Seaglider Physical Oceanographic Profile Data from North Atlantic 2016

North Atlantic Ocean data from NOAA's Seaglider SG610 deployment between August and November 2016. It contains measurements of physical oceanographic properties like temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density. The data was gathered by NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory and archived by the National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Model vertical profiles of temperature and salinity from glider depth and trajectory data.
• Analyze conductivity and density variations to study water mass properties in the North Atlantic.
• Correlate physical property time-series with seasonal forecasts for hurricane intensity prediction.
• Validate satellite-derived sea surface data with in-situ glider profile measurements.

Strengths

• Data spans a continuous 3-month deployment period from 2016-08 04 to 2016-11-01.
• Includes multiple core physical oceanographic variables: temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density.
• Data underwent quality checks for netCDF compliance by the IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center.

Limitations

• The dataset is from a single glider deployment, limiting spatial coverage.
• Data is from 2016 and may not reflect current ocean conditions.
• Specific row counts, file sizes, and detailed column names are unknown.

Provenance

Source

NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, via IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center and NCEI.

Collection Method

Measurements collected by an autonomous Seaglider (SG610) during a sustained ocean observation project.

Time Range

2016-08-04 to 2016-11-01

Freshness

Data collection ended in 2016; it is a static archival record.

Geography

North Atlantic Ocean