Coastal Ocean Glider Trajectory and CTD Measurements from 2017

Physical trajectory profile data from a Slocum glider deployed in the Mid-Atlantic Bight off New Jersey. The dataset contains CTD measurements of temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density collected from October 19 to November 6, 2017. Data were gathered by Rutgers University's Center for Ocean Observing Leadership for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's coastal oxygen monitoring program and archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Analyze temperature and salinity profiles over the glider's trajectory to identify water mass boundaries in the Mid-Atlantic Bight.
• Model density variations from conductivity and temperature measurements to study coastal stratification dynamics.
• Correlate the glider's spatiotemporal path with physical property measurements for mission planning and data gap analysis.
• Use the time-series of CTD parameters as a baseline for assessing dissolved oxygen levels once those measurements are added.

Strengths

• Data covers a continuous 19-day deployment period in 2017.
• Measurements include core physical oceanographic properties: temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density.
• Data underwent quality checks and format standardization by the IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center before archival.

Limitations

• Dataset is limited to CTD parameters; promised oxygen and optical measurements are not yet included.
• Temporal coverage is limited to a single autumn season, restricting analysis of annual cycles.
• Spatial coverage is confined to the shallow coastal waters of New Jersey during one deployment.

Provenance

Source

Rutgers University Center for Ocean Observing Leadership (RU COOL), archived by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Collection Method

Measurements collected by a Slocum glider during a survey deployment, processed and aggregated by the Integrated Ocean Observing System's National Glider Data Assembly Center.

Time Range

2017-10-19 to 2017-11-06

Freshness

Data collection ended in November 2017; the dataset represents a historical snapshot.

Geography

Mid-Atlantic Bight, shallow coastal waters of New Jersey.