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Laser In-Situ Scattering and Transmissometer (LISST) and Conductivity Temperature Depth (CTD) measurements and supporting data collected in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill Incident from multiple vessels in the Gulf of Mexico from 2010-04-21 to 2010-08-24 (NCEI Accession 0086284)

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At the request of the United States (U.S.) government and BP, research scientists and technicians from the Centre for Offshore Oil Gas and Energy Research (COOGER), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) conducted at-sea monitoring operations with other scientific experts on board vessels R/V Brooks McCall and R/V Ocean Veritas to assist in a comprehensive environmental monitoring program in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Throughout the period from May 8 to August 24th the DFO COOGER team maintained a continuous monitoring program that recovered a total of 3197 unique water samples from 404 stations at depths down to 2000m for analysis of dispersant effectiveness by characterizing oil droplet size and UV-fluorescence. This collection of data is organized into nine database tables which include all data used by COOGER to conduct analyses. These data include LISST data for in situ deployments; discrete LISST data collected aboard R/V Brooks McCall and R/V Ocean Veritas; UV Fluorescence data collected aboard R/V Brooks McCall and R/V Ocean Veritas; Hydrocarbon chemistry data; CTD trace data; CTD trace data matched to Niskin bottles; R/V Brooks McCall and R/V Ocean Veritas sampling station data (date, depth, location, and distance from wellhead); and Wellhead data including daily oil flow and recovery, and dispersant application data.
  • Cite as: Fisheries and Oceans Canada (2012). Laser In-Situ Scattering and Transmissometer (LISST) and Conductivity Temperature Depth (CTD) measurements and supporting data collected in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill Incident from multiple vessels in the Gulf of Mexico from 2010-04-21 to 2010-08-24 (NCEI Accession 0086284). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0086284. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 2010-04-21 to 2010-08-27
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -89.81364
East: -88.00000833
South: 26.884427
North: 28.828752
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2012-03-06
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
Supplemental Information
The database contains 9 tables which include: (1) Chem_Data - Hydrocarbon chemistry data. All units converted to µg/l; (2) CTD - Complete CTD trace data; (3) CTD_Bottle - CTD trace data matched to Niskin bottles based on date, time, and depth; (4) LISST_InSitu - LISST data for in situ deployments May 10, 11, 15, and 17, 2010; (5) LISST_R/V_Brooks_McCall - Discrete LISST data collected aboard R/V Brooks McCall; (6) LISST_R/V_Ocean_Veritas - Discrete LISST data collected aboard R/V Ocean Veritas; (7) Station_SpatialData - Date, depth, location, and distance from wellhead (calculated using Arc GIS 9.3) data for each R/V Brooks McCall and R/V Ocean Veritas sampling station; (8) UV_Fluorescence - UV Fluorescence data collected aboard R/V Brooks McCall and R/V Ocean Veritas. Raw fluorescence units; and (9) Wellhead_Daily - Daily oil flow and recovery, and dispersant application data. Column names for LISST data tables are FileName, ScanNo, 1:32, LaserTransSensor, BattVolt, AuxIn1, LaserRefSensor, Pressure, TempDegC, DayHour, and MinSec. Descriptions can be found in the document described below.

Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response Dataset, Centre for Offshore Oil Gas and Environmental Research (COOGER), Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) Canada
Purpose In direct support of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) directives to monitor the efficacy of subsurface oil dispersant injection and the fate and transport of dispersed oil as part a of the larger coordinated spill response operations, COOGER's primary operational objectives were to: (1) Find and characterize dispersed oil by LISST particle size analysis and fluorescence analysis; (2)Perform ongoing sampling and analysis to track the subsurface oil plume emanating from the blown-out Deepwater Horizon wellhead; and (3) Verify plume modelling outputs provided by NOAA, SINTEF, and others.
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Fisheries and Oceans Canada (2012). Laser In-Situ Scattering and Transmissometer (LISST) and Conductivity Temperature Depth (CTD) measurements and supporting data collected in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill Incident from multiple vessels in the Gulf of Mexico from 2010-04-21 to 2010-08-24 (NCEI Accession 0086284). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0086284. Accessed [date].
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Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords Originator Keywords
  • Brooks McCall
  • CDOM
  • CTD
  • Conductivity
  • DWH
  • Deepwater Horizon
  • Depth
  • Gulf of Mexico
  • LISST
  • LISST-100X Particle Size Analyzer
  • MC252
  • Macondo Prospect
  • Mississippi Canyon Block 252
  • Niskin bottles
  • Ocean Veritas
  • UV Fluorescence
  • colored dissolved organic matter
  • dispersant
  • dissolved oxygen
  • hydrocarbon chemistry
  • laser in-situ scattering and transmissometry
  • laser in-situ scattering transmissometer
  • oil droplet size
  • oil spill response
  • pressure
  • subsurface oil plume
  • temperature
  • water sample analysis
  • wellhead oil flow
Data Center keywords NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
Platform keywords NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes
Instrument keywords NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
  • Alabama
  • Gulf Coast
  • Gulf of Mexico
  • Louisiana
  • Mississippi
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Originator Place Names
  • Macondo Prospect
  • Mississippi Canyon
  • Mississippi Canyon Block 252
Project keywords NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Fisheries and Oceans Canada (2012). Laser In-Situ Scattering and Transmissometer (LISST) and Conductivity Temperature Depth (CTD) measurements and supporting data collected in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill Incident from multiple vessels in the Gulf of Mexico from 2010-04-21 to 2010-08-24 (NCEI Accession 0086284). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0086284. Accessed [date].
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  • Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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Processing Steps
  • 2012-03-06T15:01:21Z - NCEI Accession 0086284 v1.1 was published.
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Processing Steps
  • 2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.
Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument
  • CTD
  • Laser In-Situ Scattering and Transmissometer (LISST)
  • transmissometer
Platform
  • Brooks McCall
  • OCEAN VERITAS
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