Gulf of Mexico Oceanographic Data from the Brine Disposal Project

Gulf of Mexico data includes current direction and speed, water chemistry parameters like salinity, pH, oxygen, ammonia, nitrate, phosphate, chlorophyll, and suspended solids, plus phytoplankton and zooplankton abundance from 1977-09-15 to 1981-05-27. Measurements were collected via moored current meter casts and other instruments by Texas A&M University for the Brine Disposal project. Data were processed by the National Oceanographic Data Center into standard formats F005, F004, F028, and F124.

Use Cases

• Analyze correlations between current velocity components and concentrations of nitrate, phosphate, or chlorophyll.
• Model zooplankton abundance distributions based on sampling depth, water temperature, and salinity measurements.
• Study phytoplankton species counts and carbon concentration variations over the 4-year time series.
• Investigate relationships between suspended solids, transmissivity, and dominant wave height and period.
• Track changes in ammonia and oxygen levels relative to bottom depth and station environmental conditions.

Strengths

• Multi-year temporal coverage from September 1977 to May 1981.
• Includes multiple data categories: physical currents, water chemistry, phytoplankton, and zooplankton.
• Data processed into standardized NOAA formats (F005, F004, F028, F124) ensuring consistency.

Limitations

• Sample size, row count, and file size are unknown.
• Data is temporally stale, with the last update in May 1981.
• Specific column names and data granularity (e.g., exact time intervals) are not provided.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Collected using moored current meter casts and other instruments in the Gulf of Mexico.

Time Range

1977-09-15 to 1981-05-27

Freshness

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Geography

Gulf of Mexico