Abstract:

Datasets include satellite-tracked surface drifter trajectories, surface geostrophic velocity derived from the altimetry product, sea surface temperature, ocean color index, and surface oil slick location data in the eastern Gulf of Mexico during summer 2010. Dataset is associated with the publication Liu, Y., R. H. Weisberg, C. Hu, C. Kovach, and R. Riethmüller (2011), Evolution of the Loop Current system during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill event as observed with drifters and satellites.

Suggested Citation:

Liu, Yonggang, et al.. 2014. Evolution of the Loop Current system during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill event as observed with drifters and satellites. Distributed by: GRIIDC, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N7Q81B1N

Publications:

Liu, Y., Weisberg, R. H., Hu, C., Kovach, C., & Riethmüller, R. (2011). Evolution of the Loop Current System During the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Event as Observed With Drifters and Satellites. Geophysical Monograph Series, 91–101. doi:10.1029/2011gm001127

Purpose:

To describe the variability of the ocean circulation patterns of the Gulf of Mexico Loop Current system and their effects on the advection of the surface oil discharged during the Deepwater Horizon incident.

Data Parameters and Units:

Latitude (Deg N), longitude (Deg E), currents velocity (m/s), year day, temperature (Deg C), color index.

Provenance and Historical References:

Liu, Y., R. H. Weisberg, C. Hu, C. Kovach, and R. Riethmüller (2011), Evolution of the Loop Current system during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill event as observed with drifters and satellites, Geophys. Monogr. Ser., 195, 91–101, doi:10.1029/2011GM001127.

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