Great Lakes Oceanographic and Meteorological Station Data from 2014-2020

Great Lakes region data from station GB17 includes oceanographic and surface meteorological measurements collected by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS) assembled and submitted this in-situ moored station data to NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information. Data collection occurred from July 2014 to October 2020.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal trends in water temperature and air pressure from station GB17 to model seasonal cycles.
• Correlate surface meteorological features like wind speed with oceanographic variables for weather prediction.
• Use the geospatial and time-series data to validate regional climate models for the Great Lakes basin.
• Study long-term environmental changes by examining the six-year record of in-situ measurements.

Strengths

• Data spans over six years, from 2014-07-01 to 2020-10 05.
• Follows established metadata conventions (CF and ACDD) for interoperability.
• Collected from a fixed, in-situ moored station providing consistent location data.

Limitations

• Specific column names, data volume, and sample size are not provided.
• Data is station-specific (GB17), limiting spatial coverage for the entire Great Lakes region.
• The dataset's latest update was in October 2020, which may not reflect current conditions.

Provenance

Source

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (data collector), Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS) (data assembler), NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (data steward).

Collection Method

Collected from an in-situ moored station (GB17) and assembled as part of the IOOS Data Assembly Centers Data Stewardship Program.

Time Range

2014-07-01 to 2020-10-05

Freshness

Data was updated monthly during the collection period; the final update was 2020-10-05.

Geography

Great Lakes region, specifically station GB17.