A cross-slope survey of the western South Scotia Ridge and nearby Scotia Sea collected fifty-seven hydrographic stations. Conductivity/Temperature/Depth (CTD) data were taken at each station, supplemented by sixty Expendable Bathythermograph (XBT) probes to improve the upper layer thermal structure resolution. The data was collected by the PUERTO DESEADO vessel from February 17 to March 12, 2009 and is archived by NOAA_NCEI.
Use Cases
- Analyze vertical temperature and salinity profiles based on CTD and XBT data.
- Study cross-slope thermal structure variability based on the survey of the South Scotia Ridge.
- Model oceanographic processes based on hydrographic station data.
- Improve resolution of upper ocean thermal layers based on combined CTD and XBT data.
Strengths
- 57 hydrographic stations provide a structured survey.
- 60 XBT probes supplement CTD data to improve horizontal resolution.
- Data covers a specific, focused survey period from February 17 to March 12, 2009.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Last updated 2009-03-12 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA_NCEI
- Collection Method
- Data collected from CTD casts and XBT probes deployed from the PUERTO DESEADO vessel.
- Time Range
- 2009-02-17 to 2009-03-12
- Geography
- Southern Ocean, western South Scotia Ridge and nearby Scotia Sea