Seaglider SG002 collected temperature, salinity, depth-averaged current, and other physical oceanographic data along sawtooth dive trajectories. The autonomous underwater vehicle was deployed by the University of Washington for a mission lasting from December 23 to December 30, 2004. Data is archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.
Use Cases
- Analyze temperature and salinity profiles to study water mass structure and stratification in coastal Washington/Oregon waters.
- Correlate depth-averaged current measurements with bathymetric features to understand coastal circulation patterns.
- Model the sawtooth dive trajectory data to optimize glider mission planning and energy consumption.
- Validate regional ocean models using in-situ physical measurements from the Seaglider's December 2004 deployment.
Strengths
- Data collected by a specialized autonomous underwater vehicle designed for long-duration scientific missions.
- Includes core physical oceanographic variables (temperature, salinity, currents) essential for coastal studies.
- Covers a specific temporal window (December 23-30, 2004) during a winter deployment.
Limitations
- Dataset is from a single, short-duration mission (one week) limiting longitudinal analysis.
- Spatial coverage is restricted to the specific glide paths of one vehicle in a localized coastal region.
- Exact row count, column details, and data resolution are unknown from the provided metadata.
Provenance
- Source
- University of Washington's School of Oceanography and Applied Physics Laboratory, archived by NOAA NCEI.
- Collection Method
- Measurements collected by a buoyancy-driven Seaglider autonomous underwater vehicle during pre-programmed dives.
- Time Range
- 2004-12 23 to 2004-12-30
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Coastal waters of Washington/Oregon in the North Pacific Ocean.