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Physical (Hydrography), chemical (CTD), and biological (Water Quality) processes of the Texas-Louisiana continental shelf, 2011 (NODC Accession 0129417).

Authors: Rabalais, Nancy
Published On: Oct 28 2015 19:45 UTC
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7266/N79W0CD3
UDI: R1.x139.145:0016
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Project Information

Funded By:
Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative

Funding Cycle:
RFP-I

Research Group:
Coastal Waters Consortium (CWC)

Point of Contact

Nancy N. Rabalais
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) / Research
nrabalais@lumcon.edu

Data Collection Period
2011-02-14
to
2011-10-28
Theme keywords

physical, chemical, biological, hypoxia, dissolved oxygen, water chemistry, survey, anoxia, Biogeochemical Cycles, Nutrient Cycling, Oxygen Demand, Primary Production, Eutrophication, Water Quality, Chlorophyll, Conductivity, Light Transmission, Nitrogen Compounds, Nutrients, Oxygen, pH, Suspended Solids, Water Temperature, Coastal Processes, Monitoring, Ammonium, Chlorophyll, Nitrate, Nitrite, Nitrogen, Nutrients, Oxygen, Phosphate, Pigments, Silicate, Fronts, Secchi Depth, Ocean Temperature, salinity, density

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Abstract:

Two sets of CTD data were taken during the 2011 surveys of the Louisiana continental shelf—Transect C off Terrebonne Bay and Transect C off Atchafalaya Bay and the 2011 Shelfwide Hypoxia cruise. Hydrographic data were obtained with the LUMCON SeaBird 911+ CTD system and a YSI 6820. Nutrient, pigment, suspended sediment, surface salinity, secchi depth, Winkler results, and station information data were also acquired.

Suggested Citation:

Rabalais, Nancy. 2015. Physical (Hydrography), chemical (CTD), and biological (Water Quality) processes of the Texas-Louisiana continental shelf, 2011 (NODC Accession 0129417).. Distributed by: GRIIDC, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N79W0CD3

Purpose:

The physical, biological and chemical data collected are part of a long-term coastal Louisiana dataset. The goal is to understand physical and biological processes that contribute to the causes of hypoxia and use the data to support environmental models for use by resource managers. The size of the hypoxic area is part of the baseline data considered by the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Nutrient/Hypoxia Task Force.