Seaglider Oceanographic Measurements from Washington Coast, 2004

Physical data collected by Seaglider SG002, an autonomous underwater vehicle developed by the University of Washington. The dataset contains measurements from a deployment in the coastal waters of Washington and Oregon from January to June 2004. Data is archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Analyze vertical profiles of temperature and salinity to study water column stratification.
• Track depth-averaged currents to understand coastal circulation patterns.
• Examine the sawtooth trajectory data to validate glider navigation and mission planning algorithms.
• Correlate sensor measurements with seasonal changes over the five-month deployment period.

Strengths

• Data collected over a continuous five-month mission from January to June 2004.
• Measurements include core physical oceanographic variables like temperature and salinity.

Limitations

• Specific sample size, row count, and measurement frequency are unknown.
• Data is from a single vehicle deployment, limiting spatial coverage.

Provenance

Source

University of Washington's School of Oceanography and Applied Physics Laboratory, archived by NOAA NCEI.

Collection Method

Collected by a buoyancy-driven Seaglider AUV following programmed sawtooth dive profiles.

Time Range

2004-01-20 to 2004-06-24

Freshness

Data collection ended in June 2004; it is a historical snapshot.

Geography

Coastal waters of Washington and Oregon in the North Pacific Ocean.