Coastal Glider Trajectory Profile Data from Washington-Oregon Shelf

Physical oceanographic measurements from a Slocum glider deployment in the coastal waters of Washington and Oregon from June 20 to July 16, 2011. The data, collected by the Oregon Health & Science University's Center for Coastal Margin Observation & Prediction, includes properties like temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density. It was archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Characterize shelf hypoxia dynamics by analyzing depth profiles of temperature and salinity.
• Calibrate regional ocean circulation models using high-resolution conductivity and density measurements along the glider's path.
• Study seasonal water column stratification by examining the vertical distribution of physical properties from April to September deployments.
• Support fisheries management decisions by correlating observed oceanographic conditions from glider trajectories with biological data.

Strengths

• Data spans a continuous 27-day deployment period in 2011.
• Includes core physical oceanographic variables (temperature, salinity, conductivity, density) for water column profiling.
• Data underwent quality checks for netCDF convention compliance by the IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center.

Limitations

• Exact sample size (rows/measurements) and spatial resolution are unknown.
• Temporal coverage is limited to a single seasonal deployment, not multi-year.
• Potential for geographic bias, focused solely on the Washington/Oregon coastal shelf.

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 collected by a Slocum glider (unit_092) deployed as part of the CMOP SATURN observatory.

Time Range

2011-06-20 to 2011-07-16

Freshness

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Geography

Coastal Waters of Washington/Oregon