Seaglider Oceanographic Measurements from Washington-Oregon Coast 2004

Seaglider SG005 collected temperature, salinity, depth-averaged current, and other physical data along sawtooth trajectories in the North Pacific Ocean. The autonomous underwater vehicle was deployed by the University of Washington and its data is archived by NOAA NCEI. Measurements were recorded from August 30 to December 23, 2004.

Use Cases

• Analyze temperature and salinity profiles to study water mass structure and mixing in coastal Washington/Oregon waters.
• Correlate depth-averaged current measurements with regional wind or tidal forcing models.
• Validate glider mission performance and sensor accuracy over the four-month deployment period.
• Study temporal changes in oceanographic conditions from late summer to winter 2004.

Strengths

• Data collected over a continuous four-month mission from August to December 2004.
• Measurements include key physical oceanographic variables like temperature and salinity.
• Deployed by a leading institution (University of Washington's School of Oceanography and APL).

Limitations

• Dataset is from a single vehicle (SG005) in one region, limiting spatial generalizability.
• Data is from 2004 and may not represent current oceanographic conditions.
• Specific row count, file formats, and data resolution are unknown from the metadata.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), originating from University of Washington.

Collection Method

Collected by a buoyancy-driven Seaglider autonomous underwater vehicle performing programmed dives.

Time Range

2004-08-30 to 2004-12-23

Freshness

Static historical dataset; last updated 2004-12-23.

Geography

Coastal waters of Washington and Oregon, North Pacific Ocean.