Ocean Glider Trajectory Profile Data from Monterey Bay 2018

Spray glider sp034 collected 33 days of continuous physical oceanographic measurements in California's coastal waters. The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute and the US Navy Naval Postgraduate School deployed the instrument from May 14 to June 15, 2018. Data was archived by the National Centers for Environmental Information after processing by the Integrated Ocean Observing System's National Glider Data Assembly Center.

Use Cases

• Modeling thermocline depth and structure using temperature and density profile data.
• Analyzing salinity gradients for coastal mixing studies from the salinity and conductivity measurements.
• Reconstructing the 3D trajectory of the glider sp034 from its time-series geospatial positions.
• Calibrating regional ocean models with in-situ observations of temperature and salinity.

Strengths

• Data spans a continuous 33-day deployment period in 2018.
• Includes core physical oceanographic properties: temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density.
• Processed and aggregated by the authoritative IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center (NGDAC).

Limitations

• Specific row count, column names, and data resolution are unknown.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single glider track in California coastal waters.
• Data is from a single month in 2018, limiting analysis of seasonal or long-term trends.

Provenance

Source

Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) and US Navy Naval Postgraduate School, archived by NOAA NCEI.

Collection Method

Measurements gathered by a Spray underwater glider (sp034) during an autonomous deployment.

Time Range

2018-05-14 to 2018-06-15

Freshness

Data collection ended on 2018-06-15; no update frequency specified.

Geography

Coastal Waters of California, Monterey Bay region.