Abstract:

This dataset contains Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP), serial sensor, shipboard computer system (SCS) measurements, the ship load and cruise track data from aboard the R/V Point Sur for cruise DP04 for an area encompassing roughly 27°N to 28°N and 86.5°W to 90°W. Data were collected August 5-18, 2016. 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, Serial Sensor, and Shipboard Computer System data from R/V Point Sur cruise DP04 in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, August 5-18, 2016. Distributed by: Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information and Data Cooperative (GRIIDC), Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N7NZ85QG

Purpose:

To provide location and other ship operation parameters from DEEPEND cruise DP04 for research and publication.

Data Parameters and Units:

Entry number, Trawl number, Trawl number_Net number, Cruise number, Cruise name, Gear, Station ID, Solar cycle (Night or day), Sample ID, Net number, Sample ID, Quant_or_Meat (quantitative or meat), Date [mm/dd/yyyy], Time [HH:MM:SS], Elapsed time (HH:MM), 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), Volume (m^3), Mesh size (mm), Sample preservation method, Comments

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