Panama City Gulf of Mexico Oceanographic Measurements 1993

Optical and physical oceanographic measurements were collected in the Gulf of Mexico near Panama City, Florida during 1993. The dataset is managed by the OB_DAAC organization at NASA. It contains data on ocean chemistry, optics, temperature, and salinity-density.

Use Cases

• Analyzing spatial patterns of ocean temperature near Panama City.
• Studying relationships between optical properties and salinity-density measurements.
• Modeling coastal water chemistry based on in-situ 1993 observations.
• Calibrating satellite-derived ocean color data with historical field measurements.

Strengths

• Data provides specific geospatial context for the Gulf of Mexico near Panama City, Florida.
• Covers multiple oceanographic parameters including chemistry, optics, temperature, and salinity.
• Managed by a recognized data center (OB_DAAC).

Limitations

• Specific column names, row counts, and file sizes are unknown across all sources.
• Sources conflict on license details, with one specifying 'other-license-specified' and another listing 'None'.
• The temporal coverage is limited to a single year (1993).

Provenance

Source

OB_DAAC

Collection Method

Field measurements taken in the Gulf of Mexico.

Time Range

1993

Freshness

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Geography

Gulf of Mexico near Panama City, Florida