Coastal Ocean Glider Trajectory and CTD Profile Data from 2018

October to November 2018 data from a Slocum glider deployment in the Mid-Atlantic Bight near New Jersey. The dataset provides CTD measurements of temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density for monitoring dissolved oxygen concentrations. It was collected by Rutgers University's Center for Ocean Observing Leadership and preserved by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Analyze temperature and salinity profiles over the glider's trajectory to study water mass structure in the Mid-Atlantic Bight.
• Model dissolved oxygen concentrations (a future parameter) using concurrent CTD measurements like density and conductivity.
• Track the glider's spatiotemporal path to correlate physical oceanographic properties with specific coastal locations and times.
• Validate regional ocean models by comparing observed in-situ CTD time-series data against simulated outputs.

Strengths

• Data covers a continuous 19-day observation period from 2018-10-23 to 2018-11-10.
• Includes core physical oceanographic parameters: temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density.
• Dataset underwent quality and format checks by the IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center before archival.

Limitations

• Dataset currently provides only CTD measurements; oxygen and optical data are pending future quality assessment.
• Temporal coverage is limited to a single deployment in late 2018, restricting long-term trend analysis.
• Geographic scope is focused on the New Jersey coastal zone, limiting generalizability to other regions.

Provenance

Source

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Center for Ocean Observing Leadership (RU COOL), via IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center and NOAA NCEI.

Collection Method

Deployment of a Slocum glider collecting in-situ CTD profile measurements along its trajectory.

Time Range

2018-10-23 to 2018-11-10

Freshness

Data represents a specific deployment in 2018; update frequency is not specified.

Geography

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