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R/V Point Sur: PS16-18 Underway Sensor Suite Data, Gulf of Mexico, December 8 - 11, 2015

Authors: Vernon Asper

Published On: Apr 18 2017 15:13 UTC

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7266/N72R3Q2B

UDI: R4.x268.000:0024

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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

2015-12-08 to 2015-12-11

Theme keywords

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

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Abstract:

Underway sensor suite data from the R/V Point Sur: PS16-18 in the northern Gulf of Mexico, 2015-12-08 - 2015-12-11.

Suggested Citation:

Vernon Asper. 2017. R/V Point Sur: PS16-18 Underway Sensor Suite Data, Gulf of Mexico, December 8 - 11, 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/N72R3Q2B

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 data were collected via ship associated underway sensors and collected in the area of deployed 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