Chukchi Sea Oceanographic and Meteorological Data from 2007 to 2013

NOAA NCEI Accession 0093399 contains physical and meteorological data collected in the Chukchi Sea from February 2007 to October 2013. The dataset was compiled by contractors for Shell, ConocoPhillips, and Statoil as part of baseline environmental studies for offshore oil and gas permitting. It includes shipboard ADCP and CTD measurements alongside moored meteorological buoy data.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal trends in water column properties from CTD data for environmental baseline assessment.
• Correlate meteorological buoy data with oceanographic ADCP measurements to study air-sea interactions.
• Map the spatial distribution of collected parameters to assess regional environmental conditions.
• Use the multi-year time-series data to model potential impacts of offshore exploration activities.

Strengths

• Data spans over six years from February 2007 to October 2013.
• Includes multiple instrument types: shipboard ADCP, CTD, and moored meteorological buoys.
• Data collected for specific regulatory objectives under a formal NOAA agreement.

Limitations

• Specific column names, row counts, and file formats are unknown.
• Data collection ended in 2013, limiting analysis of recent Arctic conditions.
• Focus is on the northeastern Chukchi Sea, which may introduce geographic bias.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Collection Method

Data collected by contractors via shipboard ADCP and CTD instruments and moored meteorological buoys.

Time Range

February 2007 to October 2013.

Freshness

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Geography

Chukchi Sea, specifically the northeastern region.