Low resolution real-time physical trajectory profile data from glider ng488 deployed by Caribbean Coastal Ocean Observing System (CARICOOS), Integrated Ocean Observing System Program (IOOS), Loggerhead Instruments, NOAA National Ocean Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Ocean and Coastal Observing - Virgin Islands, Inc. (OCOVI), Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Center for Ocean Observing Leadership (RU COOL), South African Data Centre for Oceanography, and US Navy; Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) in the Caribbean Sea from 2018-07-19 to 2018-08-08 (NCEI Accession 0257893)
This collaborative project is focused on collecting temperature and salinity profiles in the waters in the vicinity of the US Virgin Islands to investigate the oceans role in modulating hurricane intensity in the region. Specifically, glider data will be utilized to both validate and improve operational coupled ocean …