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Water Column Methane, DeSoto Canyon to St. Andrews Bay, cruise WB-1303 August 2012.

Authors: Magen, Cedric

Published On: Sep 22 2014 00:47 UTC

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7266/N7HD7SNW

UDI: R1.x138.078:0026

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Project Information

Funded By:
Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative

Funding Cycle:
RFP-I

Research Group:
Deepsea to Coast Connectivity in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico (DEEP-C)

Point of Contact

Cedric Magen
University of Maryland / Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
magen@umces.edu

Data Collection Period

2012-08-04 to 2012-08-10

Theme keywords

Chemistry, Geology

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Abstract:

Methane concentrations in the water column of the Gulf of Mexico. Cruise WB-1303 August 2012

Suggested Citation:

Magen, Cedric. 2014. Water Column Methane, DeSoto Canyon to St. Andrews Bay, cruise WB-1303 August 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/N7HD7SNW

Purpose:

To assess the influence of oil and gas on water column and sediment biogeochemical processes and the distribution of substances that affect biological productivity.

Data Parameters and Units:

cruise [WB####] station [PCB##] type [bottle] cast (number) latitude (decimal degrees) longitude (decimal degrees) year (YYYY) month (MM) day (DD) hour (hh) minute (mm) second (ss) bottle (number) density (kg/m^-3) salinity (psu practical salinity units) pressure (db) Depth (m) temperature (deg Celsius) conductivity (mS/cm) oxygen (% saturation) cDOM (umol/L) Fluorescence (mg/m^-3) Par turbidity (ntu nephelometric turbidity units) CH4 (nmol/L)

Methods:

Methane was sampled and measured according to Magen et al. (submitted)