Seaglider Oceanographic Measurements from NW Atlantic 2015

NOAA NCEI Accession 0162319 contains physical oceanographic data collected by Seaglider SG035, an autonomous underwater vehicle. The glider was deployed in the NW Atlantic near Bermuda's Hydrostation S from January 30 to November 5, 2015. Measurements include temperature, salinity, depth-averaged current, and other quantities along a sawtooth trajectory.

Use Cases

• Analyze temperature and salinity profiles to study water mass structure and seasonal changes in the NW Atlantic.
• Model depth-averaged current measurements to understand local ocean circulation patterns near Bermuda.
• Correlate sensor data from the sawtooth glider trajectory with satellite-derived sea surface temperature data.
• Validate hydrodynamic model outputs for the Sargasso Sea region using in-situ glider measurements.
• Study the performance and data yield of long-duration Seaglider missions spanning several months.

Strengths

• Data collected over a 10-month deployment, providing long-term temporal coverage.
• Measurements from a proven Seaglider platform designed for missions of several thousand kilometers.
• Includes multiple core oceanographic variables like temperature, salinity, and currents.

Limitations

• Specific row count, column names, and data resolution are unknown from the provided metadata.
• Data is from a single glider (SG035) in one region, limiting spatial generalizability.
• Dataset is from 2015 and may not reflect current oceanographic conditions.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Collection Method

Data collected by a buoyancy-driven Seaglider AUV, commanded remotely and reporting via wireless telemetry.

Time Range

2015-01-30 to 2015-11 05.

Freshness

Single deployment from 2015; no update frequency indicated.

Geography

NW Atlantic Ocean, deployment near Bermuda / Hydrostation S / BATS.