Seaglider Physical Profile Data from North Atlantic Deployment 2017

July to October 2017 data from NOAA's Seaglider SG635 deployment in the North Atlantic Ocean. The dataset contains measurements of physical oceanographic properties like temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density. It was collected by the NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory and archived by the National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Analyze vertical profiles of temperature and salinity to study ocean stratification and heat content.
• Model water density variations from conductivity and temperature measurements for ocean circulation studies.
• Track the glider's spatiotemporal trajectory to correlate physical property changes with location and depth.
• Use time-series data on ocean properties to validate or improve hurricane seasonal forecast models.

Strengths

• Data spans a 3.5-month continuous deployment period from July to October 2017.
• Includes core physical oceanographic variables (temperature, salinity, conductivity, density).
• Data was quality-checked and aggregated by the Integrated Ocean Observing System's National Glider Data Assembly Center.

Limitations

• The exact sample size (number of profiles or rows) is unknown.
• Geographic coverage is limited to the specific trajectory of a single glider (SG635) in the North Atlantic.
• Data is from a single deployment in 2017 and may not represent current ocean conditions.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Measurements gathered by an autonomous Seaglider (SG635) during a sustained ocean observation deployment.

Time Range

2017-07-14 to 2017-10-29

Freshness

Data collection ended in October 2017; this is a static archival record.

Geography

North Atlantic Ocean, along the deployment trajectory of glider SG635.