Glider Trajectory Data from the Gulf of Mexico, September 2017

Physical oceanographic measurements from the glider 'Sverdrup' were collected in the northern Gulf of Mexico from September 2 to 6, 2017. The data, which includes temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density, were submitted by Texas A&M University and preserved by the National Centers for Environmental Information. This archival package provides a five-day snapshot of water column properties for quantifying mixing processes.

Use Cases

• Quantifying ocean mixing parameters based on vertical profiles of temperature and salinity.
• Analyzing water mass structure and density stratification in the Gulf of Mexico based on conductivity and density measurements.
• Studying short-term physical oceanographic processes based on a continuous glider trajectory over five days.
• Validating regional ocean models based on in-situ glider observations of physical properties.

Strengths

• Data originates from a specific, named research glider ('Sverdrup') deployed by Texas A&M University.
• Covers a defined five-day time range from 2017-09-02 to 2017-09-06.
• Includes core physical oceanographic variables: temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Last updated 2017-09-06 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Texas A&M University - College Station; Geochemical and Environmental Research Group, via IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center and NOAA NCEI.

Collection Method

Collected via an underwater glider deployment, aggregated and preserved in netCDF format.

Time Range

2017-09-02 to 2017-09-06

Freshness

Last updated 2017-09-06 00:00:00

Geography

Gulf of Mexico