Abstract:

Underway sensor suite data collected as a part of operations conducted in conjunction with and support of ECOGIG water column research in lease blocks GC600 and GC767. Data were collected in the Gulf of Mexico by R/V Endeavor, May 29, 2015 to June 21, 2015.

Suggested Citation:

Joseph Montoya. 2018. R/V Endeavor: EN559 Underway Sensor Suite Data, Gulf of Mexico, May 29, 2015 to June 21, 2015. Distributed by: GRIIDC, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N79P301P

Publications:

Da Silva, C. E., & Castelao, R. M. (2018). Mississippi River Plume Variability in the Gulf of Mexico From SMAP and MODIS-Aqua Observations. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 123(9), 6620–6638. doi:10.1029/2018jc014159

Purpose:

These underway sensor data were collected in the area of ongoing ECOGIG water column research in lease blocks GC600 and GC767 in the Northern Gulf of Mexico.

Data Parameters and Units:

Date (MM/DD/YYYY), Time (HH:MM:SS), Air Temperature (Degrees C), Air Temperature (Raw), Barometric Pressure (Inches-Hg), Barometric Pressure (mBar), Barometric Pressure (Raw), Conductivity (S/m), Depth High (m), Fluorometer Counts, Fluorometer (ug per l), Fluorometer Volts, Flow through AD, Heading, Heading (deg), KnudsenEcho, Precipitation (mm), Relative Humidity (%), Relative Humidity (Raw), Relative Wind Direction (in degrees), Relative Wind Speed (Knots), Salinity (psu), SCUFA Fluorometer Counts, Seachest Temp, Sound velocity (m/s), Temp in-Seachest, Thermosalinograph, Therm Salinity, Therm Temperature, Transmissometer (%), Transmissometer Counts, Transmissometer Volts, Trimble COG, Trimble GPS GGA, Trimble GPS VTG, Trimble Latitude, Trimble Longitude, Trimble SOG, Trimble Time, TRUE WIND Spd Direction, TRUE WIND Spd Speed, Turner AU10, Turner AU10 Data, Weather Station, WIND Direction Raw, WIND Spd Raw

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