North Atlantic Ocean Glider Physical Profile Data from 2016

September 9-25, 2016 data from a University of North Carolina glider deployment in the North Atlantic Ocean. The dataset contains measurements of physical oceanographic properties including temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density. It was submitted by the Integrated Ocean Observing System's National Glider Data Assembly Center and archived by the National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Analyzing temperature and salinity profiles to identify water masses and frontal boundaries in the North Atlantic.
• Modeling density variations from conductivity and temperature data to study ocean stratification and mixing.
• Mapping the glider's spatiotemporal trajectory to correlate physical property changes with location and depth.
• Validating regional ocean models using in-situ conductivity and temperature measurements from the deployment period.

Strengths

• Data spans a continuous 17-day deployment period in September 2016.
• Includes core physical oceanography variables: temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density.
• Processed and aggregated by the authoritative IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center.

Limitations

• Limited temporal coverage to a single, short deployment in 2016.
• Geographic scope is restricted to the specific glider track in the North Atlantic.
• Unknown row count and specific sampling resolution limits assessment of data density.

Provenance

Source

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, Marine Sciences; archived by NOAA NCEI.

Collection Method

Measurements collected by a Ramses glider, aggregated and submitted via IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center.

Time Range

2016-09-09 to 2016-09-25

Freshness

Static historical dataset; last updated in 2016.

Geography

North Atlantic Ocean