Abstract:

This dataset reports conductivity, temperature and depth data from 9 sites collected during R/V Bellows cruise BE-1307 for the offshore shelf of the Florida Panhandle Bight at the head of DeSoto Canyon from October 13th to October 15th, 2012.

Suggested Citation:

Snyder, Richard. 2014. Conductivity, temperature, and depth data from R/V Bellows cruise BE-1307, October 13-15, 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/N7J1013G

Purpose:

To evaluate the biological diversity and trophic interactions among organisms ranging from primary producers to apex predators and from the deep-sea benthos to the coast. These data contribute to a food web model used to determine risks to ecosystem structure and function and regional economies following from extreme anthropogenic events (e.g., discharged and background hydrocarbon) and adaptive management strategies.

Data Parameters and Units:

CTD: Depth (m) Temperature [ITS-90, deg C] Conductivity [S/m] Pressure, Strain Gauge [db] Oxygen, SBE 43 [ml/l] Oxygen, SBE 43 [% saturation] Oxygen Saturation, Weiss [ml/l] Salinity, Practical [PSU]Fluorescence, WET Labs CDOM [mg/m^3] Fluorescence, WET Labs ECO-AFL/FL [mg/m^3] Turbidity, WET Labs ECO [NTU]

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