Coastal Glider Trajectory Data for Hypoxia Monitoring in Washington/Oregon

Physical trajectory profile data from glider unit_092 deployed by Oregon Health & Science University's Center for Coastal Margin Observation & Prediction. The dataset contains measurements of physical oceanographic properties from a deployment in the coastal waters of Washington/Oregon between June 10 and July 3, 2009. Data were gathered as part of the CMOP observatory SATURN, funded by NOAA and NSF, and archived by the National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Characterizing shelf hypoxia patterns using temperature and salinity profiles for fisheries management.
• Calibrating oceanographic models with in-situ measurements of conductivity and density.
• Analyzing seasonal (April-September) glider trajectory data to study coastal water column structure.
• Mapping physical oceanographic property distributions like temperature and salinity across the Washington/Oregon coastal shelf.

Strengths

• Data aggregated and checked for compliance to netCDF conventions by the IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center.
• Specific deployment time range from 2009-06-10 to 2009-07-03 provides a focused temporal snapshot.
• Dataset is preserved for long-term archival by the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Limitations

• Sample size, row count, and specific column details are unknown.
• Data is from a single glider deployment (unit_092), limiting spatial and temporal generalization.
• Dataset is temporally stale, with a last updated date of 2009-07-03.

Provenance

Source

Oregon Health & Science University; Center for Coastal Margin Observation & Prediction, via IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center and NOAA NCEI.

Collection Method

Measurements gathered by a Slocum glider deployment as part of the CMOP observatory SATURN.

Time Range

2009-06-10 to 2009-07-03

Freshness

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Geography

Coastal Waters of Washington/Oregon