Seaglider Physical Oceanography Data from the North Pacific Coast

April to November 2006 data from an autonomous Seaglider vehicle deployed off the Washington/Oregon coast. The dataset contains measurements of temperature, salinity, and depth-averaged currents collected along a sawtooth trajectory through coastal waters. It was 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 coastal water column stratification.
• Model depth-averaged current measurements to understand near-shore circulation patterns.
• Validate regional ocean models using the high-resolution geospatial and time-series data from the glider's trajectory.
• Study the performance and sensor payload of autonomous underwater vehicles in long-duration missions.

Strengths

• Data covers a 7-month continuous mission from April to November 2006.
• Includes core physical oceanography variables: temperature, salinity, and currents.
• Collected via a specialized autonomous platform designed for long-range, months-long deployments.

Limitations

• Specific row count, column details, and data resolution are unknown.
• Dataset is from a single vehicle (SG014) in one region, limiting generalizability.
• Data is from 2006 and may not reflect current oceanographic 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) gliding on a programmed sawtooth trajectory.

Time Range

2006-04-24 to 2006-11-09

Freshness

Static historical dataset; last updated 2006-11-09.

Geography

Coastal waters of Washington/Oregon, North Pacific Ocean.