Abstract:

Conductivity, temperature and depth data from the ship's CTD, which was deployed at each of the DEEPEND stations. Depth of cast was variable, but extended from near-surface waters to below the euphotic zone. This data was used in the assessment of the water column's vertical structure, and for comparison with physical models. Data were collected on cruise DP04 (R/V Point Sur cruise PS177-03, cruise doi https:/doi.org/10.7284/909391) 2016-08-06 - 2016-08-18..

Suggested Citation:

English, D., Hu, C., Cook, A., Sutton, T.. 2018. Conductivity, temperature and depth (CTD) data for DEEPEND stations, cruise DP04 (R/V Point Sur cruise PS17-03), 2016-08-06 - 2016-08-18. Distributed by: Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information and Data Cooperative (GRIIDC), Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N7MC8XDC

Publications:

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

Purpose:

To assess water column structure during DEEPEND cruise DP04.

Data Parameters and Units:

Cruise ID, Castname, Latitude [decimal degrees], Longitude [decimal degrees], Time [MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM], Depthbin, Depth [m], Temperature 1 [deg C], Temperature 2 [deg C], Salinity 1 [psu], Salinity 2 (psu), SigmaT [kg/m^3], Chlorophyll fluorescence [mg/m^3], Beam attenuation [1/m], Fluorescence Aquatracker [1/m], Dissolved Oxygen [mL/L], Oxygen saturation [%], Derived salinity 1 [g/kg], Derived salinity 2 [g/kg], Potential temperature 1 [deg C], Potential temperature 2 [deg C]q

Instruments:

Seabird SBE9

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