Gulf of Mexico Marine Chemistry and Current Data from Brine Disposal Project

Data from 1977-09-09 to 1979-11-19 includes measurements of water physics, chemistry, marine toxic substances, and ocean currents from moored instruments. It was submitted by Texas A&M University and processed by the National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) into standard formats F004, F005, and F144. The collection supports analysis of the marine environment during a specific brine disposal research project.

Use Cases

• Analyze relationships between current direction/speed and chemical parameters like salinity or oxygen concentration.
• Model the dispersion of marine toxic substances using time-series current meter data recorded at 10-15 minute intervals.
• Correlate environmental conditions such as wind speed, wave height, and water temperature with pollutant concentrations from sediment or water samples.
• Study spatial and temporal patterns of physical parameters like sigma-t density and transmissivity across the survey stations.

Strengths

• Multi-year temporal coverage from September 1977 to November 1979.
• Data processed into three standardized NODC formats (F004, F005, F144) ensuring structured consistency.
• Includes a diverse set of measurements: chemical, physical, toxic substances, and meteorological parameters.

Limitations

• Specific row count, column details, and sample size are unknown.
• Data is temporally stale, with the last update in 1979.
• Geographic coverage is limited to the Gulf of Mexico region of the Brine Disposal project.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), originally from Texas A&M University.

Collection Method

Collected via moored current meter casts and other instruments, with laboratory analysis of water, sediment, and organism samples.

Time Range

1977-09-09 to 1979-11-19

Geography

Gulf of Mexico