Spray Glider Physical Oceanographic Profiles from the East Coast, 2019

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 properties such as temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density from March to June 2019. Data were aggregated and preserved by the Integrated Ocean Observing System's National Glider Data Assembly Center and NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.

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.
• Investigating short-term physical variability in the East Coast region based on the multi-month deployment.

Strengths

• Data originates from a known research institution (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution).
• Covers a specific multi-month deployment from March to June 2019.
• Checked for compliance with a specific netCDF convention (IOOS NGDAC).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2019-06-24 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 underwater glider (sp066).

Time Range

2019-03-01 to 2019-06-24

Freshness

Data collection ended in June 2019.

Geography

East Coast - US/Canada