Abstract:

This cruise was completed from May 10, 2012 to May 15, 2012, starting from and returning to Cocodrie, LA. Moorings were deployed at six different locations, to measure temperature, salinity and velocity profiles, all at different levels in the water column. These moorings are planned to be recovered after a year. In addition, 36 rafos floats were deployed to drift at a 300 meter depth, also for a year. Last, a section of 14 CTD casts were performed, from the surface to the bottom, at the location of the moorings and along the De Soto Canyon axis.

Suggested Citation:

Speer, Kevin. 2014. PE12 26 CTD, DeSoto Canyon, May 11-14, 2012.. Distributed by: Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information and Data Cooperative (GRIIDC), Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N7Z899CX

Purpose:

To determine the effect of seasonal currents, topography, and episodic oceanographic or atmospheric drivers on the transport of oil, hydrocarbon gases, sediments, and organisms from a source to sea floor and pelagic environments in the Gulf of Mexico.

Data Parameters and Units:

Pressure Digiquartz dB PrDM, Salinity Practical PSU Sal00, Temperature deg C T090C, Time Elapsed seconds TimeS, Beam Attenuation 1/m Bat, beam transmission % Xmiss, Oxygen Saturations Weiss ml/l OxsatML/L, buoyancy frequency N^2, buoyancy frequency cycles/h N

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