Oceanographic and Meteorological Station Profiles from Atlantic and Black Sea
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Description
80,000 oceanographic stations in the Atlantic from 1900-1991 provide vertical profiles of temperature and salinity. Data includes 65,000 Black Sea stations with hydrochemical and meteorological observations from 1910-1992, plus surface station data from coastal Guinea. The dataset was compiled by the Ukrainian Academy of Science's MHI and other sources, with the latest records from 1992.
Use Cases
Analyze long-term trends in ocean temperature and salinity from vertical profiles for climate change studies.
Model relationships between hydrochemical parameters like Si, phosphorus, and biological features such as chlorophyll-a and seston.
Calibrate remote sensing algorithms using in-situ hydro-optical data like Secchi disk transparency, water color indices, and sea radiance spectra.
Study coastal meteorology by correlating wind velocity, air temperature, and humidity observations with concurrent oceanographic station data.
Validate historical Black Sea biogeochemical models using vertical transparency profiles measured at specific wavelengths from 405-465mm.
Strengths
Large spatial coverage with over 80,000 stations in the Atlantic and 65,000 in the Black Sea.
Long temporal coverage spanning over 90 years for some regions (1900-1992).
Multidisciplinary data combining oceanographic, meteorological, hydrochemical, and hydro-optical features.
Limitations
Data is temporally stale, with no records after 1992.
Sample sizes vary significantly by parameter (e.g., only 1500 vertical transparency profiles).
Geographic coverage is focused on specific regions (Atlantic, Black Sea, Coastal Guinea).
Provenance
Source
Ukrainian Academy of Science's Marine Hydrophysical Institute (MHI) and other sources via NASA EarthData.
Collection Method
Measurements from research ships using instruments like bathometers, Istok instruments, Secchi disks, and sounding transparency meters.
Time Range
1900-1992
Freshness
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Geography
Atlantic Ocean (20°S to 60°N), Black Sea, Coastal Guinea, Indian Ocean.
Data is organized into separate regional files with varying parameters and station counts. License terms are unknown.