Mid-Atlantic Bight Glider Physical Profile Data from 2013

NCEI Accession 0137964 contains physical trajectory profile data collected by a Rutgers University glider (ru23) in the Mid-Atlantic Bight. The dataset includes measurements of temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density from a deployment spanning March 5 to March 23, 2013. Data were aggregated and preserved by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information after processing by the IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center.

Use Cases

• Analyze temperature and salinity profiles to identify water mass boundaries and frontal structures in the Mid-Atlantic Bight.
• Model density variations from conductivity and temperature data to study stratification and mixing processes.
• Map the glider's trajectory against physical property measurements to correlate spatial position with oceanographic conditions.
• Validate regional ocean circulation models by comparing simulated temperature and salinity fields against this in-situ observational dataset.

Strengths

• Data covers a continuous 19-day time series from a specific glider deployment.
• Includes core physical oceanographic variables (temperature, salinity, conductivity, density) essential for water mass analysis.
• Data underwent quality checks for file convention compliance by the IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center before archival.

Limitations

• Dataset is from a single glider deployment, limiting spatial and temporal representativeness.
• The data is over a decade old (2013), which may not reflect current ocean conditions.
• Specific row counts, sample resolution, and data completeness metrics are not provided.

Provenance

Source

Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, deployed the glider; data archived by NOAA NCEI.

Collection Method

In-situ measurements collected by an autonomous underwater glider (ru23).

Time Range

2013-03-05 to 2013-03-23

Freshness

Single deployment; data collection ended on 2013-03-23.

Geography

Mid-Atlantic Bight coastal waters.