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Fall 2015 Survey (PTS01, Reson7125)

Authors: Ian Church
Published On: Aug 27 2019 15:05 UTC
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7266/n7-f6nb-kj76
UDI: R4.x260.203:0001
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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

Ian Church
University of New Brunswick / Department of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering
ian.church@unb.ca

Data Collection Period
2015-11-02
to
2015-11-05
Theme keywords

Acoustic Scattering, Fisheries, Bathymetry, AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS, MARINE ECOSYSTEMS, Benthic, Pelagic, Seafloor Topography

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Abstract:

The cruise investigated how complex fine-scale structure and processes in coastal waters dominated by pulsed-river plumes control the exposure, impacts, and ecosystem recovery from offshore spills like the Deepwater Horizon release of 2010. Data were collected along three transects in the northern Gulf of Mexico in water depths from 10 metres to 60 metres using the Reson 7125 multibeam sonar and an In Situ Ichtyoplankton Imaging System (ISIIS). Stations along the corridor completed CTD casts, trace metal testing, water chemistry, FlowCam analysis, radio-isotopes testing, and productivity experiments.

Suggested Citation:

Ian Church. 2019. Fall 2015 Survey (PTS01, Reson7125). Distributed by: GRIIDC, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/n7-f6nb-kj76

Purpose:

CONCORDE is the CONsortium for oil spill exposure pathways in COastal River-Dominated Ecosystems (CONCORDE). It is one of 12 research consortia funded by the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) to conduct scientific studies of the impacts of oil, dispersed oil and dispersant on the Gulf’s ecosystem and public health during 2015-17.

Data Parameters and Units:

Relative acoustic backscatter relating to impedance contrasts within the water column across a swath of 512 beams.