Pressure, salinity, and temperature data were collected using CTD casts from NOAA Ship RUDE. Data were collected from the NW Atlantic (limit-40) from 24 April 2002 to 06 December 2002. Data were submitted by the National Ocean Service (NOS) and are in the WHOI CTD Exchange Format.
Use Cases
- Model oceanographic conditions based on temperature and salinity profiles.
- Analyze seasonal changes in water column properties based on the 2002 time range.
- Validate hydrodynamic models based on pressure, temperature, and salinity data.
Strengths
- Data collected from a specific geographic region (NW Atlantic limit-40).
- Data covers a defined time period from April to December 2002.
- Data submitted by a recognized authority (National Ocean Service).
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Last updated 2002-12-06 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA_NCEI
- Collection Method
- CTD casts from NOAA Ship RUDE.
- Time Range
- 2002-04-24 to 2002-12-06
- Geography
- NW Atlantic (limit-40)