Abstract:

Seven conductivity, temperature and depth (CTD) casts made from the RV Pelican in the northern Gulf of Mexico in lease block GC600, MC118, OC26 in conjunction with and support of ongoing deep sea lander experiments. Samples were collected October 7-14, 2013.

Suggested Citation:

Beth Orcutt. 2016. R/V Pelican: PE14-09 Hydrographic (CTD) Data, Gulf of Mexico, October 7-14, 2013. Distributed by: Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information and Data Cooperative (GRIIDC), Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N7ZK5DPS

Purpose:

These CTD casts were made to determine the hydrography in the area of deep-sea lander experiments.

Data Parameters and Units:

.zip file with standard ctd data from ship. Salinity, practical (PSU); Oxygen saturation, Weiss (mL/L); Oxygen SBE 43 (% saturation); Depth (m); Pressure Digiquartz (db); Conductivity (S/m); Temperature (ITS-90, deg C); Time elapsed (s); Oxygen SBE 43 (mL/L); Fluorescence WET Labs CDOM (mg/m^3); Fluorescence Chelsea Aqua 3 Chl Con (ug/L); Beam transmission WET labs C-Star (%); Descent rate (m/s); Sound velocity (Delgrosso, m/s); Altimeter (m); Density (sigma-theta, Kg/m^3)

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