Oceanographic and Meteorological Data from Station NFB, 2014-2015

Coastal waters of Florida, the Gulf of Mexico, and the North Atlantic Ocean are covered by this oceanographic and surface meteorological dataset. It was collected from the in-situ moored station 'nfb' by the University of South Florida Coastal Ocean Monitoring and Prediction System and assembled by SECOORA. Data spans from February 2014 to January 2015 and was submitted to NCEI as part of the IOOS Data Stewardship Program.

Use Cases

• Modeling coastal ocean dynamics based on in-situ moored station data.
• Analyzing surface meteorological patterns in the Gulf of Mexico.
• Studying time-series changes in oceanographic parameters from a fixed location.
• Validating satellite-derived ocean data with direct station observations.
• Assessing regional climate impacts on coastal Florida waters.

Strengths

• Data follows the Climate and Forecast (CF) metadata convention and ACDD standards.
• Coverage includes multiple regions: Coastal Waters of Florida, Gulf of Mexico, and North Atlantic Ocean.
• Time range is precisely defined from 2014-02-13 to 2015-01-29.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 2015-01-29 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Collected from an in-situ moored station named 'nfb'.

Time Range

2014-02-13 to 2015-01-29

Freshness

Data collection ended in January 2015; updates were added monthly during the active period.

Geography

Coastal Waters of Florida, Gulf of Mexico, North Atlantic Ocean