Abstract:

This dataset contains surface water quality data obtained from Mississippi Sound from 2022-09-12 to 2022-09-16. Surface water quality data including chlorophyll a, phycocyanin, phycoerythrin, colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM), turbidity at 595 nm, turbidity at 700 nm, salinity, temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, partial pressure of carbon dioxide, backscattering at 470 nm, backscattering at 532 nm, and backscattering at 650 nm measured by an autonomous surface vessel (SP-48 from Seatrac systems Inc.).

Suggested Citation:

Dash, Padmanava and Robert J. Moorhead. 2023. Surface water quality data of the Mississippi Sound sampled from 2022-09-12 to 2022-09-16. Distributed by: GRIIDC, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/7KWQ7S3Z

Purpose:

To characterize water quality and develop remote sensing algorithms.

Data Parameters and Units:

The headers and units are Sample Site (WMS), Site Names, Latitude (decimal degrees), Longitude (decimal degrees), Date (mm/dd/yyyy), Chl-a (µg/L), PC (ppb), PE (ppb), CDOM (ppb), Turbidity_595nm (NTU), Turbidity_700nm (NTU), Salinity (PSU), Temperature (°C), pH, DO (mg/L), pCO2 (ppm), bb_470nm (m-1sr-1), bb_532nm (m-1sr-1), bb_650nm (m-1sr-1).

Methods:

Surface water quality data was collected by the autonomous surface vessel.

Instruments:

SP-48 from Seatrac systems Inc.

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