Underwater Glider Physical Profile Data from the Mid-Atlantic Bight

Physical trajectory profile data from the RU22 underwater glider deployed by Rutgers University from August 20 to September 16, 2019. The dataset contains measurements of oceanographic properties like temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density, collected to support hurricane research. Data were assembled by the IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center and archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Analyze temperature and salinity profiles to identify ocean features influencing hurricane intensity.
• Model ocean density stratification using conductivity and density measurements from the glider's vertical profiles.
• Validate and assimilate real-time oceanographic data into hurricane forecast models for the 2019 season.
• Study temporal and spatial variability of physical ocean properties in the Mid-Atlantic Bight coastal region.

Strengths

• Data covers a focused 28-day deployment during the 2019 hurricane season.
• Includes core physical oceanographic variables (temperature, salinity, conductivity, density) for process studies.
• Data processed and checked for compliance with netCDF conventions by the IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center.

Limitations

• Sample size and row count are unknown from available metadata.
• Data is from a single glider deployment, limiting spatial coverage to one trajectory.
• Dataset is from 2019 and may not reflect current ocean conditions.

Provenance

Source

Rutgers University Center for Ocean Observing Leadership (RU COOL), via IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center and NOAA NCEI.

Collection Method

Deployment of autonomous underwater glider RU22, with data transmitted in real-time and aggregated into netCDF files.

Time Range

2019-08-20 to 2019-09 16

Freshness

Data collection ended on 2019-09-16; no update frequency specified.

Geography

Mid-Atlantic Bight coastal ocean.