NOAA CTD Cast Profiles from Gulf of Alaska 1992

Gulf of Alaska high-resolution profiles of temperature, salinity, and density were collected from NOAA Ship RAINIER. The dataset contains measurements from Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) casts taken between June 10 and August 2, 1992. Data is processed in the NODC F022 format and includes station metadata and environmental conditions.

Use Cases

• Analyzing vertical temperature and salinity gradients at 1-meter depth intervals.
• Correlating station-specific oceanographic data with cruise metadata like position, date, and time.
• Studying the relationship between subsurface density profiles and reported surface meteorological conditions.

Strengths

• Data provides high-resolution vertical profiles with potential sampling intervals as fine as 1 meter.
• Includes ancillary station metadata such as position, date, time, and environmental conditions for context.
• Dataset is processed and available in a standard NODC (F022-CTD-Hi Resolution) format.

Limitations

• Exact row count, column names, and file size are not provided by any source.
• Sources conflict on the last updated date, reporting either 1992-08-02 or 2026-04-01.
• Original data submission method (diskettes) may indicate older storage and transfer protocols.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Collected from high-resolution CTD instruments lowered and raised from NOAA Ship RAINIER.

Time Range

1992-06-10 to 1992-08-02

Freshness

2026-04-01 15:10:43.172835

Geography

Gulf of Alaska