Seaglider Oceanographic Measurements from Iceland Scotland Ridge 2008

Physical oceanographic data collected by an autonomous Seaglider vehicle during a mission in the North Atlantic Ocean. The dataset includes measurements of temperature, salinity, and depth-averaged current along a sawtooth trajectory from June to August 2008. Data 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 near the Iceland Scotland Ridge.
• Model depth-averaged current measurements to understand regional ocean circulation patterns.
• Validate oceanographic models using in-situ time-series data from an autonomous platform.
• Study the performance and data patterns of Seaglider AUVs during long-duration missions.

Strengths

• Data collected during a continuous 84-day mission from June to August 2008.
• Includes core oceanographic variables (temperature, salinity, currents) from a proven platform.

Limitations

• Unknown total number of measurement rows or data points.
• Data is from a single vehicle (SG016) and a single season, limiting spatial and temporal generalizability.

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 autonomous underwater vehicle (Seaglider) gliding through the water column.

Time Range

2008-06-07 to 2008-08 29

Freshness

Static dataset; last updated 2008-08-29.

Geography

North Atlantic Ocean, Iceland Scotland Ridge region.