Abstract:

Time series photographs of 4 Snowcam/Fluxcam mooring deployments from April 16, 2012 to April 22, 2015 at natural oil seeps in the northern Gulf of Mexico (GC600). Moorings deployed at depth of 1382m to 1392m.

Suggested Citation:

Vernon Asper. 2016. Moored Fluxcam images, northern gulf of Mexico, April 16, 2012 to April 22, 2015. Distributed by: Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information and Data Cooperative (GRIIDC), Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N7251G72

Publications:

Diercks, A.-R., Dike, C., Asper, V. L., DiMarco, S. F., Chanton, J. P., & Passow, U. (2018). Scales of seafloor sediment resuspension in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Elem Sci Anth, 6(1), 32. doi:10.1525/elementa.285

Diercks, A., Ziervogel, K., Sibert, R., Joye, S. B., Asper, V., & Montoya, J. P. (2019). Vertical marine snow distribution in the stratified, hypersaline, and anoxic Orca Basin (Gulf of Mexico). Elem Sci Anth, 7(1), 10. doi:10.1525/elementa.348

Purpose:

Used to measure marine snow deposition rates.

Data Parameters and Units:

Digital images. Date (MM/DD/YYYY); Ship name; Deployed by; Latitude (degree minutes); Longitude (degree minutes); Time (HH:MM); Comments; Water depth (m)

Methods:

Site Deployment Dates Data Collection Intervalometer Settings OC26 June 2012 – September 2012 June 26, 2012 – September 9, 2012 60, 60, 120, 240, 3120 OC26 September 2012 - October 2013 September 11, 2012 – February 17, 2013 60, 60, 60, 60, 120, 240, 480, 6120 GC600 September 2012 – June 2013 September 8, 2012 – December 27, 2012 60, 60, 120, 120, 240, 3000 The spacing was changed to 20, 20, 20, 20, 20, 20, 20, 8860 in the mooring starting in June of 2013. ADCP MatLab code needed to read binary files can be accessed at https://www.eoas.ubc.ca/~rich/#RDADCP

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