GoMOOS Buoy Data: Real-Time Ocean and Weather Observations, September–October 2003

Real-time buoy data from the Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System (GoMOOS) collected between September 28 and October 4, 2003. The dataset likely contains measurements for current, wave, temperature, salinity, optical, and meteorological parameters. It is published by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) via the NASA Earthdata platform.

Use Cases

• Modeling ocean current and wave patterns for coastal engineering (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Analyzing correlations between sea surface temperature, salinity, and local weather conditions (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Validating satellite-derived oceanographic data with in-situ buoy measurements (inferred from domain, verify after download)

Strengths

• Published on the authoritative NASA Earthdata platform.
• Sourced from NOAA NCEI, a recognized environmental data provider.
• Covers a specific one-week time range from 9/28/2003 to 10/4/2003.

Limitations

• Metadata is minimal; actual content requires verification after download.
• Last updated 2003-10-04 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

NOAA_NCEI

Collection Method

Likely collected via in-situ sensors on GoMOOS buoy network.

Time Range

9/28/2003 - 10/4/2003

Freshness

Last updated 2003-10-04 00:00:00

Geography

Gulf of Maine