Seaglider Oceanographic Measurements from Iceland Faroes Ridge 2007-2008

Oceanographic data collected by an autonomous Seaglider vehicle during a 93-day mission in the North Atlantic. The dataset includes measurements of temperature, salinity, and depth-averaged current along a sawtooth trajectory. 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 water mass structure and mixing processes near the Iceland Faroes Ridge.
• Model depth-averaged current measurements to understand regional ocean circulation patterns.
• Validate autonomous underwater vehicle sensor performance by examining time-series consistency of physical measurements over the 93-day deployment.
• Map the spatial distribution of glider-collected data points to correlate with bathymetric features of the ridge.

Strengths

• Data collected over a continuous 93-day mission from November 2007 to February 2008.
• Measurements include multiple core oceanographic variables: temperature, salinity, and depth-averaged current.

Limitations

• Unknown sample size and data resolution (row count).
• Data is over 15 years old, limiting analysis of recent oceanographic conditions.
• Geographic coverage is limited to the specific track of a single glider (SG016) in the North Atlantic.

Provenance

Source

University of Washington's School of Oceanography and Applied Physics Laboratory; archived by NOAA NCEI.

Collection Method

Collected by a buoyancy-driven autonomous underwater vehicle (Seaglider) following programmed sawtooth trajectories.

Time Range

2007-11 13 to 2008-02-14.

Freshness

Last updated 2008-02-14; static historical dataset.

Geography

North Atlantic Ocean, Iceland Faroes Ridge.