USF Station C12: Oceanographic and Meteorological Data from the Gulf of Mexico

The Gulf of Mexico and North Atlantic Ocean are the focus of this oceanographic and surface meteorological dataset. It contains data collected from an in-situ moored station named c12 by the University of South Florida Coastal Ocean Monitoring and Prediction System between February 2013 and May 2016. The Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association assembled and submitted the data to NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Modeling coastal ocean circulation based on in-situ moored station data
• Analyzing surface meteorological trends in the Gulf of Mexico based on time-series observations
• Validating satellite-derived oceanographic parameters based on field measurements
• Studying seasonal variability in coastal waters based on multi-year monitoring

Strengths

• Data spans over three years from 2014-02-13 to 2016-05-11, providing a multi-year time series.
• Data follows the Climate and Forecast (CF) and Attribute Convention for Data Discovery (ACDD) metadata conventions, suggesting structured documentation.
• Data is part of the Integrated Ocean Observing System Data Assembly Centers Data Stewardship Program, indicating a formal data pipeline.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 2016-05-11; freshness should be verified for current applications.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

University of South Florida (USF) Coastal Ocean Monitoring and Prediction System, assembled by Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (SECOORA).

Collection Method

Collected from an in-situ moored station.

Time Range

2014-02-13 to 2016-05-11

Freshness

Data collection ended in 2016; the accession was updated monthly during the active collection period.

Geography

Gulf of Mexico and North Atlantic Ocean, from station c12.