Atlantic Ocean CTD Profiles from the MEDDY Experiment

September 1984 to November 1985 data collection of temperature and salinity profiles from CTD casts in the Atlantic Ocean aboard the R/V Oceanus. This dataset was created by the University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography for the Mediterranean Eddy (MEDDY) experiment. It represents a focused oceanographic campaign to study a specific mesoscale feature.

Use Cases

• Analyzing vertical structure of temperature and salinity within a Mediterranean Eddy.
• Studying the evolution and transport of Mediterranean Outflow Water in the Atlantic.
• Validating or calibrating ocean circulation models for the 1984-1985 period.
• Investigating water column stability and mixing processes from pressure, temperature, and salinity profiles.

Strengths

• Data covers a 14-month continuous field campaign from September 1984 to November 1985.
• Focus on a specific, well-documented oceanographic phenomenon (the Mediterranean Eddy).
• Collected by a recognized academic institution (University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography).

Limitations

• Column names and precise data structure are unknown from available metadata.
• Exact row count and file size are not provided by any source.
• Conflicting 'last updated' dates between platforms (1985-11-17 vs. 2026-03-06) suggest potential metadata inconsistency.

Provenance

Source

University of Rhode Island; Graduate School of Oceanography.

Collection Method

Collected from Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (CTD) casts aboard the R/V Oceanus.

Time Range

1984-09-09 to 1985-11-17

Freshness

2026-03-06 00:14:31.454842

Geography

Atlantic Ocean, specifically areas associated with the Mediterranean Eddy experiment.