Glider Trajectory Data from the Gulf of Mexico, August-September 2016

The Gulf of Mexico is the region for this dataset of physical oceanographic measurements collected by the glider 'Stommel' from August 5 to September 5, 2016. Texas A&M University deployed the glider to investigate conditions near the Flower Garden Banks following a reported die-off. The data, which includes measurements like temperature and salinity, were aggregated and preserved by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Analyze water column structure based on temperature and salinity profiles.
• Investigate oceanographic conditions related to marine die-off events based on the deployment purpose.
• Study spatial and temporal variability of seawater density in the Gulf of Mexico.
• Validate or complement regional ocean models with in-situ physical property data.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific one-month deployment from 2016-08-05 to 2016-09-05.
• Includes multiple physical oceanographic properties such as temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density.
• 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.
• Last updated 2016-09-05 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University - College Station; Geochemical and Environmental Research Group, via NOAA NCEI.

Collection Method

Collected by an underwater glider deployment, aggregated by the IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center.

Time Range

2016-08-05 to 2016-09-05

Freshness

Data collection ended on 2016-09-05.

Geography

Gulf of Mexico, specifically the region of the Flower Garden Banks.