Coastal Glider Trajectory Profile Data from Oregon and Washington (September 2011)

Physical trajectory profile data was collected by glider unit_092 deployed by Oregon Health & Science University's Center for Coastal Margin Observation & Prediction. Measurements include temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density from coastal waters of Washington and Oregon. Data was archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) in September 2011.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal patterns of temperature and salinity profiles to characterize shelf hypoxia events.
• Map the spatial trajectory of the glider against conductivity and density measurements to study water mass distribution.
• Use the physical property time-series for calibration and validation of coastal ocean circulation models.
• Correlate glider-collected density profiles with seasonal fishery management data from collaborators like the Quinault Indian Nation.

Strengths

• Data spans a continuous 28-day deployment from 2011-09-01 to 2011-09-28.
• Includes core physical oceanographic properties: temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density.
• Data was checked for compliance with netCDF conventions and aggregated by the IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center.

Limitations

• Sample size and row count are unknown.
• Data is from a single glider deployment in 2011, limiting temporal generalizability.
• Geographic coverage is restricted to specific coastal waters of Washington and Oregon.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

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

Time Range

2011-09-01 to 2011-09-28

Freshness

Data collection ended on 2011-09-28; no update frequency specified.

Geography

Coastal Waters of Washington/Oregon