NOAA NCEI Accession 0069075 contains chemical and physical oceanographic profile data from CTD casts aboard the R/V JACK FITZ. Data were collected from September 4 to 12, 2010, in the Gulf of Mexico by the Subsurface Monitoring Unit in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Measurements include CDOM fluorescence, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, pressure, salinity, sound velocity, temperature, and water density.
Use Cases
- Modeling oil plume dispersion by correlating CDOM fluorescence anomalies with salinity and temperature profiles.
- Assessing dissolved oxygen depletion near the spill site using depth (pressure) and conductivity data.
- Calibrating regional ocean models with in-situ measurements of water density and sound velocity.
- Analyzing post-spill water column stratification from vertical profiles of temperature and salinity.
Strengths
- Data underwent quality assurance and control procedures by the National Coastal Data Development Center.
- Includes eight distinct physical and chemical parameters per profile.
- Covers a focused 9-day sampling period immediately following a major environmental event.
Limitations
- Spatial coverage is limited to the specific cruise track of the R/V JACK FITZ within the Gulf.
- Temporal coverage is a single snapshot from 2010, lacking pre-spill baseline or long-term post-spill monitoring.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), collected by the Subsurface Monitoring Unit.
- Collection Method
- Data collected from ship-based CTD casts, fluorometer, and oxygen meter.
- Time Range
- 2010-09-04 to 2010-09-12
- Freshness
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- Geography
- Gulf of Mexico