Spray Glider sp066: Physical Oceanographic Profiles from the US/Canada East Coast, 2016

Spray glider profile data collected by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information. The dataset contains measurements of physical oceanographic properties, including temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density, from a deployment in the East Coast - US/Canada region. Data were collected from August 18 to September 28, 2016, and aggregated into a single netCDF file by the Integrated Ocean Observing System's National Glider Data Assembly Center.

Use Cases

• Analyze vertical water column structure based on temperature and salinity profiles.
• Study coastal ocean dynamics and water mass properties based on conductivity and density measurements.
• Validate or calibrate regional ocean circulation models based on in-situ physical property data.
• Monitor seasonal changes in the coastal ocean based on time-series profile data from a glider deployment.

Strengths

• Data originates from a known research institution (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution).
• Data underwent a compliance check and aggregation process by the IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center.
• Specific temporal coverage is provided (2016-08-18 to 2016-09-28).
• Specific geographic coverage is provided (East Coast - US/Canada).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 2016-09-28 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Collected by a Spray glider (sp066) and aggregated into a netCDF file.

Time Range

2016-08-18 to 2016-09-28

Freshness

Last updated 2016-09-28 00:00:00

Geography

East Coast - US/Canada