Abstract:

Eight conductivity, temperature and depth (CTD) casts made from the R/V Tommy Munro (TM16-05) in the northern Gulf of Mexico, 2016-05-18 - 2016-05-19, in lease block GC248.

Suggested Citation:

Vernon Asper. 2017. R/V Tommy Munro: TM16-05 Hydrographic (CTD) Data, Gulf of Mexico, 2016-05-16 - 2016-05-20. Distributed by: GRIIDC, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N71V5CB8

Purpose:

These CTD casts were made to determine the hydrography in the response area of GC248 as a result of the Brutus rig discharge of approximately 88,000 gallons of crude into the Gulf of Mexico.

Data Parameters and Units:

Salinity, practical [PSU]; Pressure Digiquartz [db]; Conductivity [S/m]; Temperature (ITS-90, [deg C]). 1002.hex 5/18/2016 19:20 28̊ 00.552'N, 91̊ 50.872'W 28.009200, 91.847867 1003.hex 5/18/2016 19:30 28̊ 00.425'N, 91̊ 50.987'W 28.007083, 91.849783 1004.hex 5/18/2016 19:46 28̊ 00.230'N, 91̊ 51.169'W 28.003833, 91.852817 1007.hex 5/18/2016 20:33 27̊ 59.323'N, 91̊ 51.164'W 27.988717, 91.852733 1008.hex 5/18/2016 20:59 27̊ 59.003'N, 91̊ 51.598'W 27.983383, 91.859967 Station #2_deep.hex 5/18/2016 23:41 27̊ 51.898'N, 91̊ 30.881'W 27.864967, 91.514683 Station #2_takehome.hex 5/19/2016 00:43 27̊ 51.432'N, 91̊ 30.517'W 27.857200, 91.508617 Station #2_shallow cast.hex 5/19/2016 01:18 27̊ 51.376'N, 91̊ 30.912'W 27.856267, 91.515200 Note: files 1001, 1005, and 1006 were deck tests.

Instruments:

Sea-Bird SBE19+ Seacat

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