TEMPESTS Glider Trajectory Data for Storm Strength Prediction, 2016

Slocum glider whoi_406 collected physical oceanographic measurements in the Mid-Atlantic Bight during the TEMPESTS project from September 2 to 20, 2016. The dataset includes measurements of temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density. Data were aggregated and preserved by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information after processing by the IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center.

Use Cases

• Modeling coastal storm strength based on in-situ oceanographic measurements.
• Analyzing water column structure based on temperature and salinity profiles.
• Studying ocean density variations in the Mid-Atlantic Bight region.
• Validating satellite-derived oceanographic data with glider-based observations.

Strengths

• Data collection spanned 19 days in September 2016, providing a continuous time series.
• Data were checked for compliance with a standardized netCDF convention before archival.
• Measurements include multiple physical properties: temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2016-09-20 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, via IOOS National Glider Data Assembly Center and NOAA NCEI.

Collection Method

Deployment of a Slocum glider (whoi_406) collecting in-situ measurements.

Time Range

2016-09-02 to 2016-09-20

Freshness

2016-09-20

Geography

Mid-Atlantic Bight