Spray Glider Physical Profile Data from California Coastal Waters

Spray glider profile data contains measurements of physical oceanographic properties like temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density. The data was collected by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute and the US Navy Naval Postgraduate School using glider sp034. Observations were recorded in the coastal waters of California from April 5 to May 31, 2017.

Use Cases

• Modeling temperature and salinity gradients over depth and time using the profile data.
• Analyzing conductivity and density variations along the glider's coastal trajectory.
• Correlating physical property measurements with geographic coordinates for spatial analysis.
• Validating ocean circulation models against in-situ glider observations of temperature and salinity.

Strengths

• Data spans a nearly two-month continuous deployment from April to May 2017.
• Includes core physical oceanographic variables: temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density.
• Data underwent quality checks for netCDF convention compliance by the IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center.

Limitations

• Sample size and row count are unknown from the description.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a specific deployment in California coastal waters.
• Data is from a single 2017 deployment, limiting temporal generalizability.

Provenance

Source

Integrated Ocean Observing System's National Glider Data Assembly Center (IOOS NGDAC), archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Collection Method

Measurements gathered by an autonomous Spray glider (sp034) profiling the water column.

Time Range

2017-04-05 to 2017-05-31

Freshness

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Geography

Coastal Waters of California