Oceanographic temperature, salinity, and pressure data were collected in the South Atlantic from 2004 to 2005. The dataset consists of measurements from CTD sensors mounted on Southern Elephant Seals near South Georgia. It was contributed to the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) and last updated in November 2005.
Use Cases
- Analyze temperature and salinity profiles from seal-mounted CTDs to study vertical ocean structure.
- Map pressure and temperature data to track seasonal water mass changes in the South Atlantic from 2004-2005.
- Correlate seal movement geospatial data with salinity measurements to identify foraging habitats.
- Validate regional oceanographic models using in-situ temperature and pressure time-series data collected by animals.
Strengths
- Data collected over a multi-year period from 2004 to 2005.
- Includes three core oceanographic variables: temperature, salinity, and pressure.
- Provides unique in-situ measurements from a hard-to-sample region via animal-borne sensors.
Limitations
- Exact sample size, row count, and data density are unknown.
- Data is temporally limited, with the last update recorded in 2005.
- Geographic coverage is specific to the South Atlantic near South Georgia, limiting generalizability.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI Accession 0019217).
- Collection Method
- Collected using Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) sensors mounted on Southern Elephant Seals.
- Time Range
- 2004 to 2005.
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- South Atlantic Ocean, specifically the region near South Georgia.