Spray Glider Physical Oceanographic Profiles from East Coast Deployment

Spray glider profile data collected by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution from January 24 to April 2, 2018. The dataset contains measurements of physical oceanographic properties such as temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density. Data were archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) via the Integrated Ocean Observing System's National Glider Data Assembly Center.

Use Cases

• Analyze temperature and salinity profiles over time to study seasonal water column stratification.
• Map conductivity and density measurements along the glider's geospatial trajectory to identify frontal zones.
• Correlate physical property measurements from the East Coast deployment with regional climate models.
• Validate sensor performance and data quality checks performed by the IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center.

Strengths

• Data from a specific glider deployment (sp022) over a defined 69-day period.
• Includes core physical oceanographic properties: temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density.
• Checked for compliance and aggregated into a single netCDF file by an authoritative data center (IOOS NGDAC).

Limitations

• Unknown row count and specific column names limit precise statistical analysis.
• Data is from a single glider deployment, limiting spatial and temporal generalization.
• Data is from 2018 and may not reflect current oceanographic conditions.

Provenance

Source

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, archived by NOAA NCEI via IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center.

Collection Method

Measured by a Spray glider (sp022) during an autonomous underwater deployment.

Time Range

2018-01-24 to 2018-04-02

Freshness

Data collection ended on 2018-04-02; no update frequency indicated.

Geography

East Coast - US/Canada