Marine Turbidity and Organic Carbon Measurements from G. B. KELEZ, 1977-1978

Oceanographic data collected from the vessel G. B. KELEZ between May 1977 and March 1978. 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 organic carbon in marine environments (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Analyzing temporal trends in coastal water quality parameters (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Calibrating satellite-derived ocean color products with in-situ measurements (inferred from domain, verify after download)

Strengths

• Published on the authoritative NASA Earthdata platform.
• Data originates from NOAA NCEI, a trusted source for environmental data.
• Covers a specific time range from 1977-05-09 to 1978-03 -19.

Limitations

• Metadata is minimal; actual content requires verification after download.
• Last updated 1978-03-19 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

Likely collected via ship-based oceanographic instruments.

Time Range

1977-05-09 to 1978-03-19

Freshness

Last updated 1978-03-19 00:00:00.

Geography

Marine region associated with the vessel G. B. KELEZ; specific coordinates are unknown.