Coastal Jet Separation Oceanographic Profiles from R/V Wecoma, 1994

Temperature, salinity, and derived oceanographic data were collected from Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) casts in the Pacific Ocean off the Oregon coast. The data were gathered by the R/V Wecoma as part of the Coastal Jet Separation experiment from August 23 to September 2, 1994. The dataset includes profiles of temperature, salinity, sigma-theta, specific volume anomaly, and dynamic height.

Use Cases

• Analyze vertical water column structure based on temperature and salinity profiles.
• Study coastal jet dynamics and separation based on data from the named experiment.
• Calculate water density and stability using sigma-theta values.
• Investigate geostrophic flow using dynamic height and specific volume anomaly data.

Strengths

• Data includes multiple derived oceanographic parameters (sigma-theta, specific volume anomaly, dynamic height).
• Temporal coverage is precisely defined from August 23 to September 2, 1994.
• Geographic scope is specified as the Pacific Ocean off the Oregon coast.

Limitations

• Last updated 1994-09-02 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file format are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

NOAA_NCEI

Collection Method

Collected from CTD casts aboard the R/V Wecoma.

Time Range

1994-08 23 to 1994-09-02

Freshness

1994-09-02 00:00:00

Geography

Pacific Ocean (Oregon coast)