Seaglider Physical Oceanography Measurements from Iceland-Scotland Ridge 2009

North Atlantic Ocean data collected by Seaglider SG005 during a 71-day mission from August to November 2009. The dataset contains measurements of temperature, salinity, and depth-averaged current along the vehicle's sawtooth trajectory. It was collected by the University of Washington and archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Analyze temperature and salinity profiles to study water mass structure along the Iceland-Scotland Ridge.
• Model depth-averaged current measurements to understand regional ocean circulation patterns.
• Validate oceanographic models using in-situ glider data from a specific 2009 deployment period.
• Study the sawtooth trajectory data to optimize autonomous underwater vehicle mission planning.

Strengths

• Data collected during a continuous 71-day mission from 2009 08-29 to 2009-11-07.
• Includes core physical oceanography variables: temperature, salinity, and depth-averaged current.
• Deployed in a scientifically significant region: the North Atlantic's Iceland-Scotland Ridge.

Limitations

• Specific sample size (row count) and data resolution are unknown.
• Data is from a single vehicle deployment in 2009, limiting temporal generalizability.
• Lack of column details prevents assessment of feature completeness or ancillary measurements.

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 following programmed sawtooth dive profiles.

Time Range

2009-08-29 to 2009-11 07

Freshness

Single deployment from 2009; no update frequency indicated.

Geography

North Atlantic Ocean, Iceland-Scotland Ridge region.