Scotia Prince Ferry Oceanographic Time Series

The Scotia Prince ferry dataset is a collection of oceanographic measurements from a ferry route in the Gulf of Maine. The data have been reorganized and integrated into the larger GNATS experiment dataset. It was originally managed by the OB_DAAC organization under NASA's SeaBASS program.

Use Cases

• Analyzing long-term trends in sea surface temperature and salinity in the Gulf of Maine.
• Studying the relationship between ocean optics and chemical properties along a ferry transect.
• Validating satellite-derived ocean color data with in-situ measurements.
• Investigating seasonal and interannual variability in coastal ocean conditions.

Strengths

• Data collection follows longstanding, consistent methods for continuity.
• Dataset is part of a larger, curated time-series experiment (GNATS) with a DOI (10.5067/SeaBASS/GNATS/DATA001).
• Cross-platform presence (NASA Earthdata, Data.gov) indicates recognized importance.

Limitations

• The original ferry service no longer operates, so no new data is being added to this specific collection.
• Specific row counts, column names, and file sizes are not provided in the available metadata.
• Conflicts exist in metadata: license is listed as 'other-license-specified' on some platforms but 'None' on others.

Provenance

Source

OB_DAAC (NASA SeaBASS program)

Collection Method

In-situ measurements collected from the Scotia Prince ferry.

Freshness

2026-03-12 21:59:11.779860

Geography

Gulf of Maine