Glider Trajectory Profile Data for Mid-Atlantic Bight Coastal Waters

Physical oceanographic measurements from a glider deployment in the Mid-Atlantic Bight from September 16 to September 29, 2014. The dataset contains profiles of temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density. Data were collected by Rutgers University, processed by the IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center, and archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Analyze vertical profiles of temperature and salinity to identify water mass structure and stratification in the Mid-Atlantic Bight.
• Map the spatial and temporal distribution of density (derived from temperature and salinity) to study coastal currents and frontal systems.
• Use conductivity and temperature measurements to calculate practical salinity and assess freshwater influence.
• Correlate the glider's trajectory data with physical property measurements to model advection and diffusion processes.
• Validate regional ocean circulation models by comparing simulated temperature and salinity fields against this in-situ observational dataset.

Strengths

• Data covers a continuous 14-day observational period in September 2014.
• Includes core physical oceanographic variables (temperature, salinity, conductivity, density) for water column analysis.
• Processed and quality-checked for compliance by the authoritative IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center before archival.

Limitations

• Dataset is limited to a single two-week deployment, restricting analysis of long-term trends.
• Spatial coverage is confined to the specific glider track within the Mid-Atlantic Bight.
• No information on biological or chemical parameters is provided in the description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

In-situ measurements collected by an autonomous underwater glider, processed into netCDF format.

Time Range

2014-09-16 to 2014-09 29

Freshness

Single deployment from 2014; no update frequency indicated.

Geography

Mid-Atlantic Bight coastal waters.