Southern Ocean Glider Trajectory Profile Data from 2013

January 2013 data from a Rutgers University glider deployment in the Southern Ocean. The dataset contains physical oceanographic measurements, including temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density, collected for long-term ecological research. Data were assembled by the IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center and archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Analyzing temperature and salinity profiles to study water column stratification in the West Antarctic Peninsula.
• Mapping glider trajectory coordinates to visualize physical property transects across the Southern Ocean.
• Correlating conductivity and density measurements to understand seawater properties in a rapidly warming region.
• Using time-series depth profiles to model oceanographic conditions during the Antarctic summer of 2013.

Strengths

• Data spans a continuous 9-day deployment from January 22 to 30, 2013.
• Includes multiple core physical oceanographic variables (temperature, salinity, conductivity, density).
• Data underwent quality checks for netCDF convention compliance by the IOOS NGDAC.

Limitations

• Sample size is limited to a single glider deployment over one week.
• Geographic scope is focused solely on the Southern Ocean near the West Antarctic Peninsula.
• Data is from 2013 and may not reflect current ocean conditions.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Measurements collected by an autonomous underwater glider (RU24) and aggregated by the IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center.

Time Range

2013-01 22 to 2013-01-30

Freshness

Last updated 2013-01-30; static archival dataset.

Geography

Southern Ocean, West Antarctic Peninsula region.