Seaglider Oceanographic Measurements from the Iceland Faroe Ridge

North Atlantic Ocean data collected by Seaglider SG103, an autonomous underwater vehicle, during a three-month mission from November 2007 to February 2008. The dataset contains physical oceanographic measurements like temperature and salinity 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 near the Iceland Faroe Ridge.
• Calculate depth-averaged currents from glider trajectory data to understand regional ocean circulation.
• Model the sawtooth dive trajectory to optimize autonomous underwater vehicle mission planning and energy use.
• Correlate sensor measurements with deployment dates (2007-11-13 to 2008-02-12) to investigate seasonal changes in the North Atlantic.

Strengths

• Data spans a three-month continuous mission from 2007-11-13 to 2008-02-12.
• Measurements include multiple physical variables (temperature, salinity, currents) from a single platform.
• Collected via a proven autonomous vehicle platform designed for long-duration scientific missions.

Limitations

• Specific row count, column names, and data resolution are unknown.
• Data is from a single vehicle deployment, limiting spatial coverage to its specific track.
• The dataset's age (2008) may not reflect current oceanographic 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 Seaglider autonomous underwater vehicle performing programmed dives.

Time Range

2007-11-13 to 2008-02 12

Freshness

Last updated 2008-02-12; static historical dataset.

Geography

North Atlantic Ocean, Iceland Faroe Ridge region.