Physiochemical Water Samples from the Louisiana Coast in 2018

Physiochemical data from samples collected along the coast of Louisiana, USA during 2018. The dataset is hosted by the Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO) and was authored by J. Cameron Thrash of the University of Southern California.

Use Cases

• Modeling coastal water quality based on physiochemical parameters mentioned in the description
• Analyzing spatial patterns in marine chemistry along the Louisiana coast
• Training machine learning models for environmental monitoring using tabular water sample data

Strengths

• Data is from a specific geographic region (Louisiana coast) and year (2018), providing temporal and spatial focus.
• The dataset is hosted by BCO-DMO, a recognized repository for oceanographic data.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)

Collection Method

Samples collected from the field.

Time Range

2018

Geography

Coast of Louisiana, USA