Great Lakes Meteorological and Oceanographic Station Data from Muskegon

Great Lakes station RECON Michigan, Muskegon, collected oceanographic and surface meteorological data from July 2014 to October 2020. The data was gathered by the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory and assembled by the Great Lakes Observing System. It was submitted to the National Centers for Environmental Information as part of a monthly data stewardship program.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal trends in surface water temperature and air pressure from the station's time-series records.
• Model relationships between meteorological features like wind speed and oceanographic variables such as wave height.
• Calibrate regional climate models using in-situ measurements of air temperature and water salinity.
• Assess seasonal variability in Great Lakes conditions using the multi-year station observations.

Strengths

• Data spans over 6 years from 2014-07-23 to 2020-10-05, providing a multi-year time-series.
• Follows established metadata conventions (CF and ACDD) for climate and forecast data.
• Data is part of a formal stewardship program with monthly additions to the accession.

Limitations

• Data is from a single moored station, limiting spatial coverage to the Muskegon location.
• The dataset's update recency is unclear as the last recorded data point is from October 2020.
• Specific data volume, row count, and measured parameters are not provided in the description.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI Accession 0123651).

Collection Method

Collected from an in-situ moored station (RECON Michigan, Muskegon).

Time Range

2014-07-23 to 2020-10-05.

Freshness

Data was added monthly during the collection period; last update was 2020-10-05.

Geography

Great Lakes region, specifically station RECON Michigan, Muskegon.