Spray Glider sp066 Physical Oceanographic Profiles from the East Coast, 2015-2016

East Coast US/Canada waters contain physical oceanographic profile data collected by a Spray glider (sp066) deployed by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. The dataset includes measurements of temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density from 17 December 2015 to 6 April 2016. Data were aggregated and preserved by the Integrated Ocean Observing System's National Glider Data Assembly Center and the National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Analyze seasonal water column structure based on temperature and salinity profiles.
• Model coastal ocean dynamics based on physical property measurements.
• Validate satellite-derived sea surface salinity data based on in-situ conductivity measurements.
• Study water mass distribution and mixing based on density profiles.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific 4-month deployment from 2015-12-17 to 2016-04-06.
• Includes core physical oceanographic variables: temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density.
• Data underwent a compliance check and aggregation by the IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2016-04-06 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

In-situ measurements collected by a Spray glider deployment.

Time Range

2015-12-17 to 2016-04-06

Freshness

Last updated 2016-04-06 00:00:00

Geography

East Coast - US/Canada