Seaglider Oceanographic Measurements from Washington Coast Deployment

Seaglider SG030 collected temperature, salinity, and depth-averaged current data along sawtooth trajectories in the North Pacific Ocean. The autonomous underwater vehicle was deployed by the University of Washington for NOAA NCEI during a 39-day mission from November to December 2006.

Use Cases

• Analyze temperature and salinity profiles to model coastal water column stratification.
• Correlate depth-averaged current measurements with regional tidal or wind forcing models.
• Validate autonomous underwater vehicle sensor performance against other in-situ oceanographic datasets.
• Study the spatiotemporal patterns of physical ocean properties during a late fall deployment period.

Strengths

• Data collected by a specialized Seaglider AUV designed for long-duration scientific missions.
• Measurements reported in near real-time via wireless telemetry during the deployment.

Limitations

• Specific row count, column names, and data resolution are unknown.
• Dataset is from a single, short-term deployment in 2006, limiting temporal generalizability.
• Geographic coverage is restricted to coastal waters of Washington and Oregon.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) Accession 0156188.

Collection Method

Data gathered by a buoyancy-driven Seaglider autonomous underwater vehicle executing programmed dive profiles.

Time Range

2006-11-09 to 2006-12 17.

Freshness

Static dataset from a 2006 mission; no ongoing updates.

Geography

Coastal Waters of Washington/Oregon, North Pacific Ocean.