Seaglider Physical Oceanographic Profile Data from the Caribbean Sea

Physical trajectory profile data from Seaglider SG609 deployed in the Caribbean Sea from March to June 2016. The dataset contains measurements of oceanographic properties including temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density. Data were gathered by the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory and archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Analyze vertical profiles of temperature and salinity to study water column stratification in the Caribbean Sea.
• Map the glider's trajectory against measured conductivity and density fields to identify oceanographic fronts.
• Model temporal changes in physical oceanographic properties over the 3-month deployment period.
• Validate satellite-derived sea surface temperature data with in-situ glider measurements.

Strengths

• Data spans a continuous 3-month observation period from March to June 2016.
• Includes core physical oceanographic variables (temperature, salinity, conductivity, density).
• Data underwent quality checks for netCDF convention compliance by the IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center.

Limitations

• Specific row count, column details, and file size are unknown.
• Data is from a single glider deployment, limiting spatial coverage.
• Dataset is from 2016 and may not reflect current ocean conditions.

Provenance

Source

Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML), archived by NOAA NCEI.

Collection Method

Measurements collected by an autonomous Seaglider (SG609) during a research deployment.

Time Range

2016-03-10 to 2016-06-02

Freshness

Last updated 2016-06-02; static archival dataset.

Geography

Caribbean Sea