SATURN-07: Oceanographic Sensor Data from the Columbia River Estuary, 2012-2021
Updated 5y ago
Description
Sensor data collected at the SATURN-07 fixed station in the Columbia River estuary from 2012-05 03 to 2021-05-01. The dataset contains biological, chemical, and physical measurements including chlorophyll, dissolved oxygen, salinity, water temperature, and turbidity. The Center for Coastal Margin Observation & Prediction collected the data, which was assembled by NANOOS and submitted to NOAA's NCEI.
Use Cases
Modeling estuarine biogeochemical cycles based on chlorophyll, dissolved oxygen, and salinity measurements.
Analyzing seasonal and long-term water quality trends based on temperature, turbidity, and CDOM data.
Calibrating remote sensing or hydrodynamic models based on in-situ sensor data for conductivity and hydrostatic pressure.
Studying the impact of river discharge on coastal ocean properties based on frequent, multi-year observations.
Strengths
Multi-year temporal coverage from 2012 to 2021, providing a long-term record.
Includes a diverse set of 14 measured parameters covering biological, chemical, and physical oceanography.
Data follows standardized metadata conventions (CF and ACDD) and is provided in netCDF format.
Data is collected at frequent intervals, suggesting a high-resolution time series.
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Last updated 2021-05-01; freshness should be verified for current applications.
Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
Source
Center for Coastal Margin Observation & Prediction (CMOP), assembled by Northwest Association of Networked Ocean Observation Systems (NANOOS).
Collection Method
Sensor measurements collected at a fixed station (SATURN-07).
Time Range
2012-05-03 to 2021-05-01
Freshness
Data collection ended on 2021-05-01; the accession was updated monthly during the active period.
Geography
Columbia River estuary - Washington/Oregon, and the nearshore coastal North East Pacific Ocean.
License information is unknown and should be verified before use.