Kaneohe Bay Temperature and Salinity Time Series for Plume Studies

Hawaii's Kaneohe Bay is the study site for this dataset, which contains 24 time series of temperature and salinity measurements. Data were collected from moored instruments between November 2005 and March 2007 by the University of Hawaii's Department of Oceanography. The dataset focuses on freshwater plumes resulting from rain run-off into the bay.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the temporal evolution of freshwater plumes from rain events using salinity time series.
• Studying temperature stratification and mixing events in a coral reef bay environment.
• Correlating local rainfall data with in-bay salinity measurements to model plume dispersion.
• Validating hydrodynamic models of Kaneohe Bay with high-resolution, moored sensor data.

Strengths

• Contains 24 distinct time series, providing multiple data points for analysis.
• Covers a continuous 16-month observation period from late 2005 to early 2007.
• Data collected by a recognized academic institution (University of Hawaii Department of Oceanography).

Limitations

• Column names and specific data structure are unknown from all provided sources.
• Sources conflict on the last updated date, reporting both 2007-03-05 and 2026-03 05.
• Current meter data for the project is stored in a separate accession and not included here.

Provenance

Source

Department of Oceanography, University of Hawaii; archived by NOAA NCEI.

Collection Method

Measurements from a moored, fixed-level CTD and moored thermistors.

Time Range

November 2005 - March 2007

Freshness

2026-03-05 23:32:30.194733

Geography

Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii, USA