Pressure and Water Data from the Atlantic Ocean, 1970

Atlantic Ocean data collected from the LONGVIEW platform in the TOGA area. The dataset contains pressure and water property measurements recorded between January 28 and February 12, 1970. It is published by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) and hosted on NASA's Earthdata platform.

Use Cases

• Analyzing ocean pressure variations over a short-term period (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Correlating water property data with other TOGA program observations (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Validating or calibrating historical oceanographic models for the Atlantic (inferred from domain, verify after download)

Strengths

• Published on the authoritative NASA Earthdata platform.
• Data originates from NOAA NCEI, a trusted environmental data provider.
• Has a precise temporal coverage from 1970-01-28 to 1970-02-12.

Limitations

• Metadata is minimal; actual content requires verification after download.
• Last updated 1970-02-12 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

NOAA_NCEI

Collection Method

Likely collected from the LONGVIEW platform or vessel as part of the TOGA (Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere) program.

Time Range

1970-01 28 to 1970-02-12

Freshness

Last updated 1970-02-12 00:00:00.

Geography

Atlantic Ocean, TOGA area, from LONGVIEW.