Abstract:

Deep water sampling of in situ seawater and associated fauna (cruise DP01, May 1-8, 2015) aboard the R/V Point Sur for an area encompassing roughly 28°N to 29°N and 87.5°W to 88.5°W. Submitted data in this dataset are the salinity, temperature and depth data from the ship's CTD, which is deployed at each of the DEEPEND stations. Depth of cast is variable, but extends from near-surface waters to below the euphotic zone. This data is used in the assessment of the water column's vertical structure, and for comparison with physical models.

Suggested Citation:

English, D., Hu, C., Cook, A., Sutton, T.. 2018. CTD data salinity, temperature, depth for Cruise DP01 R/V Point Sur in-situ deep seawater and associated fauna, May 1-8, 2015, Viosca Knoll GoM.. Distributed by: Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information and Data Cooperative (GRIIDC), Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N73R0QSX

Publications:

Easson, C. G., & Lopez, J. V. (2019). Depth-Dependent Environmental Drivers of Microbial Plankton Community Structure in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Frontiers in Microbiology, 9. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2018.03175

Johnston, M. W., Milligan, R. J., Easson, C. G., deRada, S., English, D. C., Penta, B., & Sutton, T. T. (2019). An empirically validated method for characterizing pelagic habitats in the Gulf of Mexico using ocean model data. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods. doi:10.1002/lom3.10319

Freed, L. L., Easson, C., Baker, L. J., Fenolio, D., Sutton, T. T., Khan, Y., … Lopez, J. V. (2019). Characterization of the microbiome and bioluminescent symbionts across life stages of ceratioid anglerfishes of the gulf of mexico. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. doi:10.1093/femsec/fiz146

Purpose:

Data on water column structure during DEEPEND cruise DP01

Data Parameters and Units:

excel: Date in filename (YYYYMMDD) [201503 and 20150504] , Depth in Water (meters), Temperature (degrees Celsius), Salinity (PSU), Sound Velocity [Chen-Millero calculation recommended for 0 to 1km depth but calculated for all depths], Sound Velocity [Delgrosso calculation recommended over 1km depth but calculated for all depths] (meters/second). Seabird: .hdr - Time (Month DD YYYY hh:mm:ss) [from May 3 2015 to May 7 2015], Latitude (decimal degrees), Longitude (decimal degrees) .cnv - Pressure (db), Temperature (degrees Celsius), Salinity (PSU) .ros - Depth in water (salt water, m), Oxygen raw SBE 43 (V), Oxygen SBE 43 (mg/l), Salinity Practical (PSU), Scan Count (count), Number of Bottles (count).

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