Water Pressure, Turbidity, and Current Data for Fourleague Bay, LA (2015-2016)

From May 25, 2015, to March 15, 2016, this dataset provides monthly in situ observations of water turbidity, water pressure, and current data for Fourleague Bay in the Atchafalaya Basin, Louisiana. It was collected by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). The data is intended for environmental and hydrological analysis of this coastal region.

Use Cases

• Modeling sediment transport and deposition based on water turbidity measurements.
• Analyzing tidal or seasonal water pressure variations in a coastal bay.
• Studying current patterns and their influence on local water quality.
• Calibrating remote sensing models for turbidity using in situ ground truth data.

Strengths

• Data covers three distinct physical water parameters: turbidity, pressure, and current.
• Observations are monthly, providing a regular temporal cadence over a defined period.
• Specific geographic focus on Fourleague Bay, Atchafalaya Basin, Louisiana.

Limitations

• Row count and data volume are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 2016-03-15 00:00:00; freshness should be verified for contemporary applications.

Provenance

Source

NOAA_NCEI

Collection Method

Monthly in situ observations.

Time Range

2015-05 25 to 2016 03-15

Freshness

Last updated 2016-03-15 00:00:00

Geography

Fourleague Bay, Atchafalaya Basin, Louisiana, USA