North Pacific Ocean Water Temperature and Salinity Profiles from 1988-1989

North Pacific Ocean physical profile data collected from NOAA ships Ka'imimoana and Moana Wave between October 1988 and November 1989. The data, which includes water temperature, salinity, and oxygen, were submitted by Principle Investigator Sharon H. De Carlo from the University of Hawaii's Marine Laboratory as part of the World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE).

Use Cases

• Model historical ocean circulation patterns based on temperature and salinity profiles.
• Analyze temporal changes in ocean water properties based on the time-series nature of the data.
• Study dissolved oxygen levels in the North Pacific Ocean based on the oxygen data mentioned.
• Validate or calibrate oceanographic models using in-situ physical profile data.

Strengths

• Data collected over a 13-month period from October 1988 to November 1989.
• Part of the standardized World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE).
• Submitted by a named Principle Investigator from a known research institution.

Limitations

• Last updated 1989-11-29 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Marine Laboratory, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI.

Collection Method

Physical profile data collected from NOAA Ship Ka'imimoana and Moana Wave.

Time Range

1988-10-30 to 1989-11-29

Freshness

1989-11-29 00:00:00

Geography

North Pacific Ocean