiDAR measurements collected in the Tropical Western Pacific Ocean. The dataset contains observations recorded over a seven-year period from 1994 to 2001. It is hosted by the OB_DAAC organization and is available on multiple government data platforms.

Use Cases

• Analyzing temporal trends in ocean temperature using time-series data.
• Studying the relationship between salinity, density, and optical properties in tropical waters.
• Modeling ocean chemistry changes in the Western Pacific region.
• Calibrating satellite-derived ocean data with in-situ LiDAR measurements.

Strengths

• Provides a multi-year time series covering a seven-year period from 1994 to 2001.
• Cross-platform availability on NASA Earthdata and Data.gov indicates established curation and importance.
• Covers specific earth science domains: ocean chemistry, optics, temperature, and salinity/density.

Limitations

• Critical metadata is missing: no column names, row counts, or dataset size are provided by any source.
• One source lists a license as 'other-license-specified' while another lists 'None', creating a conflict.
• The primary file formats (ISO, BIN) are uncommon and may require specialized tools for access.

Provenance

Source

OB_DAAC

Collection Method

LiDAR measurements

Time Range

1994 to 2001

Freshness

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Geography

Tropical Western Pacific Ocean