Seaglider Physical Oceanography Data from Faroe Shetland Channel Deployment

Seaglider SG016 collected temperature, salinity, and depth-averaged current data during a 25-day mission in the North Atlantic Ocean from November 12 to December 6, 2006. The dataset originates from an autonomous underwater vehicle developed by the University of Washington and is archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information. Measurements were taken along a sawtooth trajectory through the water column.

Use Cases

• Analyzing vertical profiles of temperature and salinity to study water mass structure in the Faroe Shetland Channel.
• Calculating depth-averaged currents from glider trajectory data to estimate transport pathways.
• Correlating sensor measurements along the sawtooth dive path with bathymetric features.
• Using the time-series data from the 25-day deployment to examine short-term oceanographic variability.

Strengths

• Data collected over a continuous 25-day deployment period.
• Measurements include key physical oceanography variables: temperature, salinity, and currents.

Limitations

• Dataset is from a single vehicle deployment, limiting spatial and temporal generalizability.
• Specific row count, column details, and data resolution are unknown.
• Data is from 2006, which may not reflect current ocean conditions.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI Accession 0117074).

Collection Method

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

Time Range

2006-11-12 to 2006-12 06.

Freshness

Static dataset from a 2006 mission; no ongoing updates.

Geography

North Atlantic Ocean, Faroe Shetland Channel.