NE Pacific Ocean data includes upwelling and downwelling irradiances and sea surface temperatures collected from surface optical drifter buoys. Measurements were taken off the California coast from May 1993 to December 1996. The Oregon State University Remote Sensing Ocean Optics group gathered this data.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean heat flux by correlating sea surface temperatures with downwelling irradiances at 490 nm.
- Validating satellite ocean color algorithms using in-situ upwelling radiances at seven visible wavebands.
- Analyzing temporal trends in coastal optical properties from the 3.5-year time series of drifter parameters.
- Studying spatial variability in irradiance off the California coast using geospatial drifter tracks.
Strengths
- Data collection spans over 3.5 years, from May 1993 to December 1996.
- Includes multi-spectral optical data with upwelling radiances at seven visible wavebands.
Limitations
- Temporal coverage is limited to a specific historical period ending in 1996.
- Geographic scope is restricted to the NE Pacific region off the California coast.
Provenance
- Source
- Oregon State University Remote Sensing Ocean Optics group, archived by NOAA NCEI.
- Collection Method
- Data collected from surface optical drifter buoys.
- Time Range
- 1993-05-05 to 1996-12-06
- Freshness
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- Geography
- NE Pacific Ocean, off the California coast.