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R/V Point Sur: PS16-16 Hydrographic (CTD) Data, Gulf of Mexico, 2015-12-08 - 2015-12-11

Authors: Vernon Asper
Published On: Apr 04 2017 16:47 UTC
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7266/N7K072NP
UDI: R4.x268.000:0023
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No. of Files: 30

File Size: 20.14 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
2015-12-08
to
2015-12-11
Theme keywords

CTD, GC185, OC26, MC297, salinity, temperature, conductivity, pressure, fluorescence, beam attenuation, beam transmission, transmissometer, dissolved oygen, oxygen saturation

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Abstract:

Three conductivity, temperature and depth (CTD) casts made from the R/V Point Sur PS16-16 (cruise DOI https://doi.org/10.7284/909381) in the northern Gulf of Mexico, 2015-12-08 - 2015-12-11. Data are primarily supplied in binary format (hex).

Suggested Citation:

Vernon Asper. 2017. R/V Point Sur: PS16-16 Hydrographic (CTD) Data, Gulf of Mexico, 2015-12-08 - 2015-12-11. Distributed by: GRIIDC, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N7K072NP

Purpose:

These CTD casts were made to determine the hydrography in the area of deployed 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]; Conductivity, 2 [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 raw, SBE 43, 2 [V]; Oxygen, SBE 43 [umol/kg]; Oxygen, SBE 43, 2 [umol/kg]; Oxygen saturation, Weiss [umol/kg]; Pressure, Digiquartz [db]; Salinity, Practical [PSU]; Salinity, Practical, 2 [PSU]; Scan Count; Sound velocity [Chen-Millero, m/s]; Sound velocity, 2 [Chen-Millero, m/s]; SPAR, Biospherical/Licor; Temperature [ITS-90, deg C]; Temperature, 2 [ITS-90, deg C]; Time, Elapsed [seconds]; flag[enum].

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