Oceanographic data was collected during the EX0908 expedition on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer. The dataset covers a transit to Hawaii in the North Pacific Ocean from July 28 to August 8, 2009. It was created and archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).
Use Cases
- Analyze sea surface temperature time-series data to study thermal patterns during the transit.
- Map bathymetry and water column properties using geospatial coordinates from the cruise track.
- Correlate salinity and chlorophyll measurements with location and date to assess water mass characteristics.
- Model oceanographic conditions along the expedition route using collected sensor data like conductivity and depth.
Strengths
- Data from a specific, documented NOAA research expedition (EX0908).
- Temporal coverage is precisely defined for a 12-day period in 2009.
- Geographic coverage is specified as the North Pacific Ocean transit to Hawaii.
Limitations
- Dataset size, row count, and specific column schema are unknown.
- Data is over 15 years old, limiting analysis of current ocean conditions.
- Lack of column details prevents assessment of data completeness or feature richness.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA_NCEI (National Centers for Environmental Information).
- Collection Method
- Collected during the EX0908 expedition on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer.
- Time Range
- 2009-07-28 to 2009-08-08.
- Freshness
- Single collection event; last updated 2009-08-08.
- Geography
- North Pacific Ocean, transit to Hawaii.