NOAA Ship TOWNSEND CROMWELL Underway Meteorological and Oceanographic Data, Pacific 2000

Barometric pressure, conductivity, and salinity data were collected aboard the NOAA Ship TOWNSEND CROMWELL from February 24 to July 5, 2000. The Office of NOAA Corps Operations submitted the data, gathered using meteorological sensors and a thermosalinograph during a Pacific Ocean voyage. This dataset provides a continuous, underway record of surface ocean conditions over a four-month period.

Use Cases

• Analyze sea surface salinity and temperature gradients based on thermosalinograph data mentioned in the description
• Study atmospheric pressure patterns over the ocean based on barometric pressure data
• Model oceanographic conditions for specific voyages based on ship-based, underway collection
• Correlate physical oceanographic parameters with meteorological observations

Strengths

• Data collection spans a continuous four-month period from 2000-02-24 to 2000-07-05
• Includes multiple physical and meteorological variables such as barometric pressure, conductivity, and salinity
• Collected via underway sensors, providing a spatial-temporal record along the ship's track

Limitations

• Last updated 2000 07 05 00:00:00; freshness should be verified
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

NOAA_NCEI

Collection Method

Collected via meteorological sensors and thermosalinograph aboard NOAA Ship TOWNSEND CROMWELL and submitted by the Office of NOAA Corps Operations.

Time Range

2000-02-24 to 2000-07-05

Freshness

Last updated 2000-07-05 00:00:00

Geography

Pacific Ocean