From August 13 to October 24, 1992, temperature and salinity profiles were collected from CTD casts aboard the ship RACINE in the Gulf of Alaska. The data are from 18 stations and include measurements of water temperature, salinity, and pressure. The dataset is provided by NOAA_NCEI.
Use Cases
- Analyze vertical temperature structure in the Gulf of Alaska based on CTD profile data
- Study salinity gradients and freshwater influence based on salinity measurements
- Model oceanographic conditions for a specific time period based on pressure, temperature, and salinity data
- Validate regional ocean models using in-situ profile data from 18 stations
Strengths
- Data covers a specific 2-month time period from August to October 1992
- Includes measurements from 18 distinct stations
- Contains three core oceanographic variables: temperature, salinity, and pressure
Limitations
- Last updated 1992-10-24 00:00:00; freshness should be verified
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA_NCEI
- Collection Method
- CTD casts from the ship RACINE
- Time Range
- 1992-08-13 to 1992-10-24
- Geography
- Gulf of Alaska