Abstract:

Six bottom moorings were deployed and collected data from 2016-03-29 - 2016-04-15. The bottom moorings were instrumented with bottom mounted ADCPs, which collected time series of u, v, and w currents at discrete depth levels of 1 m or finer. Acoustic backscatter intensity data were also collected by the ADCPs. The mounts for the ADCP also had a CTD or p-pod pressure sensor. The CTDs collected time series of bottom temperature, salinity, and pressure. The p-pods collected time series of bottom temperature, pressure, and significant wave height.

Suggested Citation:

Jeffrey Book; Sabrina Parra. 2018. Mixing Array Bottom Moorings for Mobile Bay, March 29 to April 15, 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/N7Z036JW

Publications:

Greer, A., Shiller, A., Hofmann, E., Wiggert, J., Warner, S., … Graham, W. (2018). Functioning of Coastal River-Dominated Ecosystems and Implications for Oil Spill Response: From Observations to Mechanisms and Models. Oceanography, 31(3). doi:10.5670/oceanog.2018.302

Purpose:

To improve our understanding of the circulation outside Mobile Bay in spring season.

Data Parameters and Units:

ADCP: Latitude [decimal degrees], Longitude [decimal degrees], Time [Matlab serial date number, UTC], Depth [m], Temperature [degrees C], depth bins [depth_bins, m], u[m/s], v[m/s], w[m/s], velocity error[m/s], echo intensity [counts], correlation magnitude [counts], percent good [%]. WTG: Time [Matlab serial date number, UTC], Absolute Pressure [pressure, psi], Temperature [degrees C]. Site Latitude Longitude M1: 30.1747 -88.0193 M2: 30.1822 -88.0774 M3: 30.201 -88.1223 M4: 30.1294 -88.1246 M5: 30.0513 -88.1226 M6: 29.978 -88.1204

Instruments:

ADCPs were RDI, CTDs were Seabird Scientific, p-pods were assembled at the Oregon State University, Ocean Mixing Group.

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