Great Lakes Oceanographic and Meteorological Station Data from Cook Nuclear Plant

U-GLOS Station 45026 near the Cook Nuclear Plant collected oceanographic and surface meteorological data from July 2014 to October 2020. LimnoTech gathered the data, which was assembled by the Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS) and submitted to NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). The data is stored in netCDF files following CF and ACDD metadata conventions.

Use Cases

• Analyze long-term trends in water temperature and air pressure from the moored station time series.
• Correlate wind speed and wave height data to study storm impacts on the Great Lakes coastline.
• Validate satellite-derived sea surface temperature measurements using in-situ station sensor data.
• Model heat exchange between the lake and atmosphere using concurrent meteorological and oceanographic observations.

Strengths

• Over 6 years of continuous monitoring from July 2014 to October 2020.
• Data follows standardized Climate and Forecast (CF) and ACDD metadata conventions for interoperability.
• Collected from a fixed, in-situ moored station providing consistent location data.

Limitations

• Specific parameters, column names, and data volume (rows/size) are not documented.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single station location in the Great Lakes.
• Data collection ended in October 2020, limiting analysis of recent conditions.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) Accession 0123647.

Collection Method

Data collected by LimnoTech from an in-situ moored station (U-GLOS 45026) and assembled by the Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS).

Time Range

2014-07-01 to 2020-10-05

Freshness

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

Geography

Great Lakes region, specifically near the Cook Nuclear Plant at U-GLOS Station 45026.