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Salinity Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPURS-2 Research vessel Meteorological series data for the E. Tropical Pacific field campaign R/V Revelle cruises | 1.0 | R/V Endeavor, R/V Revelle | THERMOSALINOGRAPHS, MMS | 2016-08-20 to 2017-11-15 |
N: 24.203 S: 5.055 E: -119.886 W: -144.874 |
1 Meters x 1 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| SPURS-2 research vessel Underway CTD (uCTD) data for the E. Tropical Pacific R/V Revelle cruises | 1.0 | R/V Revelle | UCTD | 2016-08-21 to 2017-11-11 |
N: 13.97 S: 5.09 E: -123.51 W: -126.51 |
1 Meters x 1 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| SPURS-2 research vessel Underway Salinity Profiling System (USPS) data for the E. Tropical Pacific R/V Revelle cruises | 1.0 | R/V Revelle | USPS, THERMOSALINOGRAPHS | 2016-08-15 to 2017-11-15 |
N: 25.84 S: 5.06 E: -119.5 W: -157 |
1 Meters x 1 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| SPURS-2 Saildrone data for the E. Tropical Pacific field campaign | 1.0 | Saildrone | PYROMETERS, ADCP, CTD, FLUOROMETERS, ANEMOMETERS, BAROMETERS | 2017-10-16 to 2017-11-17 |
N: 10.9 S: 8.5 E: -124.5 W: -125 |
1 Meters x 1 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| SPURS-2 Seaglider data for the E. Tropical Pacific field campaign | 1.0 | SEAGLIDER | CTD | 2016-08-24 to 2017-11-07 |
N: 12.022 S: 8.994 E: -122.128 W: -126.122 |
1 Meters x 1 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| SPURS-2 Surface Salinity Snake data for the E. Tropical Pacific field campaign R/V Revelle cruises | 1.0 | R/V Revelle | SS | 2016-08-16 to 2017-11-16 |
N: 32.3 S: 5.06 E: -117.3 W: -155.8 |
1 Meters x 1 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| SPURS-2 S/V Lady Amber underway Thermosalinograph and Sea Snake data for the E. Tropical Pacific field campaign | 1.0 | S/V Lady Amber | CTD | 2016-08-29 to 2018-04-30 |
N: 35.627 S: 0.085 E: -126.978 W: -163.925 |
1 Meters x 1 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| SPURS-2 Towed surface salinity profile (SSP) data for the E. Tropical Pacific R/V Revelle cruises | 1.0 | SEAGLIDER | CTD | 2016-08-27 to 2017-11-11 |
N: 16.502 S: 6.546 E: -123.203 W: -140.969 |
1 Meters x 1 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| SPURS-2 underway surface pCO2, DIC and pH data for the E. Tropical Pacific field campaign R/V Revelle cruises | 1.0 | R/V Revelle | SS, THERMOSALINOGRAPHS | 2017-10-21 to 2017-11-13 |
N: 16.411 S: 1.383 E: -121.545 W: -125.572 |
1 Meters x 1 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| SPURS-2 Waveglider data for the E. Tropical Pacific field campaign | 1.0 | Waveglider | CTD, MMS, CURRENT METERS | 2016-08-24 to 2017-11-10 |
N: 13.8 S: 6.1 E: -108.8 W: -126.4 |
1 Meters x 1 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| SWOT Postlaunch Field Campaign Data from Gliders | 1 | AUVS | CTD | 2023-03-30 to 2023-08-02 |
N: 36.85 S: 35.3 E: -121.88 W: -125.28 |
netCDF-4 | |
| SWOT Postlaunch Oceanography Field Campaign Shipboard CTD and Water Sample Data | 1 | Ships | CTD, WATER BOTTLES | 2023-02-23 to 2024-11-02 |
N: 36.21 S: 33.04 E: -118.24 W: -125.4 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Tenuse Glider CTD data for the SPURS-1 N. Atlantic field campaign | 1.0 | TenuseGlider | CTD | 2012-08-21 to 2012-10-04 |
N: 27 S: 24 E: -35 W: -39 |
1 Meters x 1 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| Tidal Wetlands Soil Organic Carbon and Estuarine Characteristics, USA, 1972-2015 | 1 | MODELS, FIELD SURVEYS | Computer | 1972-01-01 to 2015-12-31 |
N: 47.8222 S: 25.1873 E: -67.0547 W: -124.385 |
CSV | |
| Waveglider data for the SPURS-1 N. Atlantic field campaign | 1.0 | Waveglider | CTD, MMS, CURRENT METERS | 2012-09-01 to 2013-03-25 |
N: 42 S: 23 E: -37 W: -71 |
1 Meters x 1 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| West Atlantic Pre-SWOT Level-4 Hourly MITgcm LLC4320 Native Grid 2km Oceanographic Dataset Version 1.0 | 1.0 | MITgcm | Computer | 2011-09-13 to 2012-11-15 |
N: 38.7 S: 32.7 E: -72 W: -76.5 |
2 Kilometers x 2 Kilometers | netCDF-4 |
| WHOI mooring CTD, surface flux and meterorological data for the SPURS-1 N. Atlantic field campaign | 1.0 | Mooring | CTD, MMS | 2012-09-14 to 2013-09-30 |
N: 24.6 S: 24 E: -38 W: -38 |
1 Meters x 1 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| Yongala Pre-SWOT Level-4 Hourly MITgcm LLC4320 Native Grid 2km Oceanographic Dataset Version 1.0 | 1.0 | MITgcm | Computer | 2011-09-13 to 2012-11-15 |
N: -16.5 S: -20.5 E: 150.25 W: 146.25 |
2 Kilometers x 2 Kilometers | netCDF-4 |
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