Coastal Glider Trajectory Data with Physical Oceanographic Measurements

September to October 2013 data from a Rutgers University glider deployment in the Mid-Atlantic Bight. The dataset contains physical oceanographic property measurements, including temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density, collected to monitor dissolved oxygen levels. It was assembled by the IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center and archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Analyze temperature and salinity profiles over time to study water mass stratification in the Mid-Atlantic Bight.
• Model dissolved oxygen levels using concurrent measurements of conductivity, temperature, and density.
• Map the glider's geospatial trajectory against physical property readings to correlate location with oceanographic conditions.
• Validate regional ocean models by comparing simulated temperature and salinity fields against this in-situ time-series data.

Strengths

• Data spans a focused 43-day deployment from September 12 to October 24, 2013.
• Includes multiple core physical oceanographic variables: temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density.
• Processed and aggregated by the authoritative IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center for compliance.

Limitations

• Limited temporal scope to a single autumn season, restricting analysis of annual cycles.
• Geographic coverage is confined to the shallow coastal waters of New Jersey.
• Specific row counts, file sizes, and data resolution are unknown from the metadata.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) via IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center.

Collection Method

In-situ measurements collected by a Rutgers University underwater glider (RU28).

Time Range

2013-09-12 to 2013-10-24

Freshness

Static historical dataset; last updated in October 2013.

Geography

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