Coastal California CTD Oceanographic Data from 1987 Cruise

Northeast Pacific Ocean data comprises CTD vertical cast measurements from the R/V New Horizon cruise CaBS7, collected off the California coast. The dataset captures seawater pressure, temperature, and salinity from October 16 to 23, 1987. Dr. Barbara Hickey of the University of Washington led the collection for the Southern California Bight Basin Study.

Use Cases

• Analyzing vertical profiles of seawater temperature and salinity for water mass identification.
• Studying coastal oceanographic conditions during a specific week in October 1987.
• Calibrating or validating regional ocean models with historical in-situ CTD data.
• Investigating spatial variability of ocean parameters across fixed station locations.

Strengths

• Data provides a focused temporal snapshot from a specific 8-day research cruise.
• Measurements were collected using standardized CTD vertical cast methodology.
• Dataset is associated with a defined scientific study (Southern California Bight Basin Study).

Limitations

• Specific column names, row counts, and file formats are not documented in the available metadata.
• Conflicting last update dates exist between platforms (2026-03-05 on Data.gov vs. 1987-10 23 on NASA Earthdata).

Provenance

Source

Dr. Barbara Hickey, University of Washington, School of Oceanography; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce.

Collection Method

CTD data collected using vertical casts at fixed locations from the R/V New Horizon.

Time Range

1987-10-16 to 1987-10-23

Freshness

2026-03-05 23:34:30.211827

Geography

Northeast Pacific Ocean off the California coast, Southern California Bight.