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CTD, velocity, and other water current data collected from R/V Pelican near the DeSoto Canyon in Gulf of Mexico from 2012-05-11 to 2012-05-14 (NCEI Accession 0138172)

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This cruise was completed from May 10, 2012 to May 15, 2012, starting from and returning to Cocodrie, LA. Moorings were deployed at six different locations, to measure temperature, salinity and velocity profiles, all at different levels in the water column. These moorings are planned to be recovered after a year. In addition, 36 rafos floats were deployed to drift at a 300 meter depth, also for a year. Last, a section of 14 CTD casts were performed, from the surface to the bottom, at the location of the moorings and along the De Soto Canyon axis.
  • Cite as: Speer, Kevin (2017). CTD, velocity, and other water current data collected from R/V Pelican near the DeSoto Canyon in Gulf of Mexico from 2012-05-11 to 2012-05-14 (NCEI Accession 0138172). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0138172. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 2012-05-11 to 2012-05-14
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -87.19367
East: -86.93183
South: 29.1485
North: 29.94933
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General Documentation
Associated Resources
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2017-01-23
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
Submission Package ID: LAFGWK
Purpose To determine the effect of seasonal currents, topography, and episodic oceanographic or atmospheric drivers on the transport of oil, hydrocarbon gases, sediments, and organisms from a source to sea floor and pelagic environments in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Speer, Kevin (2017). CTD, velocity, and other water current data collected from R/V Pelican near the DeSoto Canyon in Gulf of Mexico from 2012-05-11 to 2012-05-14 (NCEI Accession 0138172). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0138172. Accessed [date].
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Acknowledgments
  • Florida State University
  • Related Funding Agency: Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI)
Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
Provider Keywords
  • beam transmission
  • oxygen saturation
Data Center keywords NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS
Platform keywords NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes Provider Platform Names
  • R/V Pelican
Instrument keywords NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords Provider Instruments
  • oxygen sensor
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
Project keywords NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Provider Project Names
  • Deepsea to Coast Connectivity in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico (Deep-C)
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Speer, Kevin (2017). CTD, velocity, and other water current data collected from R/V Pelican near the DeSoto Canyon in Gulf of Mexico from 2012-05-11 to 2012-05-14 (NCEI Accession 0138172). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0138172. Accessed [date].
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Processing Steps
  • 2017-01-23T14:55:57Z - NCEI Accession 0138172 v1.1 was published.
Output Datasets
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Processing Steps
  • Data Type: TEMPERATURE [WATER TEMPERATURE] (measured); Units: degrees Celsius; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: CTD.
  • Data Type: PRESSURE - WATER [HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE] (measured); Units: db; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: CTD.
  • Data Type: SALINITY (calculated); Units: psu; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: CTD.
  • Data Type: BEAM ATTENUATION COEFFICIENT (measured); Units: 1/m bat; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: transmissometer.
  • Data Type: beam transmission (calculated); Units: percent; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: transmissometer.
  • Data Type: oxygen saturation (measured); Units: mL/L; Observation Type: in situ; Sampling Instrument: oxygen sensor.
Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument
  • CTD
Platform
  • R/V Pelican
Last Modified: 2022-07-21T15:04:31Z
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