Sandusky Bay Oceanographic and Meteorological Station Data 2015-2017

Oceanographic and surface meteorological data collected from an in-situ moored station in Sandusky Bay, Great Lakes. The dataset contains netCDF files following CF and ACDD conventions, collected by Bowling Green State University and assembled by the Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS). Data spans from July 2015 to October 2017, with monthly updates submitted to NOAA's NCEI.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal trends in surface meteorological variables like air temperature and wind speed from the station time-series.
• Correlate oceanographic parameters such as water temperature and salinity with seasonal weather patterns.
• Validate regional climate models using in-situ station observations from the Great Lakes.
• Study local environmental events by examining high-frequency time-series data from the moored station.

Strengths

• Data collected over a 27-month period from July 2015 to October 2017.
• Follows established Climate and Forecast (CF) and Attribute Convention for Data Discovery (ACDD) metadata standards.
• Part of the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Data Stewardship Program, ensuring structured assembly.

Limitations

• Limited temporal coverage of under three years may restrict long-term trend analysis.
• Data is from a single station (Sandusky Bay), limiting spatial representativeness for the entire Great Lakes region.
• The last update was in October 2017, making the data stale for current condition analysis.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI Accession 0155656).

Collection Method

Collected from an in-situ moored station by Bowling Green State University, assembled and submitted by GLOS.

Time Range

2015-07-04 to 2017-10-20

Freshness

Data was updated monthly during its active collection period; last recorded update was 2017-10-20.

Geography

Sandusky Bay station, Great Lakes region, United States.