Spray Glider Physical Profile Data from East Coast Deployment

Spray glider profile data from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution contains measurements of physical oceanographic properties collected during a deployment in the East Coast US/Canada region. NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information archived the data received from the Integrated Ocean Observing System's National Glider Data Assembly Center. The deployment occurred from September 25, 2019 to January 14, 2020.

Use Cases

• Analyze temperature and salinity profiles over time to study seasonal changes in coastal waters.
• Model conductivity and density relationships to understand water column stratification.
• Validate satellite-derived sea surface temperature data with in-situ glider measurements.
• Track the glider's sp062 trajectory to assess spatial coverage of the East Coast region.

Strengths

• Data spans a continuous deployment period of over 3 months.
• Includes multiple core physical oceanographic properties: temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density.
• Data underwent quality checks for netCDF convention compliance by IOOS NGDAC.

Limitations

• Specific row count, column count, and data resolution are unknown.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single glider deployment track in the East Coast region.
• Data freshness is limited as the collection period ended in January 2020.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Measured by a Spray glider (sp062) during an oceanic deployment.

Time Range

2019-09-25 to 2020-01-14

Freshness

Data collection ended on 2020-01-14; no update frequency specified.

Geography

East Coast - US/Canada region