Temperature Profiles from CTD Casts in Prince William Sound, 1985-1989

Prince William Sound in the Gulf of Alaska is the geographic scope for this temperature profile data. The data were collected from the vessels O'HARE and NOAA Ship JOHN N. COBB using CTD casts between July 14, 1985 and September 8, 1989. It was submitted by the University of Alaska - Fairbanks; Institute of Marine Science and California Dept of Fish and Game as part of the Exxon Valdez Restoration Study and Norton Sound project.

Use Cases

• Modeling thermal stratification in coastal waters based on vertical temperature profiles.
• Analyzing seasonal and interannual temperature variability in Prince William Sound.
• Assessing environmental baseline conditions for oil spill impact studies.
• Calibrating or validating regional oceanographic models with historical in-situ data.

Strengths

• Data collection spans over four years, from 1985-07-14 to 1989-09-08.
• Data were collected for a specific, high-impact environmental study (Exxon Valdez Restoration Study).
• Collection involved two research vessels, suggesting multiple sampling campaigns.

Limitations

• Last updated 1989-09-08 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

University of Alaska - Fairbanks; Institute of Marine Science and California Dept of Fish and Game, submitted to NOAA NCEI.

Collection Method

Collected using CTD casts from the vessels O'HARE and NOAA Ship JOHN N. COBB.

Time Range

1985-07 14 to 1989-09-08

Freshness

1989-09-08 00:00:00

Geography

Prince William Sound, Gulf of Alaska