Glider Sverdrup Physical Oceanographic Profile Data in the Gulf of Mexico, 2019-2020

Physical trajectory profile data from the glider Sverdrup was collected in the Gulf of Mexico from 2019-09-26 to 2020-01-05. The National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) received the data from the Integrated Ocean Observing System's National Glider Data Assembly Center (IOOS NGDAC). The archival package contains measurements of properties such as temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density.

Use Cases

• Analyzing vertical profiles of seawater temperature and salinity based on the physical oceanographic properties mentioned.
• Studying water column density structure and stratification in the Gulf of Mexico based on the measured properties.
• Validating regional ocean circulation models using in-situ conductivity and temperature data from the glider trajectory.
• Investigating seasonal changes in oceanographic conditions during the late 2019 to early 2020 deployment period.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific deployment period from 2019-09-26 to 2020-01-05.
• Data underwent checks for compliance with netCDF conventions by the IOOS NGDAC before archival.
• Measurements include multiple core physical oceanographic properties such as temperature and salinity.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2020-01-05 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Integrated Ocean Observing System's National Glider Data Assembly Center (IOOS NGDAC), submitted to NOAA NCEI.

Collection Method

Collected via a glider deployment by Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System (GCOOS) and TAMU GERG, aggregated into a netCDF file.

Time Range

2019-09-26 to 2020-01-05

Freshness

Data collection ended on 2020-01-05.

Geography

Gulf of Mexico