Coastal Glider Trajectory Profile Data for Hypoxia Monitoring

Physical oceanographic profile data from a Slocum glider deployment in the coastal waters of Washington and Oregon. The dataset contains measurements of properties like temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density, collected by Oregon Health & Science University's Center for Coastal Margin Observation & Prediction. Data was gathered during a one-month deployment from July to August 2010.

Use Cases

• Characterizing shelf hypoxia by analyzing dissolved oxygen levels derived from salinity and temperature profiles.
• Calibrating ocean circulation models using high-resolution time-series data for temperature and salinity.
• Studying water column stratification and density variations from conductivity-temperature-depth (CTD) sensor data.
• Mapping glider trajectory and spatial patterns of physical properties for regional coastal monitoring.

Strengths

• Data aggregated and checked for compliance to a netCDF convention by the IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center.
• Focus on a specific environmental issue (shelf hypoxia) with clear application for fisheries management.
• Long-term preservation ensured by archival at the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Limitations

• Dataset is from a single, one-month deployment in 2010, limiting temporal analysis.
• Specific row counts, column details, and sample sizes are unknown from the provided metadata.
• Geographic scope is limited to a specific region of the US West Coast.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Data gathered by a Slocum glider unit deployed as part of the CMOP SATURN observatory, funded by NOAA and NSF.

Time Range

2010-07-08 to 2010-08-07

Freshness

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Geography

Coastal Waters of Washington and Oregon, USA.