Description
This dataset is comprised of routine deployments of two underwater gliders off the coast of Central California, inside or near Monterey Bay. Missions typically last several weeks, and include process studies inside Monterey Bay, or transects to ~250 km offshore from Monterey Bay. The gliders are equipped with a CTD to measure temperature, salinity, and depth, as well as biogeochemical sensors for dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll fluorescence or optical backscatter, and pH.
The National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) received the data in this dataset from the Integrated Ocean Observing System's National Glider Data Assembly Center (IOOS NGDAC). The IOOS NGDAC received the data in one or more netCDF files comprising an entire glider deployment. The data are measurements of physical oceanographic properties such as temperature, salinity, conductivity, and density. The IOOS NGDAC checked the files for compliance to their netCDF file convention, aggregated the files into a single netCDF file, and then submitted the file to NCEI for long-term preservation. Data files may be either low resolution real-time or full resolution. Full resolution files are designated as "delayed" in the netCDF file name.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| FTP | Unknown | These data are available through the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). FTP is no longer supported by most internet browsers. You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP). | |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2022. GCMD Keywords, Version 15. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2022. GCMD Keywords, Version 15. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2022. GCMD Keywords, Version 15. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2022. GCMD Keywords, Version 15. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2022. GCMD Keywords, Version 15. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2022. GCMD Keywords, Version 15. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords | Open resource |
| https://mmisw.org/ont/ioos/parameter | Unknown | A vocabulary of the parameters used in IOOS. | Open resource |
| NCEI Dataset Landing Page | Unknown | Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. | Open resource |
| HTTPS | Unknown | Navigate directly to the URL for data access and direct download. | Open resource |
| Descriptive Information | Unknown | Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. | Open resource |
| NCEI Contact Information | Unknown | Information for contacts at NCEI. | Open resource |
| NCEI Contact Information | Unknown | Information for contacts at NCEI. | Open resource |
| Integrated Ocean Observing System Program website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| Integrated Ocean Observing System Program website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
Tags
- 4801959
- chlorophyll-a concentration
- ctd metadata
- depth
- depth-averaged eastward sea water velocity
- depth-averaged latitude
- depth-averaged longitude
- depth-averaged northward sea water velocity
- depth-averaged time
- dissolved oxygen
- eastward_sea_water_velocity
- glider
- latitude
- longitude
- mass_concentration_of_chlorophyll_a_in_sea_water
- moles_of_oxygen_per_unit_mass_in_sea_water
- monterey bay biogeochemical glider observations
- northward_sea_water_velocity
- number of observations for this profile
- oceanography
- platform metadata
- precise latitude
- precise longitude
- precise time
- profile id
- profile latitude
- profile longitude
- profile time
- seabird sbe 41cp
- sea water density
- sea_water_density
- sea water electrical conductivity
- sea_water_electrical_conductivity
- sea water practical salinity
- sea_water_practical_salinity
- sea water pressure
- sea_water_pressure
- sea_water_salinity
- sea water temperature
- sea_water_temperature
- slocum
- spray
- the trajectory to which this profile is associated.
- time
- trajectory
- trajectory name
- underwater glider
- water
- wmo
- wmo id