Abstract:

Two research cruises, one in 2012 and one in 2013, were conducted to continue to monitor the microbial and planktonic communities and to assess rates of particle flux and the rates of removal of PAHs from the system via this process and accumulation of PAHs in bottom sediments. This dataset includes underway data collected aboard the R/V F. G. Walton Smith during the April 2013 cruise in the Gulf of Mexico.

Suggested Citation:

Sutor, Malinda. 2016. R/V F. G. Walton Smith Underway data, Gulf of Mexico, spring 2013, cruise WS1304. Distributed by: GRIIDC, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N70C4SQN

Purpose:

Dataset includes near-surface environmental conditions measured continuously along entire cruise track.

Data Parameters and Units:

near-surface data from ship’s continuous flow through system and meteorological conditions. Debubbler in Flow -- Date (MM/DD/YYYY), Time (hh:mm:ss), Pump Out Flow (meters^3/second), Raw Voltage (Volts) Depth -- Date (MM/DD/YYYY), Time (hh:mm:ss), DBT depth below transducer (feet, meters, and Fathoms) DisOrgMat Dissolved Organic Matter Fluorometer -- Date (MM/DD/YYYY), Time (hh:mm:ss), Concentration (micrograms/Liter), Raw Voltage (Volts), Gain (dimensionless), Flow (meters^3/second) EppleyPIR -- Date (MM/DD/YYYY), Time (hh:mm:ss), Thermopile Out (Volts), Case Temperature (Kelvin), Dome Temperature (Kelvin), Long Wave Radiation (micrometers) EppleyPSP -- Date (MM/DD/YYYY), Time (hh:mm:ss), EppleyPSP, Raw Voltage (Volts) EppleyTUV -- Date (MM/DD/YYYY), Time (hh:mm:ss), EppleyTUV Total Ultraviolet Radiation (watts per meter squared W/m^2), Raw Voltage (Volts) Fluorometer -- Date (MM/DD/YYYY), Time (hh:mm:ss), Concentration (micrograms/Liter), Raw Voltage (Volts), Gain (dimensionless), Flow (meters^3/second) GPS1, GPS2 -- Computer Date (MM/DD/YYYY), Computer Time (hh:mm:ss), GPS Time (seconds of the week), Latitude (Degrees Minutes Direction), Longitude (Degrees Minutes Direction), Altitude (meters), Geoid Height (meters), Horizontal, Dilution, Satellites, Fix, Quality, Mnemonic, Checksum GyroCompass -- Computer Date (MM/DD/YYYY), Computer Time (hh:mm:ss), True Heading (degrees East of North), Mnemonic, Checksum Li-Cor_PAR -- [empty folder] Lister -- Date (MM/DD/YYYY), Time (hh:mm:ss), Latitude (Degrees Minutes Direction, Decimal Degrees), Longitude (Degrees Minutes Direction, Decimal Degrees), SOG speed over ground (Knots), COG course over ground (Degrees True), Gyroscope Bottom Speed (Knots), Water Speed (Knots), Precision Infrared Radiometer PIR (watts/m^2), precision spectral pyranometer PSP (watts/m^2), Total Ultraviolet Radiation TUV (watts/m^2), Rain Gauge Precipitation (mm/hr), Accumulative Precipitation (mm), Fluorometer Reading (Volts), Gain (dimensionless), DisOrgMat Dissolved Organic Matter Reading (Volts), Gain (dimensionless), SB shipboard Temperature (Degrees Celsius), Debubbler Pump PVC Flow (LPM Liter/minute), Output Pressure (PSI per square inch), Pre-Strainer Presure (PSI per square inch), Post-Strainer Pressure PSI (per square inch) , Starboard RM Young Wind Instrument: Relative Wind Speed (Knots), Relative Wind Direction (Degrees East of North), True Wind Speed (Knots), True Wind Direction (Degrees East of North), Port RM Young Meteorological Instrument: Air Temperature (Degrees Celsius), Relative Humidity (%), Barometric Pressure (mb millibars), MicroTSG1MicroTSG Instrument: Temperature (Degrees Celsius), Conductivity (Seimens), Salinity (PSU practical salinity units), Turner C7 Instrument: Chlorophyll-a (micrograms/Liter), CDOM Colored Dissolved Organic Matter (micrograms/Liter), Turbidity (Nephelometric Turbidity Unit NTU), Crude Oil, Phycoerythrin, Phycocyanin (micrograms/Liter), Depth (meter), Temperature (degrees Celsius) MasterControl -- [empty folder] MicroTSG1 -- Date (MM/DD/YYYY), Time (hh:mm:ss), Temperature (degrees Celsius), Conductivity (Seimens), Remote Temperature (degrees Celsius), Salinity (PSU), Raw Temperature (degrees Celsius), Raw Conductivity (Seimens), Raw Remote Temperature (degrees Celsius), TSG ThermoSalinoGraph Instrument Flow (meters^2/second), Temperature Frequency (Hz), Conductivity Frequency (Hz), Remote Temperature Frequency (Hz) NMEA -- [empty folder] Output Pressure -- Date (MM/DD/YYYY), Time (hh:mm:ss), Output Pressure (PSI), Raw Voltage (Volts) PortRMYoung -- Date (MM/DD/YYYY), Time (hh:mm:ss), Temperature (degrees Celsius), Humidity (grams/meter^3), Barometric Pressure (millibars), Mnemonic, Checksum POSMV -- Computer Date (MM/DD/YYYY), Computer Time (hh:mm:ss), GPS Time (seconds of the week), Latitude (Degrees Minutes Direction), Longitude (Degrees Minutes Direction), Altitude (meters), Geoid Height (meters), Horizontal, Dilution, Satellites, Fix, Quality, Mnemonic, Checksum Post-Strainer Pressure -- Date (MM/DD/YYYY), Time (hh:mm:ss), Post-Strainer Pressure (PSI), Raw Voltage (Volts) Pre-Strainer Pressure -- Date (MM/DD/YYYY), Time (hh:mm:ss), Pre-Strainer Pressure (PSI), Raw Voltage (Volts) Pump Out Flow -- Date (MM/DD/YYYY), Time (hh:mm:ss), Pump Out Flow (meters^3/second), Raw Voltage (Volts) RainGauge -- Date (MM/DD/YYYY), Time (hh:mm:ss), Condition Code, Instantaneous Precipitation (millimeters/hour), Accumulated Precipitation (millimeters), Signal Strength: Raw Average (dB) Adaptive Baseline (dB), Temperature (degrees Celsius) SBTemp -- Date (MM/DD/YYYY), Time (hh:mm:ss), Temperature (degrees Celsius), Conductivity (Seimens), Remote Temperature (degrees Celsius), Salinity (PSU), Raw Temperature (degrees Celsius), Raw Conductivity (Seimens), Raw Remote Temperature (degrees Celsius), TSG ThermoSalinoGraph Instrument Flow (meters^2/second), Temperature Frequency (Hz), Conductivity Frequency (Hz), Remote Temperature Frequency (Hz) SpeedLog -- [empty folder] StarboardRMYoung -- Starboard RM Young Wind Instrument: Relative Wind Speed (Knots), Relative Wind Direction (Degrees East of North), True Wind Speed (Knots), True Wind Direction (Degrees East of North), Mnemonic, Checksum TempFiles -- [empty folder] Turner C7 -- Turner C7 Instrument: Computer Date (MM/DD/YYYY), Computer Time (hh:mm:ss), Instrument Date (MM/DD/YYYY), Instrument Time (hh:mm:ss), Chlorophyll-a Fluoresence Raw and Calibrated (micrograms/Liter), CDOM Colored Dissolved Organic Matter Raw and Calibrated (micrograms/Liter), Turbidity Raw and Calibrated (Nephelometric Turbidity Unit NTU), Crude Oil, Phycoerythrin, Phycocyanin Raw and Calibrated (micrograms/Liter), Depth (meter), Temperature (degrees Celsius)

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