NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer collected oceanographic data during a transit from Hawaii to the US West Coast for drydock. The expedition took place over 12 days in the North Pacific Ocean from October 18 to October 29, 2010. NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) archives this data.
Use Cases
- Analyze water temperature and salinity profiles over the transit route to study oceanographic gradients.
- Map bathymetric features along the ship's track using sonar data collected during the expedition.
- Correlate meteorological observations like wind speed with sea surface conditions for climate studies.
- Validate ocean circulation models using in-situ measurements from the specified time range and geographic area.
Strengths
- Data covers a 12-day continuous observation period.
- Geographic coverage spans a significant transect across the North Pacific Ocean.
- Collected by NOAA's dedicated oceanographic research vessel Okeanos Explorer.
Limitations
- Data is over a decade old, limiting analysis of current ocean conditions.
- Specific measured parameters, column names, and data volume are unknown.
- The dataset's completeness and potential gaps during the transit are unspecified.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA_NCEI
- Collection Method
- Ship-based measurements collected during the EX1006 expedition.
- Time Range
- 2010-10-18 to 2010-10-29
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- North Pacific Ocean, transit from Hawaii to US West Coast.