Seaglider Physical Oceanographic Measurements from Gulf of Alaska 2004

2004-03-17 to 2004-08-21 data from an autonomous Seaglider vehicle deployed in the Gulf of Alaska. The dataset contains physical oceanographic measurements, including temperature and salinity, 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 and mixing in the Gulf of Alaska.
• Model depth-averaged currents from the glider's sawtooth trajectory data for ocean circulation studies.
• Correlate sensor measurements with deployment time and location to investigate seasonal hydrographic changes.
• Validate regional ocean models using in-situ temperature, salinity, and depth observations.

Strengths

• Data collected over a 5-month continuous deployment period.
• Measurements include key physical variables like temperature and salinity.
• Source is a reputable scientific institution (University of Washington) and archived by NOAA NCEI.

Limitations

• Exact row count, column names, and data volume are unknown.
• Data is from a single vehicle deployment, limiting spatial coverage.
• Dataset is from 2004 and may not reflect current ocean conditions.

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 (AUV) on a sawtooth trajectory.

Time Range

2004-03-17 to 2004-08-21

Freshness

Last updated 2004-08 21; historical dataset with no stated update frequency.

Geography

Gulf of Alaska