Spray glider profile data from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, archived by the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). The dataset contains measurements of physical oceanographic properties such as temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density collected from a glider deployment in the East Coast - US/Canada region. Data were collected from 2017-04-16 to 2017-08-02 and submitted via the Integrated Ocean Observing System's National Glider Data Assembly Center (IOOS NGDAC).
Use Cases
- Analyzing vertical profiles of temperature and salinity based on glider measurements mentioned in the description.
- Studying water density and conductivity variations in coastal regions based on the described physical properties.
- Modeling oceanographic conditions along the US/Canada East Coast using time-series data from a glider trajectory.
- Investigating seasonal changes in ocean physics during the spring-summer 2017 period covered by the deployment.
Strengths
- Data originates from a known research institution, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
- Temporal coverage is explicitly defined from 2017-04-16 to 2017-08-02.
- Spatial coverage is specified as the East Coast - US/Canada region.
- Data underwent a compliance check and aggregation by the IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center before archival.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Last updated 2017-08-02 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
Provenance
- Source
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, via IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center (NGDAC) and NOAA NCEI.
- Collection Method
- In-situ measurements collected by a Spray glider (sp066) during a deployment.
- Time Range
- 2017-04-16 to 2017-08-02
- Freshness
- Data collection ended on 2017-08-02.
- Geography
- East Coast - US/Canada