Spray glider profile data from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, collected by glider sp065 from May to September 2019. The National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) received this archival package from the Integrated Ocean Observing System's National Glider Data Assembly Center (IOOS NGDAC). It contains measurements of physical oceanographic properties such as temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density.
Use Cases
- Analyzing seasonal water column structure based on temperature and salinity profiles.
- Studying coastal ocean dynamics and mixing processes based on conductivity and density measurements.
- Validating regional ocean circulation models based on in-situ glider trajectory data.
- Monitoring changes in the marine environment along the US/Canada East Coast based on the 2019 deployment period.
Strengths
- Data originates from a known research institution, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
- Data underwent a compliance check and aggregation by the IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center (NGDAC).
- Temporal coverage is explicitly defined from 2019-05-17 to 2019-09-03.
- Geographic coverage is specified as the East Coast - US/Canada.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Last updated 2019-09-03 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
Provenance
- Source
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, via NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).
- Collection Method
- Collected by a Spray glider (sp065) deployment, aggregated and checked by the IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center (NGDAC).
- Time Range
- 2019-05-17 to 2019-09-03
- Freshness
- Last updated 2019-09-03 00:00:00.
- Geography
- East Coast - US/Canada