Abstract:

This dataset includes CTD and environmental data for 18 stations collected onboard R/V Weatherbird II cruise WB-1304 in the Gulf of Mexico from 2012-08-14 to 2012-08-19. The dataset includes profiles/casts of temperature, salinity, conductivity, chlorophyll-a and colored dissolved organic matter fluorescence, turbidity, oxygen saturation, sound velocity, altimetry, and Photosynthetically Available Radiation (PAR). The dataset also includes the cruise documentation for the R/V Weatherbird II cruise WB-1304 led by chief scientist Dr. Steve Murawski.

Suggested Citation:

Pulster, Erin; Murawski, Steve. 2020. CTD and environmental data collected onboard R/V Weatherbird II cruise WB-1304 in the northern Gulf of Mexico from 2012-08-14 to 2012-08-19. Distributed by: GRIIDC, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/CH89NVFZ

Purpose:

The cruise objectives were to evaluate the extent of fish disease and to characterize the distribution and fate of oiled sediment at sites on the continental shelf and slope of the northern Gulf of Mexico.

Data Parameters and Units:

Time [sec since 1970-01-01 :00:00:00], latitude [degrees], longitude [degrees], depth [m], temperature [degree Celsius], conductivity [S m^-1], salinity [PSU], chlorophyll fluorescence [mg m^-3], CDOM fluorescence [mg m^-3], oxygen saturation [mg l^-3], dissolved oxygen [mg l^-3], density [kg m^-3], sound velocity [m s^-1], density 2 [kg m^-3], elapsed time [sec], flag. Please note that the dataset also includes raw data with some more variables.

Instruments:

SeaBird CTD SBE25

Individual Files: