Gulf of Mexico Marine Data from Brine Disposal Project

Moored instrument measurements collected in the Gulf of Mexico from February 1982 to March 1983. Texas A&M University submitted the data for the Brine Disposal project, processed by NOAA NODC into standard formats for current meter, water physics/chemistry, phytoplankton, and zooplankton data.

Use Cases

• Analyze current direction and speed time-series data to model Gulf of Mexico circulation patterns.
• Correlate phytoplankton species counts with concurrent measurements of salinity, temperature, and nutrient concentrations.
• Study zooplankton distribution and abundance relative to recorded environmental parameters like water temperature and transmissivity.
• Investigate relationships between fish/shellfish resource data (F123 format) and the physical conditions documented in the F004 format records.

Strengths

• Data spans over one year of continuous measurements from February 1982 to March 1983.
• Includes multiple standardized data formats covering physics, chemistry, biology, and fisheries.
• Measurements are reported at fine temporal intervals, typically 10-15 minutes for current data.

Limitations

• Data is historical, collected over 40 years ago, limiting relevance for contemporary climate studies.
• Specific row counts, column names, and sample sizes are unknown.
• Geographic coverage is limited to the Gulf of Mexico study site.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) Accession 8300099.

Collection Method

Data gathered from moored current meter casts and other instruments deployed in the Gulf of Mexico.

Time Range

1982-02-19 to 1983-03-23

Freshness

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Geography

Gulf of Mexico