Ocean Glider Physical Profile Data from North Atlantic Deployment

Physical oceanographic measurements collected by a University of South Florida glider in the North Atlantic Ocean. The dataset contains profiles of temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density from a single deployment. Data were submitted by the Integrated Ocean Observing System's National Glider Data Assembly Center and archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information in August 2020.

Use Cases

• Analyze vertical temperature and salinity profiles to identify water masses and thermocline structure.
• Model seawater density variations from conductivity and temperature measurements.
• Track the glider's spatiotemporal trajectory to study ocean current advection.
• Validate regional ocean models using in-situ physical property measurements.

Strengths

• Data checked for compliance with netCDF conventions by the IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center.
• Contains core physical oceanographic variables: temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density.
• Data aggregated into a single netCDF file for long-term preservation.

Limitations

• Dataset covers a limited temporal range of one week (2020-08 21 to 2020 08 27).
• Spatial coverage is restricted to the specific glider track in the North Atlantic Ocean.
• Sample size and row count are unknown from the provided metadata.

Provenance

Source

University of South Florida College of Marine Science; Ocean Technology Group, via IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center and NOAA NCEI.

Collection Method

In-situ measurements collected by an autonomous underwater glider (Slocum glider 'Sam').

Time Range

2020-08-21 to 2020-08-27

Freshness

Data collection concluded in August 2020; dataset is a static archival record.

Geography

North Atlantic Ocean