Ocean Pressure and Water Data from NOAA Ship Miller Freeman, 1987-1988

Pressure and water property data collected by the NOAA Ship Miller Freeman during a cruise from June 1987 to March 1988. The dataset is published by NOAA NCEI under accession number 9900086 and aggregated by NASA's Earthdata platform. The specific variables and measurement frequency are not detailed in the available metadata.

Use Cases

• Analyzing temporal trends in ocean pressure and related water properties (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Validating or calibrating oceanographic models with historical ship-collected data (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Conducting baseline studies for long-term climate change impacts on marine environments (inferred from domain, verify after download)

Strengths

• Published by NOAA NCEI, a recognized authoritative source.
• Covers a defined time range from 1987-06-03 to 1988-03-04.

Limitations

• Metadata is minimal; actual content requires verification after download.
• Column-level documentation and sample data are unavailable.
• Last updated 1988-03-04 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

NOAA_NCEI

Collection Method

Likely collected via ship-based sensors during a research cruise.

Time Range

1987-06-03 to 1988-03-04

Freshness

Last updated 1988-03-04 00:00:00.

Geography

Geographic coverage is not specified but likely corresponds to the ship's cruise track.