CoOP RISE: CTD and Water Chemistry from the Pacific Northwest Coast

The CoOP RISE program collected physical profile and water chemistry data from four research cruises off the Oregon and Washington coast. Data includes CTD casts and measurements of macronutrients and chlorophyll, centered on the Columbia River plume. This dataset supports the NSF-funded Coastal Ocean Processes and River Influences on Shelf Ecosystems projects.

Use Cases

• Analyzing vertical water column structure from CTD profile data.
• Studying nutrient dynamics and primary productivity based on chlorophyll and macronutrient measurements.
• Modeling the spatial and temporal influence of the Columbia River plume on coastal waters.
• Investigating coastal ocean processes and shelf ecosystem responses to river inputs.

Strengths

• Data collected during four dedicated research cruises, providing focused temporal snapshots.
• Covers a multi-year time range from July 2004 to June 2006.
• Includes complementary physical (CTD) and biogeochemical (nutrients, chlorophyll) measurements.

Limitations

• Column names and specific data structure are not provided in the available metadata.
• Conflicting 'last updated' dates (2006 vs. 2026) suggest potential metadata management issues.
• Data size and row counts are unknown, limiting assessment of scope.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Collected via CTD casts and water sampling from the R/V WECOMA.

Time Range

2004-07-08 to 2006-06-13

Freshness

Last updated date conflicts: one source shows 2006-06-13, another shows 2026-03-05.

Geography

Coastal waters off Oregon and Washington, centered on the Columbia River.