Ocean CTD Cast Data from the Southern California Bight, May 1986

NOAA_NCEI Accession 9700169 contains temperature, salinity, and other oceanographic data collected from CTD casts aboard the R/V New Horizon. The data includes measurements of depth, temperature, salinity, sigma-theta, light attenuation, and dynamic height. Collection occurred in the Southern California Bight from May 10 to May 16, 1986.

Use Cases

• Analyze vertical water column structure based on depth, temperature, and salinity profiles.
• Study water mass density and stability based on sigma-theta measurements.
• Investigate light penetration and optical properties in coastal waters based on light attenuation data.
• Calculate geostrophic currents or relative ocean circulation based on dynamic height data.

Strengths

• Data includes multiple key oceanographic variables: temperature, salinity, sigma-theta, light attenuation, and dynamic height.
• Collection period is precisely defined from 1986-05-10 to 1986-05-16.
• Geographic scope is clearly specified as the Southern California Bight.

Limitations

• Last updated 1986-05-16 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

NOAA_NCEI

Collection Method

Collected from CTD casts aboard the R/V New Horizon.

Time Range

1986-05-10 to 1986-05-16

Freshness

1986-05-16 00:00:00

Geography

Southern California Bight