Southern Ocean Glider Physical Profile Data from 2014

Physical trajectory profile data from glider ru01 deployed by Rutgers University in the Southern Ocean. The dataset contains measurements of oceanographic properties like temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density. Data was collected from January 4 to January 16, 2014 and preserved by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Model ocean temperature and salinity profiles across depth using the time-series measurements.
• Analyze glider trajectory patterns in relation to conductivity and density data.
• Study short-term physical variability in the Southern Ocean using the 13-day time range of observations.

Strengths

• Data from a specific research glider (ru01) deployment provides a coherent observation set.
• Physical measurements include key oceanographic variables: temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density.
• Data underwent quality checks for netCDF convention compliance by the IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center.

Limitations

• Dataset covers only a 13-day period in January 2014, limiting analysis of seasonal or long-term trends.
• Geographic scope is restricted to the specific trajectory of a single glider in the Southern Ocean.
• Exact row count and data resolution (e.g., depth intervals, sampling frequency) are unknown.

Provenance

Source

Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey; data preserved by NOAA NCEI via IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center.

Collection Method

Measurements collected by an autonomous underwater glider (ru01) and aggregated into a netCDF file.

Time Range

2014-01-04 to 2014-01 16

Freshness

Data is from 2014; static historical archive.

Geography

Southern Ocean, specifically the West Antarctic Peninsula region.