Spray Glider sp066: Physical Oceanographic Profiles from the US/Canada East Coast, 2018

Spray glider profile data collected by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution from June to October 2018. The dataset contains measurements of physical oceanographic properties such as temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density along the glider's trajectory. 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 vertical profiles of ocean temperature and salinity based on glider measurements.
• Study water column density structure and stratification based on conductivity and density data.
• Model oceanographic conditions and validate regional models based on in-situ physical property data.
• Track the trajectory and deployment patterns of autonomous ocean gliders based on the profile collection method.

Strengths

• Data collection spans a specific 3.5-month period from 2018-06-29 to 2018-10-15.
• Includes multiple core physical oceanographic variables: temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density.
• Data underwent a compliance check and aggregation process 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 2018-10-15 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

Measurements collected by a Spray glider (sp066) during its deployment, aggregated into netCDF files.

Time Range

2018-06-29 to 2018-10-15

Freshness

Last updated 2018-10-15 00:00:00

Geography

East Coast - US/Canada