Gulf of Mexico Glider Trajectory Data for Physical Oceanography, 2015

Physical trajectory profile data was collected by a glider deployed by the University of South Florida from August 27 to September 4, 2015. The data includes measurements of temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. It was archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) after processing by the IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center.

Use Cases

• Modeling water column structure based on temperature and salinity profiles.
• Studying the physical drivers of harmful algal bloom evolution based on oceanographic property measurements.
• Validating satellite-derived sea surface data with in-situ conductivity and density readings.
• Analyzing glider trajectory efficiency for ocean observation missions.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific 9-day mission from August 27 to September 4, 2015.
• Includes core physical oceanographic properties: temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density.
• Data was checked for compliance with a netCDF file convention and aggregated by a dedicated assembly center (IOOS NGDAC).

Limitations

• Last updated 2015-09-04 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

University of South Florida, processed by IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center (NGDAC), archived by NOAA NCEI.

Collection Method

Collected via an underwater glider deployment, aggregated into a single netCDF file.

Time Range

2015-08-27 to 2015-09-04

Freshness

2015-09-04

Geography

Eastern Gulf of Mexico