Repeat Observations by Gliders in the Equatorial Region

Spray underwater glider operations were conducted during 2013-2016 west of the Galapagos Islands.

Time Span

OCT 2013 - OCT 2016

Observations

Temperature, Salinity, Doppler Velocity, Acoustic Backscatter, Depth-Averaged Velocity

  • Region: Galapagos
  • PIs: Daniel L. Rudnick, W. Brechner Owens, Kristopher B. Karnauskas and T. M. Shaun Johnston
  • Funded by: National Science Foundation; Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing (GOMO) Program - NOAA

Project Dataset Files

Cleaned, post-processed and vertically binned to meet user needs

Access Options

Data are available in CF compliant NetCDF files and are also available via our ERDDAP server which offers additional file types, data subsetting, visualization options and more.

ROGER

OCT 2013 - OCT 2016
NetCDF ERDDAP Details

Project Dataset Processing

  • Averaged to 10-m vertical bins
  • Bins improve ease of use
  • Bins allow for easy integration of ADCP acoustic backscatter and velocity data
  • Filtered using QC flags
  • Only high-quality data are represented in each bin

How to Cite

When using this dataset, please cite the data as:

Rudnick, D. L., Owens, W. B., Karnauskas, K. B., & Johnston, T. M. S. (2020). Repeat Observations by Gliders in the Equatorial Region [Data set]. Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Instrument Development Group. doi: 10.21238/S8SPRAY0090

Publications

Jakoboski, J., R. E. Todd, W. B. Owens, K. B. Karnauskas, and D. L. Rudnick, 2022: Potential vorticity and instability in the equatorial undercurrent west of the Galápagos Archipelago. Journal of Physical Oceanography; doi: 10.1175/JPO-D-21-0124.1
Rudnick, D. L., W. B. Owens, T. M. S. Johnston, K. B. Karnauskas, J. Jakoboski, and R. E. Todd, 2021: The equatorial current system west of the Galápagos Islands during the 2014-2016 El Niño as observed by underwater gliders. Journal of Physical Oceanography; doi: 10.1175/JPO-D-20-0064.1
Karnauskas, K. B., J. Jakoboski, T. M. S. Johnston, W. B. Owens, D. L. Rudnick, and R. E. Todd, 2020: The Pacific Equatorial Undercurrent in Three Generations of Global Climate Models and Glider Observations. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans; doi: 10.1029/2020JC016609
Jakoboski, J., R.E. Todd, W.B. Owens, K.B. Karnauskas, D.L. Rudnick (2020), Bifurcation and upwelling of the Equatorial Undercurrent west of the Galápagos Archipelago, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 50, 887-905; doi: 10.1175/JPO-D-19-0110.1