Conductivity–Temperature–Depth (CTD) and dissolved oxygen profile data from shipboard surveys collected within Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 2005-2023

This data set includes Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) and dissolved oxygen profile data that were collected along Washington State’s outer coast within Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary towards the northernmost extent of the California Current System. Measurements were made at fourteen hydrographic stations during mooring deployment, recovery, and maintenance cruises between the months of May and October from 2005–2023. The 792 CTD profiles were acquired using Sea-Bird Scientific 19 SeaCAT or 19plus SeaCAT CTD profilers with associated SBE-43 (Sea-Bird Electronics) or Beckman or YSI-type (Yellow Springs Instruments) dissolved oxygen sensors. The data were processed via Sea-Bird Scientific’s SBE Data Processing application using six of the modules in the following order: Data Conversion, Filter, Align CTD, Loop Edit, Derive, and Bin Average. These processing steps and associated methods are the same as those used to process CTD data that make up the Newport Hydrographic Line time series located off the central Oregon coast thus allowing for a direct comparison between the two regions.