NOAA Ship Bell M. Shimada Underway Data from the North Pacific Ocean, 2016

North Pacific Ocean underway data collected aboard NOAA Ship Bell M. Shimada from 2016-01-09 to 2016-02 09. The dataset contains raw meteorological, navigational, optical, physical, profile, and time series data logged by the ship's Scientific Computer System (SCS). NOAA's Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO) personnel submitted the data and metadata, which were archived via the NOAA Rolling Deck to Repository (R2R) program.

Use Cases

• Correlating meteorological conditions with oceanographic profiles based on the described physical and profile data.
• Analyzing ship navigation patterns and environmental sensor readings based on the described navigational and optical data.
• Studying temporal environmental changes in the North Pacific based on the described time series data.
• Validating automated data collection and archival processes for marine research vessels based on the described R2R program metadata.

Strengths

• Data collection spans a specific 32-day period from 2016-01-09 to 2016-02-09.
• Includes multiple data types: meteorological, navigational, optical, physical, profile, and time series.
• Contains supplementary cruise-level metadata from the Ship Daily Activity Log (SDAL).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 2016-02-09 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

Data logged by the Scientific Computer System (SCS) aboard NOAA Ship Bell M. Shimada and submitted by OMAO personnel.

Time Range

2016-01-09 to 2016-02-09

Freshness

Last updated 2016-02-09 00:00:00

Geography

North Pacific Ocean