Abstract:

This dataset contains Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP), shipboard computer system (SCS) measurements, the ship load and cruise track data from aboard the R/V Point Sur for cruise DP01 for an area encompassing roughly 28°N to 29°N and 87.5°W to 88.5°W. The overall purpose of this cruise was to perform deep water sampling of in-situ seawater and associated fauna.

Suggested Citation:

Sutton, Tracey. 2017. Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler and Shipboard Computer System data from R/V Point Sur cruise DP01 in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, May 1-8 2015. Distributed by: Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information and Data Cooperative (GRIIDC), Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N79S1P34

Purpose:

Provide location and other ship operation parameters from DEEPEND cruise DP01 for research and publication.

Data Parameters and Units:

date[mm/dd/yyyy], time [HH:MM:SS], latitude (degrees_north), longitudes (degrees_east), heading (degrees_true), course_over_ground (degrees), Speed_Over_Ground (knots), air_pressure (mBar), humidity (%), long wave radiation (W/m^2), shortwave radiation (W/m^2), surface PAR (W/m^2), solar radiation (W/m^2), transmissivity (%), relative wind speed (knots), relative wind direction (degree), true wind speed (knots), true wind direction (degrees), water depth (meters), Thermosalinograph_conductivity (S/m), Thermosaliniograph_temperature (degrees Celsius), Thermosalinograph_salinity (psu), fluorometer (Volts), Chlorophyll_a (ug/L)

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