LEO-15 Node B: Underwater CTD Profile Data from New Jersey Coast

Weekly composite plots of CTD profiler data from Node B, located 4.5 miles off the New Jersey coast. The instrument profiles from 12 meters to 2.5 meters depth, recording temperature, salinity, density, clarity, and fluorescence. The data shows trends in ocean physics and biological activity during the summer season.

Use Cases

• Modeling coastal water column stratification based on temperature and salinity profiles
• Monitoring phytoplankton blooms based on fluorescence data
• Analyzing seasonal trends in water clarity based on optical backscatter measurements
• Studying current and wave influences on near-shore density gradients

Strengths

• Data is collected from a fixed, known location 4.5 miles off the New Jersey coast
• Profiles capture multiple physical and biological variables (temperature, salinity, density, clarity, fluorescence) simultaneously

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified

Provenance

Source

SCIOPS via nasa_earthdata

Collection Method

Recorded by a CTD profiler instrument moving from 12 meters to 2.5 meters depth at the LEO-15 Node B site.

Time Range

Data covers summer season trends, but specific dates are unknown.

Freshness

Weekly plots are generated, but the dataset's last update is unknown.

Geography

Located at LEO-15 Node B, 4.5 miles off the New Jersey coast near Tuckerton.