Atlantic Ocean Temperature and Salinity Profiles from NOAA Ship Rude, 1999

Temperature and salinity profiles were collected from the Atlantic Ocean over an eight-month period in 1999. Data originates from CTD casts conducted aboard NOAA Ship Rude and is stored in the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) CTD exchange format. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) archives this dataset.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions based on temperature and salinity profiles.
• Analyzing seasonal water column changes in the Atlantic Ocean during 1999.
• Calibrating or validating regional ocean models using historical CTD data.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific eight-month time range from March to November 1999.
• Profiles are collected from a dedicated research vessel, NOAA Ship Rude.
• Data is formatted according to a recognized standard (WHOI CTD exchange format).

Limitations

• Last updated 1999-11-19 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 NOAA Ship Rude.

Time Range

1999-03-16 to 1999-11-19

Freshness

1999-11-19 00:00:00

Geography

Atlantic Ocean