Raw underway data logged by the Scientific Computer System aboard NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer during a cruise from 2018-04-11 to 2018-05-03. The dataset includes meteorological, navigational, optical, and physical time series data collected in the Gulf of Mexico and North Atlantic Ocean. NOAA's Office of Marine and Aviation Operations submitted the data and associated metadata to the National Centers for Environmental Information via the Rolling Deck to Repository program.
Use Cases
- Correlating meteorological conditions with physical oceanographic measurements based on the described time series data.
- Analyzing ship navigation patterns and routes in the Gulf of Mexico based on logged navigational data.
- Studying optical properties of seawater in the North Atlantic Ocean based on the described optical data.
- Modeling time series trends for environmental variables collected via an automated shipboard system.
Strengths
- Data spans a specific 23-day cruise from 2018-04-11 to 2018-05-03.
- Includes supplementary cruise-level metadata from the Ship Daily Activity Log.
- Collected via an automated process under the NOAA Rolling Deck to Repository program, suggesting standardized collection.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Last updated 2018-05-03 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
- Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA_NCEI
- Collection Method
- Automated logging by the Scientific Computer System aboard NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer, submitted by OMAO personnel.
- Time Range
- 2018-04-11 to 2018-05-03
- Freshness
- Last updated 2018-05-03 00:00:00.
- Geography
- Gulf of Mexico and North Atlantic Ocean