Ocean Water Chemistry Measurements from NOAA Ship Excellence

NOAA_NCEI provides oceanographic data from the vessel EXCELLENCE on November 11, 1980. Measurements include oxygen percent saturation and particulate organic carbon. The dataset is a single-day record from a specific research cruise.

Use Cases

• Analyze oxygen percent saturation levels to assess marine hypoxia or anoxic conditions.
• Study particulate organic carbon concentrations as a tracer for biological productivity.
• Correlate oxygen and carbon measurements from the same water samples for biogeochemical modeling.
• Use the single-day time-series for validating satellite-derived ocean color or chemistry algorithms.

Strengths

• Data originates from a controlled NOAA research vessel (EXCELLENCE).
• Includes specific, quantifiable chemical measurements like oxygen saturation and POC.

Limitations

• Dataset is extremely small, representing only one day of sampling (1980-11-11).
• Unknown sample size, row count, and measurement depth or location precision.
• Data is over 40 years old, limiting analysis of current ocean conditions.

Provenance

Source

NOAA_NCEI (National Centers for Environmental Information).

Collection Method

In-situ measurements collected from the NOAA ship EXCELLENCE.

Time Range

1980-11-11.

Freshness

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Geography

Marine location, specific coordinates unknown.