Abstract:

Underway sensor suite data from the R/V Pelican (PE16-17) in the northern Gulf of Mexico, March 2 - 6, 2016, in conjunction with and support of lander and mooring deployment operations.

Suggested Citation:

Vernon Asper. 2017. R/V Pelican: PE16-17 Underway Sensor Suite Data, Gulf of Mexico, March 2 - 6, 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/N74X5661

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 support of lander and mooring deployment operations.

Data Parameters and Units:

Date (MM/DD/YYYY), Time (HH:MM:SS), Air Temperature (Degrees C), Air Temperature (Raw), Barometric Pressure (Inches Hg), Barometric Pressure (mBar), Barometric Pressure (Raw), Depth High, Fluorometer (Counts), Fluorometer (microg per l), Fluorometer (Volts), Flow through AD, Heading, Heading (deg), KnudsenEcho, Relative Humidity (%), Relative Humidity (Raw), Relative Wind Direction (degrees), Relative Wind Speed (Knots), SCUFA Fluorometer (Counts), Seachest Temp, Temp in Seachest, Thermosalinograph, Therm Salinity, Therm Temperature, Transmissometer (%), Transmissometer (Counts), Transmissometer (Volts), Trimble COG, Trimble GPS GGA, Trimble GPS VTG, Trimble Latitude, Trimble Longitude, Trimble SOG, Trimble Time, TRUE WIND Spd Direction, TRUE WIND Spd Speed, Turner AU10, Turner AU10 Data, Weather Station, WIND Direction Raw, WIND Spd Raw

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