Great Lakes Oceanographic and Meteorological Station Data from Sandusky Bay

Oceanographic and surface meteorological measurements were collected from a single moored station in Sandusky Bay, Great Lakes. The dataset contains observations recorded from June 10, 2017, to July 9, 2019. Bowling Green State University collected the data, which was assembled by the Great Lakes Observing System and submitted to NOAA's NCEI.

Use Cases

• Modeling water temperature trends over the two-year period using time-series analysis.
• Correlating surface meteorological parameters like wind speed with oceanographic conditions.
• Analyzing seasonal patterns in sensor data from a fixed geographic point in Sandusky Bay.
• Validating regional climate models against in-situ station observations for specific metrics.

Strengths

• Data follows standardized metadata conventions (CF and ACDD) for climate and ocean data.
• Time-series coverage spans over two years from 2017-06-10 to 2019-07-09.
• Data is part of a formal stewardship program (IOOS DACs) with monthly updates to the accession.

Limitations

• Data is from a single station (bgsusd2), limiting spatial representativeness for the entire Great Lakes.
• The dataset's recency is limited, with the last update recorded in July 2019.
• Specific row counts, column names, and measurement parameters are not provided in the input.

Provenance

Source

Bowling Green State University (collector), Great Lakes Observing System (assembler), NOAA NCEI (repository).

Collection Method

In-situ measurements collected from a moored station (bgsusd2).

Time Range

2017-06-10 to 2019-07-09

Freshness

Data was added monthly during the collection period; last known update was 2019-07-09.

Geography

Station bgsusd2, Sandusky Bay 2, in the Great Lakes region of the United States.