2002 CTD measurements of temperature, salinity, oxygen, and pressure from the R/V Oceanus. The dataset was collected and archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Data collection occurred during a specific expedition in 2002.
Use Cases
- Analyze temperature and salinity profiles to identify water masses and thermocline structure.
- Correlate dissolved oxygen measurements with pressure/depth data to study hypoxic zones.
- Use the time-series of CTD casts to track changes in oceanographic conditions during the 2002 cruise.
- Model the relationship between pressure, temperature, and salinity for physical oceanography studies.
Strengths
- Includes four core oceanographic variables (temperature, salinity, oxygen, pressure) per profile.
- Data is from a specific, documented research vessel expedition (R/V Oceanus) in 2002.
Limitations
- Data is over 20 years old, limiting analysis of recent oceanographic trends.
- The exact number of profiles (rows) and geographic coverage are unknown from the metadata.
- Potential for instrument-specific bias as data comes from a single cruise's CTD.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).
- Collection Method
- Collected using a Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (CTD) instrument deployed from the R/V Oceanus.
- Time Range
- 2002
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Cruise track of the R/V Oceanus during 2002 (specific region unknown from metadata).