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Underway CTD and other data collected aboard numerous ships in the NOAA fleet in US coastal waters since October 2019

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Catalog Last Checked: August 03, 2026 at 08:17 AM | Dataset Last Updated: July 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM
This collection contains biological, chemical, optical, physical, and profile data collected aboard NOAA ships in U.S. coastal waters and in the Gulf of America since October 2019. These data include conductivity, water temperature, depth, salinity, dissolved oxygen, fluorescence, hydrostatic pressure and other parameters. The instruments used to collect these data include CTD, echo sounder, fluorometer, and others. These data were collected and submitted by the NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO).

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  "CONDUCTIVITY",
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  "DEPTH - OBSERVATION",
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  "NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations",
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  "NOAA Rolling Deck to Repository Program (NOAA R2R)",
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  "Coastal Waters of Florida",
  "Coastal Waters of Gulf of America",
  "Coastal Waters of Gulf of Mexico",
  "Coastal Waters of Mississippi",
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temporal 2004-04-15T00:00:00+00:00/2004-04-15T00:00:00+00:00
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title Underway CTD and other data collected aboard numerous ships in the NOAA fleet in US coastal waters since October 2019

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