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R/V Point Sur: PS16-09 Hydrographic (CTD) Data, Gulf of Mexico, 2015-09-14 - 2015-09-19

Authors: Vernon Asper

Published On: Apr 04 2017 20:28 UTC

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7266/N7DB807R

UDI: R4.x268.000:0020

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No. of Files: 40

File Size: 23.86 MB

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Project Information

Funded By:
Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative

Funding Cycle:
RFP-IV

Research Group:
Ecosystem Impacts of Oil and Gas Inputs to the Gulf-2 (ECOGIG-2)

Point of Contact

Arne R. Diercks
University of Southern Mississippi / School of Ocean Science and Engineering
arne.diercks@usm.edu

Data Collection Period

2015-09-14

2015-09-19

Theme keywords

CTD, GC185, OC26, temperature, salinity, conductivity, fluorescence, dissolved oxygen, oxygen saturation, pressure, speed of sound, altimeter, beam attenuation, beam transmission, transmissometer

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Abstract:

Five conductivity, temperature and depth (CTD) casts made from the R/V Point Sur (PS16-09, cruise doi https://doi.org/10.7284/909377) in the northern Gulf of Mexico in lease blocks OC26 and GC185, 2015-09-14 - 2015-09-19. Data are provided primarily in hex format.

Suggested Citation:

Vernon Asper. 2017. R/V Point Sur: PS16-09 Hydrographic (CTD) Data, Gulf of Mexico, 2015-09-14 - 2015-09-19. Distributed by: GRIIDC, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N7DB807R

Purpose:

These CTD casts were made to determine the hydrography in the area of ongoing mooring and lander experiments.

Data Parameters and Units:

Altimeter [m]; Beam Attenuation, WET Labs C-Star [1/m]; Beam Transmission, WET Labs C-Star [%]; Conductivity [uS/cm]; Depth [salt water, m]; Fluorescence, WET Labs CDOM [mg/m^3]; Fluorescence, WET Labs ECO-AFL/FL [mg/m^3]; Oxygen raw, SBE 43 [V]; Oxygen, SBE 43 [umol/kg]; Oxygen Saturation, Weiss [umol/kg]; Pressure, Digiquartz [db]; Salinity, Practical [PSU]; Scan Count; Sound Velocity [Chen-Millero, m/s]; SPAR, Biospherical/Licor; Temperature [ITS-90, deg C]; Time, Elapsed [seconds]; flag [enum].

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