Seaglider Oceanographic Measurements from Washington Coast Deployment

Seaglider SG005 collected temperature, salinity, and depth-averaged current data on a sawtooth trajectory through coastal waters. The autonomous underwater vehicle was deployed by the University of Washington and NOAA NCEI for a mission lasting from November 2006 to March 2007. Data includes physical oceanographic parameters measured during glides from the surface to programmed depths.

Use Cases

• Analyze temperature and salinity profiles to study seasonal water column stratification in the North Pacific coastal zone.
• Correlate depth-averaged current measurements with wind and tidal forcing data for coastal circulation studies.
• Validate regional ocean models by comparing glider-measured sawtooth trajectory data with model outputs.
• Study the performance and sensor payload of the University of Washington's Seaglider AUV design in a multi-month deployment.

Strengths

• Data collected by a specialized autonomous platform designed for missions lasting many months.
• Includes core physical oceanographic variables (temperature, salinity, currents) for coastal research.
• Covers a specific temporal range from 2006-11-09 to 2007-03 -15.

Limitations

• Exact row count, column details, and file formats are unknown, hindering immediate analysis.
• Data is from a single glider (SG005) deployment, limiting spatial and temporal generalizability.
• Dataset is over 15 years old, which may limit relevance for studying recent oceanographic changes.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Measurements collected by a buoyancy-driven autonomous underwater vehicle (Seaglider) gliding on a programmed sawtooth trajectory.

Time Range

2006-11-09 to 2007-03-15

Freshness

Last updated 2007-03-15; static historical dataset.

Geography

Coastal Waters of Washington/Oregon, North Pacific Ocean.