NOAA Ship Oceanographer Water Pressure Data from June 1980

NOAA Ship Oceanographer collected water pressure and other oceanographic data during a cruise from June 10 to June 28, 1980. The dataset is archived by the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) under accession number 9900032. The specific variables, geographic scope, and measurement methods require verification after download.

Use Cases

• Analyzing historical water pressure trends for a specific ocean region (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Calibrating or validating modern oceanographic models with past observations (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Studying the operational data collection methods of NOAA research vessels in the 1980s (inferred from domain, verify after download)

Strengths

• Published on the authoritative NASA Earthdata platform.
• Data collection time range is precisely defined as 1980 -06-10 to 1980-06-28.
• Originates from a known research vessel, NOAA Ship Oceanographer.

Limitations

• Metadata is minimal; actual content requires verification after download.
• Last updated 1980-06-28 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

Data collected from NOAA Ship Oceanographer, likely via shipboard sensors.

Time Range

1980-06-10 to 1980-06-28

Freshness

Last updated 1980-06-28 00:00:00; historical dataset.

Geography

Geographic coverage is not specified in the provided metadata.