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R/V Point Sur: PS17-05 Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) data, Gulf of Mexico, September 11 - 16, 2016

Authors: Vernon Asper

Published On: Jan 10 2017 20:50 UTC

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7266/N7G73C2R

UDI: R4.x268.000:0035

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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

ADCP, GC767, MC21 (Taylor Energy), OC26, MC297, currents, current velocity profile

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Abstract:

R/V Point Sur (PS17-05) Hull mounted Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) measuring current velocity as a part of operations conducted in the northern Gulf of Mexico, 2016-09-11 - 2016-09-16, in lease blocks MC21 (Taylor Energy site), GC767, and MC297 (OC26). Data were collected during R/V Point Sur cruise PS17-05.

Suggested Citation:

Vernon Asper. 2017. R/V Point Sur: PS17-05 Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) data, Gulf of Mexico, September 11 - 16, 2016. Distributed by: GRIIDC, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N7G73C2R

Purpose:

These current velocity data were collected in support of deployed mooring and deep-sea lander experiments.

Data Parameters and Units:

u = Eastward sea water velocity (m/s), v = Northward sea water velocity (m/s); Ensemble #; Date (yyyymmdd); Time (hmmss.ss); latitude (decimal degrees); longitude (decimal degrees); bin depth (m); %good pings (%); signal amplitude; ship's zonal velocity (m/s); ship's meridional velocity (m/s)

Instruments:

RD Instruments ADCP package using 75 kHz and 300 kHz transducers.