NOAA Ship Delaware II Underway Physical and Meteorological Data, 2005-2006

NOAA Ship Delaware II collected underway physical and meteorological data in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean. The data collection period spans from September 7, 2005, to January 20, 2006, and is published by NOAA NCEI under accession 0002515. The dataset likely contains time-series measurements of environmental variables recorded during the ship's voyage.

Use Cases

• Modeling ocean-atmosphere interactions using concurrent physical and meteorological variables (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Analyzing seasonal variability in oceanographic parameters for a specific region (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Validating satellite-derived sea surface data with in-situ ship measurements (inferred from domain, verify after download)

Strengths

• Published by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).
• Covers a specific temporal range from 2005-09-07 to 2006-01-20.
• Data is sourced from a named NOAA research vessel, the Delaware II, providing traceable provenance.

Limitations

• Metadata is minimal; actual content, column definitions, and data quality require verification after download.
• Last updated 2006-01-20 00:00:00; freshness should be verified for contemporary applications.
• Row count, file formats, and sample data are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

NOAA_NCEI

Collection Method

Collected underway by NOAA Ship Delaware II.

Time Range

2005-09-07 to 2006-01-20

Freshness

Last updated 2006-01-20 00:00:00.

Geography

Northwest Atlantic Ocean