Abstract:

Water column data and hydrographic were collected during the Concorde Fall 2015 cruise utilizing the CTD-rosette system aboard the R/V Pelican (R/V Pelican cruise PE16-11, cruise DOI https://doi.org/10.7284/907240). Characterization of physical and chemical properties in the water column were conducted down the CONCORDE corridors in the Mississippi Bight, Mobile Bay outflow. The sample period was between 2015-11-01 and 2015-11-05. Quarter meter binned profiles and bottle files are posted here.

Suggested Citation:

Martin,Kevin. 2016. CTD profile data of the Mississippi Bight, Mobile Bay, and Mississippi River off the R/V Pelican during late October and early November 2015. Distributed by: GRIIDC, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N7SN07CX

Purpose:

To characterize physical and chemical properties in the water column in the Mississippi Bight, Mobile Bay outflow.

Data Parameters and Units:

Pressure, Digiquartz [dbar]; Depth [salt water, m], Temperature [ITS-90, deg C]; Temperature, 2 [ITS-90, deg C]; Conductivity [mS/cm]; Conductivity, 2 [mS/cm]; Salinity, Practical [PSU]; Salinity, Practical, 2 [PSU]; Density [kg/m^3], Density, 2 [kg/m^3]; Sound velocity [Chen-Millero, m/s]; Oxygen, SBE 43 [mg/l]; Fluorescence, Chl Con [ug/l]; Beam attenuation [1/m]; PAR/Irradiance; SPAR/Surface irradiance; CDOM fluorescence, [mg/m^3]; number of scans per bin

Instruments:

Seabird CTD, Seabird SBE43 oxygen sensor, Chelsea Aqua 3 fluorometer, Biospherical/Licor (PAR), WET Labs CDOM fluorometer, WET Labs C-Star transmissometer

Individual Files: