Water Temperature Data from Delaware L/S and Dolphin Platforms, 1966-1968

From 1966-09-24 to 1968-10-31, this dataset contains water temperature and other measurements collected from platforms including DELAWARE L/S and DOLPHIN. It is published by NOAA NCEI and accessed via the nasa_earthdata platform. The data likely consists of time-series observations from environmental sensors.

Use Cases

• Analyzing historical sea surface temperature trends (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Validating or calibrating oceanographic models with in-situ data (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Studying seasonal or interannual variability in a specific marine region (inferred from domain, verify after download)

Strengths

• Published by the authoritative NOAA NCEI organization.
• Covers a defined time range from 1966-09-24 to 1968-10-31.
• Sourced from named platforms (DELAWARE L/S, DOLPHIN), suggesting structured collection.

Limitations

• Metadata is minimal; actual content requires verification after download.
• Last updated 1968-10-31 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

NOAA_NCEI

Collection Method

Likely collected via in-situ sensors on marine platforms.

Time Range

1966-09-24 to 1968-10-31

Freshness

Last updated 1968-10-31 00:00:00.

Geography

Geographic coverage is implied by platform names but not explicitly stated.