NCEI Accession 0162187 contains navigational and physical oceanographic data collected at a fixed station at Seaside High School in the Coastal Waters of Washington/Oregon. The Center for Coastal Margin Observation & Prediction collected measurements of conductivity, depth, hydrostatic pressure, latitude, longitude, salinity, and water temperature at frequent intervals from 2004-02-03 to 2008-03-19. Data were assembled by the Northwest Association of Networked Ocean Observation Systems and submitted to the National Centers for Environmental Information.
Use Cases
- Modeling salinity and temperature variations in the Columbia River Estuary based on the described sensor measurements.
- Analyzing seasonal hydrostatic pressure trends in nearshore coastal waters based on the time-series data.
- Studying spatial gradients in water conductivity and salinity based on the geospatial coordinates provided.
- Validating coastal oceanographic models using high-frequency observation data from a fixed station.
Strengths
- Data covers a multi-year period from 2004-02-03 to 2008-03-19, providing a temporal baseline.
- Measurements include seven distinct physical and navigational parameters as described.
- Data follows established metadata conventions (Climate and Forecast, Attribute Convention for Data Discovery).
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Last updated 2008-03-19 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Provenance
- Source
- Center for Coastal Margin Observation and Prediction (CMOP)
- Collection Method
- Data collected from sensors at a fixed station (Seaside High School).
- Time Range
- 2004-02-03 to 2008-03-19
- Freshness
- Data collection ended in 2008; the accession was updated monthly during the active period.
- Geography
- Coastal Waters of Washington/Oregon, Columbia River Estuary, North East Pacific Ocean