Abstract:

Three conductivity, temperature and depth (CTD) casts made from the R/V Pelican in the northern Gulf of Mexico in lease block(s) GC600 and OC26 on cruise PE15-20, on board the R/V Pelican, 2015-03-28 - 2015-03-31. Deck tests and an additional speed of sound test cast were made 2015-03-26. This data set contains exported speed of sound profiles and raw casts including temperature, salinity, conductivity, pressure, oxygen, transmissometer, surface irradiance, and fluorescence measurements.

Suggested Citation:

Beth Orcutt. 2017. R/V Pelican: PE15-20 Hydrographic (CTD) Data, Gulf of Mexico, 2015-03-28 - 2015-03-31. Distributed by: GRIIDC, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N77P8WT1

Purpose:

These CTD casts were made to determine the hydrography in the area benthic lander experiments and sensors deployed at the Megaplume site at GC600 as well as a second benthic lander with similar experiments at OC26.

Data Parameters and Units:

Depth [m], Sound velocity (Chen and Millero, [m/s]). Additional parameters available in raw casts.

Instruments:

SeaBird SBE 9, SeaBird SBE 43, WET Labs C-Star transmissometer, Chelsea Aqua fluorometer, WET Labs ECO CDOM fluorometer

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