Seaglider Oceanographic Measurements from Caribbean Sea Deployment

July 29 to August 9, 2010 data collected by Seaglider SG033, an autonomous underwater vehicle, during the Rapid/Mocha San Juan mission. The dataset contains physical oceanographic measurements like temperature and salinity from a sawtooth glider trajectory. It was submitted to the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Use Cases

• Analyze temperature and salinity profiles to study water mass structure in the Caribbean Sea.
• Model depth-averaged current measurements to understand local ocean circulation patterns.
• Validate autonomous underwater vehicle sensor performance by examining the reported glider trajectory data.
• Correlate sensor readings from the sawtooth dive pattern with other regional oceanographic datasets.

Strengths

• Data collected during a defined 12-day mission from a specific vehicle (SG033).
• Includes core oceanographic variables: temperature, salinity, and depth-averaged currents.
• Collected via a specialized autonomous platform designed for long-duration scientific missions.

Limitations

• Limited temporal coverage to a single mission in 2010.
• Unknown row count and specific column details prevent assessment of sample size.
• Geographic scope is restricted to the deployment area in the Caribbean Sea.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Collection Method

Measurements gathered by a buoyancy-driven Seaglider autonomous underwater vehicle following a programmed sawtooth trajectory.

Time Range

2010-07-29 to 2010-08-09

Freshness

Last updated 2010-08-09; static historical dataset.

Geography

Caribbean Sea, deployment from Rapid/Mocha San Juan.