Western Pacific Ocean Sound Velocity from Inverted Echo Sounders, 1992-1993

Inverted echo sounder data collected from two stations in the western Pacific Ocean between August 1992 and March 1993. The stations TPW and TPE correspond to trajectory intersections from the TOPEX/POSEIDON satellite. The data was obtained with hourly, 24-burst samples, analyzed for the best return, and interpolated onto the hour.

Use Cases

• Validate TOPEX/POSEIDON satellite sea level measurements based on the described trajectory intersections.
• Analyze hourly sound velocity variations in the western Pacific Ocean.
• Study ocean acoustic properties and their temporal patterns.
• Correlate in-situ sound velocity data with satellite-derived ocean topography.

Strengths

• Data spans a defined time range from 1992-08-26 to 1993-03-22.
• Data was collected from two distinct stations (TPW and TPE) at specific coordinates.
• Hourly sampling with 24-burst analysis provides a structured temporal resolution.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 1993-03-22; freshness should be verified.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

NOAA_NCEI

Collection Method

Data collected from inverted echo sounders at two stations.

Time Range

1992-08-26 to 1993-03-22

Geography

Western Pacific Ocean, stations TPW (nominally 2S, 154E) and TPE (nominally 2S, 164E)