North Atlantic Ocean Glider Physical Profile Data from July 2020

July 2020 data from a glider deployment in the North Atlantic Ocean, measuring physical oceanographic properties. The dataset was collected by the University of South Florida's Ocean Technology Group and archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information. It contains trajectory and profile data from a three-week deployment between July 16 and August 7, 2020.

Use Cases

• Analyze temperature and salinity profiles over the glider's trajectory to study water mass structure.
• Model ocean density variations using conductivity, temperature, and depth data from the time-series.
• Validate satellite-derived sea surface temperature data with in-situ glider measurements.
• Map the three-dimensional path of the glider to correlate physical properties with geographic location.

Strengths

• Data spans a continuous three-week observation period from July 16 to August 7, 2020.
• Contains multiple core physical oceanographic variables including temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density.
• Data underwent quality checks for file convention compliance by the IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center.

Limitations

• Exact row count and data resolution (e.g., sampling frequency) are unknown from the description.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single glider track in the North Atlantic Ocean.
• Data is from a single deployment in 2020, limiting temporal analysis to a specific seasonal snapshot.

Provenance

Source

University of South Florida; College of Marine Science; Ocean Technology Group (USF), via NOAA NCEI.

Collection Method

Collected by an autonomous underwater glider (Sam Glider) and submitted through the Integrated Ocean Observing System's National Glider Data Assembly Center.

Time Range

2020-07 16 to 2020-08-07

Freshness

Data collection ended on 2020-08-07; the dataset is a static archival record.

Geography

North Atlantic Ocean