NOAA Glider Physical Oceanographic Profile Data from the Caribbean Sea

Caribbean Sea physical oceanographic profile data collected by NOAA's Seaglider SG630 from July 21 to November 10, 2016. The dataset contains measurements of properties like temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density. Data were gathered for the Sustained Ocean Observations project and archived by the National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Analyze temperature and salinity profiles over time to study ocean stratification and heat content relevant to hurricane formation.
• Model density variations from conductivity and temperature data to understand water mass movements in the Caribbean Sea.
• Track the glider's geospatial trajectory to correlate physical property measurements with specific locations and depths.
• Use the time-series data to validate or improve numerical ocean models for tropical Atlantic regions.

Strengths

• Data collected over a sustained 112-day deployment period in a key hurricane region.
• Includes core physical oceanographic variables: temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density.
• Processed and checked for compliance by the Integrated Ocean Observing System's National Glider Data Assembly Center.

Limitations

• Dataset is from a single glider deployment, limiting spatial coverage.
• Data is from 2016, which may not reflect current ocean conditions.
• Specific row counts, file sizes, and detailed column metadata are not provided.

Provenance

Source

NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, via NCEI Accession 0157713.

Collection Method

Measurements collected by an autonomous Seaglider (SG630), processed and aggregated by IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center.

Time Range

2016-07-21 to 2016-11-10

Freshness

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Geography

Caribbean Sea