SEED Project Gulf of Mexico Optical and Oceanographic Data 2004-2005

NASA's SEED Project collected optical and oceanographic measurements in the northern Gulf of Mexico from 2004 to 2005. The dataset includes parameters for ocean chemistry, optics, temperature, and salinity/density. It is available in BIN and ISO file formats.

Use Cases

• Analyzing temporal changes in ocean temperature and salinity from 2004 to 2005.
• Correlating optical water properties with chemical measurements for bio-optical modeling.
• Mapping spatial distributions of oceanographic parameters in the northern Gulf of Mexico.
• Validating satellite-derived ocean color data with in-situ optical measurements.

Strengths

• Data collection is attributed to NASA, a reputable scientific organization.
• Covers a defined two-year time range from 2004 to 2005.
• Includes multiple measured oceanographic domains: chemistry, optics, temperature, and salinity.

Limitations

• Exact row count, column names, and dataset size are unknown across all sources.
• License is ambiguously listed as 'other-license-specified' on Data.gov, with no details provided on NASA Earthdata.
• The 2026 'last updated' date on Data.gov is likely a metadata error and not a true data refresh.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Collection Method

In-situ measurements

Time Range

2004 to 2005

Freshness

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Geography

Northern region of the Gulf of Mexico