Coastal Oceanographic Measurements from Newport Pier Station

2005-06-16 to 2020-12-31 data from an automated shore station on Newport Pier, California. The dataset contains frequent interval measurements of chlorophyll concentration, conductivity, salinity, water temperature, and other oceanographic parameters. University of California, Irvine collected the data, which was assembled by the Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (SCCOOS) and submitted to NOAA's NCEI.

Use Cases

• Modeling algal bloom dynamics using CHLOROPHYLL A CONCENTRATION time-series data.
• Analyzing coastal mixing and upwelling patterns from WATER TEMPERATURE and SALINITY measurements.
• Correlating land run-off events with changes in CONDUCTIVITY and WATER DENSITY.
• Forecasting nearshore hydrostatic conditions using HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE and DEPTH - OBSERVATION data.

Strengths

• Over 15 years of continuous temporal coverage from 2005 to 2020.
• Data collected at frequent intervals from a fixed, automated sensor suite.
• Follows Climate and Forecast (CF) and ACDD metadata conventions for interoperability.
• Quarterly updates were added to the accession during its active collection period.

Limitations

• Specific row count, sample size, and sensor frequency intervals are unknown.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single pier station in Southern California.
• Data collection ended in 2020, limiting analysis of recent trends.

Provenance

Source

University of California, Irvine, assembled by Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (SCCOOS).

Collection Method

Collected from an automated shore station with a suite of sensors attached to Newport Pier.

Time Range

2005-06-16 to 2020-12-31

Freshness

Data collection ended on 2020-12-31; the dataset is a historical archive.

Geography

Newport Pier in the coastal waters of California, USA.