Pacific Ocean Water Temperature and Salinity Data from a 2016 Training Cruise

Pacific Ocean water column data collected near San Diego, California from February 13 to 19, 2016. The dataset contains temperature, salinity, and bottle data from CTD casts conducted during a University National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) Chief Scientist training cruise aboard the R/V Thomas G. Thompson. Data is presented by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Use Cases

• Analyze vertical water column profiles based on temperature and salinity data
• Study oceanographic conditions in the California Borderland Basins area based on the cruise location
• Model relationships between physical water properties based on concurrent CTD and bottle data
• Support training in marine research methodologies based on the dataset's origin from a Chief Scientist training cruise

Strengths

• Data collected during a dedicated training cruise designed for scientific rigor
• Specific temporal coverage from 2016-02-13 to 2016-02 19
• Focus on core oceanographic variables: temperature and salinity

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Last updated 2016-02-19 00:00:00; freshness should be verified

Provenance

Source

NOAA_NCEI

Collection Method

Collected via SeaBird CTD/Rosette casts from R/V Thomas G. Thompson.

Time Range

2016-02-13 to 2016-02-19

Freshness

Last updated 2016-02-19 00:00:00

Geography

Pacific Ocean near San Diego, California (California Borderland Basins area)