Glider CTD Trajectory Profile Data from Mid-Atlantic Bight 2015

September 17 to October 7, 2015 trajectory data from a Rutgers University Slocum glider deployment in the Mid-Atlantic Bight. The dataset contains CTD measurements of temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density from shallow coastal waters. Data 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 to identify water mass boundaries and stratification in the Mid-Atlantic Bight.
• Map the spatial distribution of density (derived from CTD data) along the glider's trajectory to study coastal circulation.
• Use conductivity and temperature time-series data to calibrate regional oceanographic models.
• Correlate the physical trajectory data with future dissolved oxygen measurements from the same deployment for biogeochemical studies.

Strengths

• Data covers a 21-day continuous deployment in a defined coastal region.
• Includes core physical oceanographic parameters (temperature, salinity, conductivity, density) from a calibrated glider platform.
• Processed and aggregated by the authoritative IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center for compliance.

Limitations

• Dataset is limited to CTD parameters; promised oxygen and optical measurements are not yet included.
• Temporal coverage is limited to a single three-week period in 2015.
• Geographic scope is restricted to the shallow coastal waters of New Jersey.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Deployment of a Slocum glider collecting CTD measurements, aggregated into a single netCDF file.

Time Range

2015-09 17 to 2015-10-07

Freshness

Data from 2015; last updated 2015-10-07.

Geography

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