Atlantic Ocean Water Quality Measurements from 1975-1976

Atlantic Ocean data collected from platforms including ATLANTIC TWIN and G. B. KELEZ between April 1975 and March 1976. The dataset likely contains measurements of turbidity and particulate organic carbon, among other water quality parameters. It is published by NOAA NCEI and accessed via the nasa_earthdata platform.

Use Cases

• Modeling the relationship between turbidity and particulate organic carbon in ocean waters (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Analyzing temporal trends in Atlantic Ocean water quality over a one-year period (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Calibrating satellite-derived ocean color data with in-situ measurements (inferred from domain, verify after download)

Strengths

• Published by NOAA NCEI, a recognized authority for oceanographic data.
• Covers a specific temporal range from 1975-04-21 to 1976-03 31.
• Includes data from multiple named research platforms.

Limitations

• Metadata is minimal; actual content requires verification after download.
• Last updated 1976-03-31 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

NOAA_NCEI

Collection Method

In-situ measurements from research vessels/platforms.

Time Range

1975-04-21 to 1976-03-31

Freshness

Last updated 1976-03-31 00:00:00.

Geography

Atlantic Ocean