California Coastal Physical Profiles from 1992 R/V Point Sur

Physical profile data were collected from the coastal waters of California using CTD casts aboard the R/V Point Sur. The Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey gathered the data from February 9 to June 16, 1992. This dataset provides oceanographic measurements for a specific time and location.

Use Cases

• Analyze vertical profiles of conductivity, temperature, and depth (CTD) to study water column stratification.
• Map the spatial distribution of physical oceanographic features along the California coast during the collection period.
• Correlate CTD cast data with temporal variables from the February to June 1992 timeframe to examine seasonal changes.
• Use geospatial coordinates from the casts for regional oceanographic modeling and validation.

Strengths

• Data collected over a defined 4-month period from February to June 1992.
• Measurements are from a specific research vessel (R/V Point Sur) in a targeted geographic area (Coastal Waters of California).

Limitations

• Dataset is over 30 years old, limiting analysis of current oceanographic conditions.
• The exact number of CTD casts, rows, and specific measured parameters (columns) are unknown.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Naval Postgraduate School.

Collection Method

Collected using CTD casts from the R/V Point Sur research vessel.

Time Range

1992-02-09 to 1992-06-16

Freshness

Static historical dataset; last updated 1992-06-16.

Geography

Coastal Waters of California.