Seaglider Oceanographic Measurements from Washington Coast

Seaglider SG005 collected temperature, salinity, and depth-averaged current data along sawtooth trajectories in coastal waters. This autonomous underwater vehicle, developed by the University of Washington, operated from June to November 2005. The dataset is archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Analyze temperature and salinity profiles to study seasonal stratification changes in coastal waters.
• Model depth-averaged current measurements to understand coastal circulation patterns.
• Validate oceanographic models using the high-resolution, glider-based sensor data.
• Study the sawtooth dive trajectory data to optimize autonomous underwater vehicle mission planning.

Strengths

• Data collected over a 5-month continuous deployment from June to November 2005.
• Measurements include key physical oceanographic variables: temperature, salinity, and currents.

Limitations

• Specific row count, column details, and file formats are unknown.
• Data is from a single vehicle (SG005) in one region, limiting geographic generalizability.
• Dataset is nearly 20 years old, which may limit relevance for studying current ocean conditions.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI Accession 0155972).

Collection Method

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

Time Range

2005-06-08 to 2005-11 16.

Freshness

Last updated 2005-11-16; static historical dataset.

Geography

Coastal Waters of Washington/Oregon in the North Pacific Ocean.