Seaglider Physical Oceanography Measurements from Washington/Oregon Coast

Seaglider SG012 collected temperature, salinity, and depth-averaged current data in the North Pacific Ocean's coastal waters. The autonomous underwater vehicle was deployed by the University of Washington and NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information from November 16, 2005, to March 4, 2006. Data is accessible via NCEI Accession 0156521.

Use Cases

• Analyze temperature and salinity profiles to study water mass structure and mixing processes.
• Correlate depth-averaged current measurements with coastal wind and tidal forcing models.
• Validate regional ocean circulation models using the glider's sawtooth trajectory spatial data.
• Study seasonal changes in coastal hydrography from November 2005 to March 2006.

Strengths

• Data collected via a specialized autonomous platform designed for missions lasting many months.
• Temporal coverage spans over 3.5 months from November 2005 to March 2006.
• Geographic focus on the coastal waters of Washington and Oregon provides regional specificity.

Limitations

• Dataset is from a single glider deployment, limiting spatial and temporal generalizability.
• Data is over 18 years old, potentially limiting relevance for contemporary climate studies.
• Exact row count, column details, and data resolution are unknown from available metadata.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI Accession 0156521).

Collection Method

Measurements collected by a buoyancy-driven Seaglider AUV along sawtooth trajectories.

Time Range

2005-11-16 to 2006-03-04.

Freshness

Last updated 2006-03-04; static historical dataset.

Geography

Coastal Waters of Washington/Oregon, North Pacific Ocean.