Abstract:

Along-track near-surface measurements made on board the RV Pelican in the northern Gulf of Mexico near DeSoto Canyon (June 24-29, 2013) as part of a benthic observation cruise (PE13-33).

Suggested Citation:

Rosenheim, Brad. 2016. Shipboard along-track measurements during RV Pelican cruise PE13-33, northern Gulf of Mexico near DeSoto Canyon (June 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/N79S1P17

Purpose:

These are standard measurements taken along-track on a scientific cruise to provide context for all other measurements and samples.

Data Parameters and Units:

velocities, wind speed and direction, air pressure, temperature, salinity, fluorescence, positions, meteorological data, visibility, bathymetry Underway parameters: date, time, latitude, longitude, speed over ground (knots), course over ground (deg C), seachest temperature (deg C), barometric pressure (mBar), fluorometer (ug/l), relative humidity (%), relative wind direction (degrees), relative wind speed (knots), thermosalinograph temperature (deg C), thermosalinograph salinity (psu), transmissometer (%), true wind speed (knot) ADCP: ADCP transmitter frequency (kHz), beam angle (degrees), transducer depth (m), latitude, longitude, ship velocity (u, m/s), ship velocity (v, m/s), depth (m), ADCP transducer temperature (deg C), heading (degrees), pitch (degrees), roll (degrees), bottom track velocity (u, m/s), bottom track velocity (v, m/s), bottom track velocity (w, m/s), bottom range (m), eastward sea water velocity (m/s), northward sea water velocity (m/s), upward sea water velocity (m/s), sea water velocity error (m/s), percentage good of beam 1-4 (%), echo intensity mean (count), echo intensity beams 1-4 (count), correlation all (count), beam correlation 1-4 (count), ADCP velocity flag

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