Spray Glider Physical Oceanographic Profiles from the US East Coast

Spray glider profile data collected by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution off the East Coast of the US and Canada. The dataset contains measurements of physical oceanographic properties from a single glider deployment. Data were archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information in August 2017.

Use Cases

• Analyze temperature and salinity profiles to study coastal water column stratification.
• Model ocean density variations using conductivity and temperature measurements.
• Track the glider's geospatial trajectory to understand sampling coverage and ocean currents.
• Validate regional ocean models with in-situ time-series data of physical properties.
• Study seasonal changes in ocean conditions from April to August 2017.

Strengths

• Data sourced from a reputable institution (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution).
• Checked for compliance with netCDF conventions by the IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center.
• Contains multiple core physical oceanographic measurements (temperature, salinity, conductivity, density).

Limitations

• Dataset scope is limited to a single glider deployment (sp007).
• Temporal coverage is restricted to a four-month period in 2017.
• Specific row count, column details, and data resolution are unknown.

Provenance

Source

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, archived by NOAA NCEI via IOOS NGDAC.

Collection Method

Measured by a Spray underwater glider during its deployment.

Time Range

2017-04-27 to 2017-08-21

Freshness

Data collection ended in August 2017; no ongoing updates indicated.

Geography

East Coast - US/Canada