Gulf of Mexico CTD Measurements from Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response

Gulf of Mexico conductivity, temperature, and depth (CTD) data were collected from the vessel 25 Foot Parker over two days in October 2010. The dataset includes measurements for temperature, conductivity, salinity, depth, dissolved oxygen, and fluorometry. It was processed and quality-checked by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) as part of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill sampling effort.

Use Cases

• Analyze water column stratification by correlating temperature and depth profiles.
• Model dissolved oxygen distribution relative to depth and salinity measurements.
• Assess potential oil spill impacts by examining anomalies in fluorometry data.
• Calibrate hydrodynamic models using conductivity, temperature, and depth time-series data.

Strengths

• Data has been processed and undergone quality checks.
• Includes multiple physical oceanographic parameters: temperature, conductivity, depth, dissolved oxygen, and fluorometry.

Limitations

• Dataset covers a very limited temporal range of only two days (2010-10 25 to 2010-10-26).
• Geographic scope is restricted to the specific cruise track of the 25 Foot Parker in the Gulf of Mexico.
• Exact sample size (number of casts or rows) is unknown.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Collection Method

Measurements collected via Conductivity Temperature Depth (CTD) instrument aboard the 25 Foot Parker vessel.

Time Range

2010-10-25 to 2010-10-26.

Freshness

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Geography

Gulf of Mexico, specific to the cruise track of the 25 Foot Parker (Cruise UV1).