Full-depth CTD profiles were collected along and across McMurdo Sound from November 26 to December 3, 2011. The data includes measurements from eleven stations across six independent sites, capturing vertical profiles of temperature, salinity, and hydrostatic pressure. The dataset was submitted by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.
Use Cases
- Analyze vertical gradients of temperature and salinity to identify water masses and mixing layers in McMurdo Sound.
- Correlate hydrostatic pressure with depth to calculate density profiles and assess water column stability.
- Map spatial variability of oceanographic conditions using profile data from the eleven station locations.
- Use the time-series of profiles from the week-long cruise to observe short-term variability in sound hydrography.
Strengths
- Data covers a full week of observations from 2011-11-26 to 2011-12-03.
- Profiles are full-depth, providing complete water column measurements.
- Spatial coverage includes eleven stations across six independent sites in the sound.
Limitations
- Dataset is from a single, short campaign in 2011, limiting temporal analysis.
- Specific row count, sample resolution, and data formats are unknown.
- Geographic coverage is limited to McMurdo Sound, not representative of broader regions.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI Accession 0131073).
- Collection Method
- Collected via Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) casts from a research vessel.
- Time Range
- 2011-11-26 to 2011-12-03
- Freshness
- Data is from 2011, with no indicated update frequency.
- Geography
- McMurdo Sound, Antarctica.