GOM OI 2017-04-25 Oil Class V2 6000 - 125207 UTC

NOAA's Deepwater Horizon Lessons Learned Studies produced this dataset on methods to estimate oil slick coverage and thickness. The data are part of field research at the Mississippi Canyon lease block #20 (MC20) conducted in 2016, 2017, and 2018. This research was funded by the U.S. Department of the Interior, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, and the Oil Spill Preparedness Division.

Use Cases

• Training models for oil slick classification based on satellite and airborne imagery mentioned in the description
• Analyzing methods for estimating oil thickness and emulsion mixtures from remote sensing platforms
• Studying chronic oil discharge patterns at a specific offshore site (MC20)
• Correlating surface oil characterization data with subsurface oil slick observations

Strengths

• Data originates from a NOAA-led study funded by U.S. federal agencies (BSEE, Department of the Interior)
• Research was conducted at both a controlled test tank (Ohmsett) and a real-world chronic discharge site (MC20)
• Field data collection spans multiple years (2016, 2017, and 2018)

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data is presented in PDF and HTML formats, which may require extraction for computational analysis

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Synoptic collection of satellite imagery, airborne imagery, surface oil characterization, oil and water chemistry, and subsurface oil slick data.

Time Range

Field research undertaken in 2016, 2017, and 2018.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 22:31:43.623604; freshness should be verified

Geography

Mississippi Canyon lease block #20 (MC20) in the Gulf of Mexico.