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R/V Pelican: PE16-17 Hydrographic (CTD) Data, Gulf of Mexico, 2016-03-03 - 2016-03-05

Authors: Vernon Asper

Published On: Jan 09 2017 22:09 UTC

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7266/N7P26WH2

UDI: R4.x268.000:0026

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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

2016-03-03

2016-03-05

Theme keywords

CTD, AT357, GC600, temperature, pressure, conductivity, salinity, dissolved oxygen, oxygen saturation, beam attenuation, beam transmission, density, sigma-t, sound velocity

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Abstract:

Two conductivity, temperature and depth (CTD) casts made from the R/V Pelican (PE16-17) in the northern Gulf of Mexico, March 2-6, 2016, in lease block(s) AT357 and GC600.

Suggested Citation:

Vernon Asper. 2017. R/V Pelican: PE16-17 Hydrographic (CTD) Data, Gulf of Mexico, 2016-03-03 - 2016-03-05. Distributed by: GRIIDC, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N7P26WH2

Purpose:

These CTD casts were made to determine the hydrography in the area of deployed mooring and deep-sea lander experiments.

Data Parameters and Units:

Salinity, practical [PSU]; Oxygen saturation, Weiss [mL/L]; Oxygen SBE 43 [% saturation]; Depth [m]; Pressure Digiquartz [dbar]; Conductivity [S/m]; Temperature [ITS-90, deg C); Time elapsed [s); Oxygen SBE 43 [mL/L]; Beam transmission WET labs C-Star [%]; Descent rate [m/s]; Sound velocity [Delgrosso, m/s]; Altimeter [m]; Density [sigma-theta, kg/m^3], Latitude [decimal degrees], Longitude [decimal degrees], Time [UTC]

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