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R/V Point Sur: PS17-05 Hydrographic (CTD) Data, Gulf of Mexico, September 11 - 16, 2016

Authors: Vernon Asper

Published On: Jan 10 2017 16:03 UTC

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7266/N7M043S2

UDI: R4.x268.000:0033

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No. of Files: 32

File Size: 42.08 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

2016-09-11

2016-09-16

Theme keywords

CTD, GC767, MC21 (Taylor Energy), OC26, salinity, temperature, dissolved oxygen, sound velocity, beam attenuation, beam transmission, oxygen saturation, pressure, SPAR, conductivity, chlorophyll fluorescence, CDOM fluorescence

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Abstract:

Five conductivity, temperature, and depth (CTD) casts made from the R/V Point Sur (PS17-05) in the northern Gulf of Mexico, 2016-09-11 - 2016-09-16, 2016, in lease blocks MC21 (Taylor Energy site), GC767, and OC26. Data are primarily provided in hex format.

Suggested Citation:

Vernon Asper. 2017. R/V Point Sur: PS17-05 Hydrographic (CTD) Data, Gulf of Mexico, September 11 - 16, 2016. Distributed by: GRIIDC, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N7M043S2

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:

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].

Instruments:

Sea-bird SBE11+ CTD