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Total Suspended Solids in situ data, northern Gulf of Mexico, Mobile Bay river plume, March-April 2016

Authors: Jerry D. Wiggert, Stephan J. O’Brien, Steve Dykstra, Brian Dzwonkowski, Davin J. Wallace and Grant Lockridge
Published On: Apr 10 2017 18:06 UTC
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7266/N74Q7S2Z
UDI: R4.x260.000:0014
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Project Information

Funded By:
Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative

Funding Cycle:
RFP-IV

Research Group:
Consortium for Oil Spill Exposure Pathways in Coastal River-Dominated Ecosystems (CONCORDE)

Point of Contact

Jeremy (Jerry) Wiggert
University of Southern Mississippi / Department of Marine Science
jerry.wiggert@usm.edu

Data Collection Period
2016-03-22
to
2016-04-19
Theme keywords

total suspended solids, suspended particulate matter

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Abstract:

Total suspended solids (1.5 micron filter) concentration was measured for the surface and bottom water samples.

Suggested Citation:

Jerry D. Wiggert, Stephan J. O’Brien, Steve Dykstra, Brian Dzwonkowski, Davin J. Wallace and Grant Lockridge. 2017. Total Suspended Solids in situ data, northern Gulf of Mexico, Mobile Bay river plume, March-April 2016. Distributed by: GRIIDC, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N74Q7S2Z

Purpose:

Total suspended solids was obtained in the Sound from August 2015 to August 2016, in support of the CONsortium for oil spill exposure pathways in COastal River-Dominated Ecosystems (CONCORDE) research effort to characterize the physical fields influenced by pulsed river discharge.

Data Parameters and Units:

File folders refer to 2016 julian day (ex. jd_82 is julian day 82) and file names refer to julian day, station, total suspended solids (tss), tidal stage (ebb or flood), and time (HHHH) if applicable (ex. 100_CC_tss_ebb_1408.txt is julian day 100, station CC, total suspended solids, ebb tide, 1408) Depth (surface or bottom), Total suspended solids (mg / liter) Station,Latitude,Longitude,Depth (m) CC,30.2273,-88.0361,17.6 M1,30.1746,-88.0192,8.8 M2,30.1825,-88.0779,8.2 M3,30.2009,-88.1228,10.7 M4,30.1296,-88.1248,16.3 M5,30.0514,-88.1227,21.4 SC,30.2393,-88.0614,3.3

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