Southwest Atlantic Ocean Optical and Chemical Measurements 1995-2004

1995 to 2004 measurements from the southwest Atlantic Ocean, focusing on optical properties, ocean chemistry, temperature, and salinity. The dataset is provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). It contains data spanning a decade of oceanographic observations.

Use Cases

• Analyzing decadal trends in ocean temperature and salinity for climate modeling.
• Studying the relationship between ocean optics and chemical composition in the South Atlantic.
• Investigating spatial and temporal variability of water properties in the southwest Atlantic basin.
• Validating satellite-derived ocean color and temperature data with in-situ measurements.

Strengths

• Provides a decade-long time series from 1995 to 2004 for analyzing trends.
• Covers multiple key oceanographic variables: optics, chemistry, temperature, and salinity.
• Originates from the authoritative NASA organization.

Limitations

• Specific row counts, file sizes, and detailed column names are unavailable from all sources.
• License is ambiguously listed as 'other-license-specified' without clear terms.
• Data freshness is unclear; the 2026 update date appears to be a metadata artifact.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Optical and physical measurements made in the ocean.

Time Range

1995 to 2004

Freshness

2026-03-12 (datagov metadata date, but likely anomalous)

Geography

Southwest Atlantic Ocean