NOAA Ship Delaware II Underway Physical and Meteorological Data, 2002-2004

From February 2002 to July 2004, the NOAA Ship Delaware II collected underway physical and meteorological data in the North Atlantic and Bay of Fundy. The dataset, published by NOAA NCEI, likely contains time-series measurements of ocean and atmospheric conditions. Its specific variables, scale, and format require verification after download.

Use Cases

• Modeling ocean-atmosphere heat and gas exchange (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Analyzing temporal trends in sea surface temperature and salinity (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Validating satellite-derived oceanographic data with in-situ measurements (inferred from domain, verify after download)

Strengths

• Published by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).
• Covers a defined temporal range from 2002-02-21 to 2004-07 23.
• Geographic coverage is specified for the North Atlantic and Bay of Fundy.

Limitations

• Metadata is minimal; actual content, column definitions, and data quality require verification after download.
• Last updated 2004-07-23 00:00:00; data is historical and freshness should be verified for modern applications.
• Row count, file formats, and sample data are unknown, which limits suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

NOAA_NCEI

Collection Method

Collected by NOAA Ship Delaware II.

Time Range

2002-02-21 to 2004-07-23

Freshness

Last updated 2004-07-23 00:00:00

Geography

North Atlantic and the Bay of Fundy