NOAA_NCEI Accession 9800010 contains temperature and salinity profiles collected from CTD casts. Data were gathered during 5 research cruises in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean west of 40°W. The collection period spans from 11 February 1997 to 22 May 1997 as part of the GLOBEC Georges Bank program.
Use Cases
- Analyze temperature and salinity profiles to study water mass structure on Georges Bank.
- Correlate CTD cast data with biological sampling from the GLOBEC program to assess habitat suitability.
- Use the time-series of 5 cruises to examine seasonal hydrographic changes in spring 1997.
- Map the spatial distribution of oceanographic properties within the NW Atlantic (limit-40 W) study area.
Strengths
- Data collected during 5 dedicated research cruises, providing multiple sampling events.
- Temporal coverage spans over 3 months in 1997, capturing spring conditions.
- Profiles are from the well-documented GLOBEC Georges Bank scientific program.
Limitations
- The dataset is from a single year (1997), limiting long-term trend analysis.
- Sample size and spatial resolution are unknown, potentially restricting granular analysis.
- Data is over 25 years old, which may limit relevance for contemporary climate studies without newer comparisons.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).
- Collection Method
- Collected from Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (CTD) casts from the R/V Oceanus.
- Time Range
- 1997-02-11 to 1997-05-22
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Northwest Atlantic Ocean, west of 40°W, specifically Georges Bank region.