Seaglider Oceanographic Measurements from the North Atlantic Faroes Region

North Atlantic Ocean data collected by an autonomous Seaglider vehicle deployed from November 2008 to January 2009. The dataset contains measurements of temperature, salinity, depth-averaged current, and other quantities 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 in the North Atlantic.
• Model depth-averaged current measurements to understand regional ocean circulation patterns.
• Validate autonomous vehicle navigation and sensor performance using the reported glider trajectory and environmental data.
• Correlate sensor readings from the sawtooth dive profile with satellite or ship-based observations for calibration.

Strengths

• Data collected over a continuous 58-day mission, providing temporal continuity.
• Measurements include multiple core oceanographic variables (temperature, salinity, currents).
• Data originates from a well-established Seaglider platform designed for long-duration scientific missions.

Limitations

• Specific row count, column details, and data resolution are unknown from the metadata.
• Data is from a single vehicle deployment, limiting spatial coverage to its specific track.
• Dataset is from 2008-2009 and may not reflect current ocean conditions.

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 SG101) performing programmed dives.

Time Range

2008-11-08 to 2009-01 04

Freshness

Last updated 2009-01-04; static historical dataset.

Geography

North Atlantic Ocean, Faroes region (deployment location specified as 'Faroes Nov08').