SATURN-09: Oceanographic Time Series from the Columbia River Estuary (2014-2021)

SATURN-09 is a fixed station in the Columbia River estuary collecting biological, chemical, and physical data from 2014-09-08 to 2021-05-01. The Center for Coastal Margin Observation & Prediction collected the data, which was assembled by NANOOS and submitted to NOAA NCEI. Measurements include chlorophyll, dissolved oxygen, salinity, water temperature, and turbidity at frequent intervals.

Use Cases

• Modeling estuarine biogeochemistry based on concurrent measurements of chlorophyll, dissolved oxygen, and salinity.
• Analyzing seasonal and interannual variability in water quality parameters like temperature and turbidity.
• Studying coastal hypoxia and oxygen saturation dynamics in a river-influenced ecosystem.
• Calibrating and validating hydrodynamic models using high-frequency, geospatially fixed sensor data.

Strengths

• Data collection spans nearly seven years (2014-2021), providing a long-term record.
• Includes multiple concurrent biological, chemical, and physical parameters from a fixed location.
• Data is formatted according to Climate and Forecast (CF) and ACDD metadata conventions.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 2021-05-01; freshness should be verified for current applications.
• Row count and exact temporal resolution are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Center for Coastal Margin Observation and Prediction (CMOP), assembled by NANOOS.

Collection Method

Sensor measurements collected at a fixed station.

Time Range

2014-09-08 to 2021-05-01

Freshness

Data was added monthly until the accession's end date of 2021-05-01.

Geography

Columbia River estuary - Washington/Oregon, North East Pacific Ocean.