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R/V Point Sur: PS16-09 Underway Sensor Suite Data, Gulf of Mexico, September 14 - 19, 2015

Authors: Vernon Asper

Published On: Jun 29 2017 16:46 UTC

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7266/N7154FGM

UDI: R4.x268.000:0021

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Project Information

Funded By:
Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative

Funding Cycle:
RFP-IV

Research Group:
Ecosystem Impacts of Oil and Gas Inputs to the Gulf-2 (ECOGIG-2)

Point of Contact

Arne R. Diercks
University of Southern Mississippi / School of Ocean Science and Engineering
arne.diercks@usm.edu

Data Collection Period

2015-09-14 to 2015-09-19

Theme keywords

underway, GC185, OC26, MC297, wind speed, wind direction, temperature, salinity, conductivity, barometric pressure, relative humidity, hydrostatic pressure, meteorological, transmissometer, fluorometer, fluorescence, thermosalinograph, long-wave radiation, short-wave radiation, air temperature

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Abstract:

Dataset contains sensor suite data collected from R/V Point Sur as a part of operations conducted in the Gulf of Mexico in lease blocks MC297 (OC26) and GC185. Samples were collected 2015-09-14 - 2015-09-19.

Suggested Citation:

Vernon Asper. 2017. R/V Point Sur: PS16-09 Underway Sensor Suite Data, Gulf of Mexico, September 14 - 19, 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/N7154FGM

Publications:

Da Silva, C. E., & Castelao, R. M. (2018). Mississippi River Plume Variability in the Gulf of Mexico From SMAP and MODIS-Aqua Observations. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 123(9), 6620–6638. doi:10.1029/2018jc014159

Purpose:

These underway sensor data were collected in support of ongoing mooring and lander experiments.

Data Parameters and Units:

Date [MM/DD/YYYY], Time [HH:MM:SS), Air temperature [degrees C], Air temperature [Raw counts], Barometric pressure [inches Hg], Barometric pressure [mbar], Barometric pressure [raw counts], Depth [m], Depth [ft], Depth [fathoms], Fluorometer [raw counts], Fluorometer [ug/l], Fluorometer [volts], Flow through AD, Heading [degrees], Pitch [degrees], Roll [degrees], PAR [W/m^2], PAR [uEinsteins/m^2/s], Relative humidity (%), Relative humidity [raw counts], Relative wind direction [degrees], Relative wind speed [knots, Seachest Temp, Temp in Seachest, Thermosalinogaph salinity [PSU], Thermosalinogaph temperature [degrees C], Thermosalinograph conductivity [S/m], Transmissivity [%], Transmissivity [raw counts], Transmissometer (Volts), Trimble COG [degrees true], Trimble GPS GGA, Trimble GPS VTG, Trimble latitude [DDMM.MMMM], Trimble longitude [DDMM.MMMM], Trimble SOG [knots], Trimble SOG [km/hr], Trimble time [HHMMSS.SS], True wind direction [degrees], True wind speed [knots], Wind direction 10-second average [degrees], Wind speed 10-second average [knots], Turbidity [NTU], Long-wave radiation [W/m^2], Short-wave radiation [W/m^2]

Instruments:

Turner Instruments SCUFA fluorometer, Sea-Bird thermosalinograph, R.M. Young, ASHTECH, Trimble, and a Furuno depth sounder.