March 2011 data from 81 underway CTD casts north of Flemish Cap in the North Atlantic Ocean. The dataset contains processed temperature, salinity, potential temperature, and potential density measurements averaged into 1-decibar bins. It was collected by the University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography and archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.
Use Cases
- Analyze vertical temperature and salinity gradients from the 1 dbar binned profiles to identify water masses and thermocline structure.
- Model potential density anomalies using the computed potential temperature and salinity fields to study ocean stratification.
- Study instrument performance and corrections by examining the filtered pressure, temperature, and conductivity signals relative to descent rate.
- Investigate spatial patterns of ocean properties using the georeferenced cast locations from the cruise track.
Strengths
- 81 individual profile casts provide multiple spatial observations.
- High-frequency 16 Hz raw measurements were processed with corrections for viscous heating and thermal mass.
- Data is averaged into standardized 1 dbar pressure bins for vertical analysis.
Limitations
- Limited temporal coverage to a single cruise in March 2011.
- Geographic scope is restricted to the region north of Flemish Cap in the North Atlantic.
- Sample size is moderate (81 casts) and may not support large-scale statistical modeling.
Provenance
- Source
- Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island; archived by NOAA NCEI.
- Collection Method
- Data collected using an Oceanscience Group underway CTD (UCTD) deployed from a moving ship during cruise KN200-2.
- Time Range
- 2011 - 03
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- North Atlantic Ocean, region north of Flemish Cap.