Abstract:

Cleaned and quality controlled mooring data from October 2013 version of the Deep-C physical oceanography observational data CD (TS Hourly). These data include observations measured at hourly intervals, and raw data, measured at less than hourly intervals, filtered using a 3 hour-low-pass Lanzcos kernel and decimated to hourly values. Vector (current/wind) data are also rotated into isobaths coordinates. The data were collected at six moorings located at the northern end of DeSoto Canyon during a one-year deployment May 2012-May 2013.

Suggested Citation:

Speer, Kevin. 2014. Deep-C mooring, Temperature and Salinity TS Hourly, Mississippi Canyon, from May 1, 2012 to May 1, 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/N7639MQK

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:

The mooring data consist of currents (U/V; cm/s), temperature (deg C), pressure (dbar) and salinity (PSU) files.

Individual Files: