Physical trajectory profile data from glider sp069 deployed by Woods Hole Oceanographic In

Spray glider profile data from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, collected from the East Coast of the US and Canada between November 9, 2018, and January 18, 2019. The National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) received the archival package from the Integrated Ocean Observing System's National Glider Data Assembly Center (IOOS NGDAC). The data contain measurements of physical oceanographic properties such as temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density.

Use Cases

• Analyze vertical profiles of temperature and salinity based on the physical oceanographic properties mentioned.
• Study coastal ocean dynamics and water mass structure based on conductivity and density measurements.
• Validate or calibrate regional ocean circulation models based on in-situ glider trajectory data.
• Investigate seasonal changes in the water column based on the two-month deployment time range.

Strengths

• Data originates from a known research institution, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
• Data underwent a compliance check and aggregation by the IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center.
• Temporal coverage is explicitly defined from 2018-11-09 to 2019-01-18.
• Spatial coverage is specified as the East Coast - US/Canada.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2019-01-18 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

Collected via a Spray glider deployment, with data aggregated and checked for compliance by IOOS NGDAC.

Time Range

2018-11-09 to 2019-01-18

Freshness

Data collection ended on 2019-01-18.

Geography

East Coast - US/Canada