NE Pacific Ocean Temperature and Salinity Profiles from CTD Casts, 2002-2003

From February 2002 to September 2003, temperature, salinity, and other profile data were collected via CTD casts from the ATLANTIS, WECOMA, and NEW HORIZON research vessels in the Northeast Pacific Ocean. The data were collected by Oregon State University for the Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics (GLOBEC) project and are archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Modeling ocean stratification and water column structure based on temperature and salinity profiles.
• Analyzing seasonal and interannual variability in the Northeast Pacific based on the 2002-2003 time range.
• Calibrating regional ocean circulation models based on in-situ CTD cast data.
• Studying ecosystem dynamics for the GLOBEC project based on the collected physical oceanographic data.

Strengths

• Data collected over a 19-month period from February 2002 to September 2003.
• Profile data from three distinct research vessels: ATLANTIS, WECOMA, and NEW HORIZON.
• Data originates from a specific, documented scientific project (GLOBEC) and institution (Oregon State University).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 2003-09-30 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Oregon State University (OSU) with support from the Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics (GLOBEC) project.

Collection Method

Data collected using CTD casts from research vessels.

Time Range

19 February 2002 to 30 September 2003

Freshness

Last updated 2003-09-30 00:00:00

Geography

Northeast Pacific Ocean