Seaglider Physical Oceanographic Measurements from North Atlantic Deployment

Seaglider SG103 collected temperature, salinity, and depth-averaged current data in the North Atlantic Ocean from February 23 to June 5, 2009. The dataset, archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), originates from a buoyancy-driven autonomous underwater vehicle developed by the University of Washington. Measurements were taken along a sawtooth trajectory through the water column during a multi-month mission.

Use Cases

• Analyze temperature and salinity profiles to study water mass structure and mixing processes in the North Atlantic.
• Calculate depth-averaged currents from glider trajectory data to infer ocean circulation patterns.
• Validate satellite-derived sea surface salinity or temperature products using in-situ glider measurements.
• Study the temporal evolution of oceanographic conditions from February to June 2009 using the time-series data.

Strengths

• Data collected over a continuous 3.5-month mission from February to June 2009.
• Measurements include key physical oceanography variables: temperature, salinity, and depth-averaged currents.

Limitations

• Specific row count, column details, and file formats are unknown.
• Data is from a single glider deployment, limiting spatial representativeness.
• Dataset is over 15 years old, which may limit relevance for studying current ocean conditions.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Collection Method

Data collected by Seaglider SG103, an autonomous underwater vehicle, via sensors measuring temperature, salinity, and deriving depth-averaged currents.

Time Range

2009-02 23 to 2009-06-05.

Freshness

Last updated 2009-06-05; static historical dataset.

Geography

North Atlantic Ocean, specifically the region around the Faroe Islands.