Pressure, salinity, and temperature data were collected using CTD casts from NOAA Ship WHITING. Data were submitted by the National Ocean Service (NOS) and are in the WHOI CTD Exchange Format. The data cover the Gulf of Mexico and other locations from June to December 2002.
Use Cases
- Analyze vertical water column structure based on pressure, temperature, and salinity profiles
- Study seasonal oceanographic changes in the Gulf of Mexico based on time-series data from 2002
- Validate ocean models using in-situ CTD measurements from NOAA Ship WHITING
- Map salinity gradients in coastal regions based on data from multiple locations
Strengths
- Data collected by a NOAA research vessel, suggesting a standardized collection protocol
- Data submitted by the National Ocean Service (NOS), indicating an authoritative source
- Data cover a specific time range from 04 June 2002 to 18 December 2002
- Data are in a recognized exchange format (WHOI CTD)
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Last updated 2002-12-18 00:00:00; freshness should be verified
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA_NCEI
- Collection Method
- CTD casts from NOAA Ship WHITING
- Time Range
- 2002-06-04 to 2002-12-18
- Geography
- Gulf of Mexico and other locations