Coastal Oceanographic and Meteorological Time Series from Humboldt Dock

Oceanographic and surface meteorological data were collected from an in-situ moored station in the Northeast Pacific Ocean. The data span from February 2009 to March 2013. Humboldt State University collected the data, which were assembled and submitted by the Central and Northern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (CeNCOOS).

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal trends in sea surface temperature and salinity from the station's time-series measurements.
• Correlate surface meteorological parameters like wind speed and air pressure with local oceanographic conditions.
• Validate regional ocean circulation models using in-situ data points from the Humboldt Bay area.
• Study seasonal and interannual variability of coastal water properties in Northern California.

Strengths

• Data collection spans over 4 years, from 2009-02-24 to 2013-03-03.
• Data follows standardized metadata conventions (CF and ACDD) for interoperability.
• Data is part of the national Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) stewardship program.

Limitations

• Data collection ended in March 2013, making it temporally stale for current climate studies.
• Specific parameters, sample frequency, and data volume (rows/size) are unknown from the description.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single station (Humboldt Dock B), restricting spatial analysis.

Provenance

Source

Central and Northern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (CeNCOOS) via NOAA NCEI.

Collection Method

Collected from an in-situ moored station (Humboldt Dock B Shore Station).

Time Range

2009-02-24 to 2013-03-03

Freshness

Last data point is from 2013-03-03; updates occur only when new historical files are available.

Geography

Northeast Pacific Ocean, at the Humboldt Dock B Shore Station.