Water temperature and other oceanographic data collected from the vessel GILLIGAN. The dataset is published by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) and covers the period from March 27, 1945, to August 22, 1945. The specific variables and measurement methods are not detailed in the available metadata.
Use Cases
- Analyzing historical sea surface temperature trends (inferred from domain, verify after download)
- Calibrating or validating climate models with mid-20th century observations (inferred from domain, verify after download)
- Studying vessel-based oceanographic data collection methods (inferred from domain, verify after download)
Strengths
- Published on the authoritative nasa_earthdata platform.
- Data originates from NOAA_NCEI, a leading environmental data organization.
- Has a precise temporal coverage from 1945-03-27 to 1945-08 22.
Limitations
- Metadata is minimal; actual content requires verification after download.
- Last updated 1945-08-22 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 vessel-based sensors, but the specific method is not detailed.
- Time Range
- 1945-03-27 to 1945-08-22
- Freshness
- Last updated 1945-08-22 00:00:00
- Geography
- null