NRDA CTD Data: Ocean Veritas Cruise 11 in the Gulf of Mexico
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Description
July 27-28, 2010, Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth (CTD) measurements were collected aboard the R/V Ocean Veritas 11 in the Gulf of Mexico to guide sampling for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill response. The dataset includes processed and quality-checked profiles of temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and fluorometry. It provides physical oceanographic parameters for assessing water column conditions during the spill event.
Use Cases
Analyzing water column stratification based on conductivity/salinity and temperature profiles.
Mapping the spatial distribution of physical parameters like dissolved oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico.
Guiding retrospective sample collection analysis using fluorometry data as a proxy for chlorophyll or hydrocarbons.
Calibrating oceanographic models with quality-checked CTD cast data from a specific spill response cruise.
Strengths
Data has been processed and quality checked, as stated in all source descriptions.
Covers a specific, critical time period (July 2010) during the Deepwater Horizon spill response.
Available on multiple authoritative platforms (Data.gov, NASA EarthData), indicating validation and importance.
Limitations
Key metadata conflicts: 'last updated' dates differ significantly between platforms (2010 vs. 2026), creating uncertainty about versioning.
Sparse column-level metadata; specific variables like latitude and longitude are inferred from tags, not explicitly confirmed in column lists.
Dataset scale (row count, file size) is unknown across all sources.
Provenance
Source
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Collection Method
Collected via shipboard CTD casts aboard the R/V Ocean Veritas 11.
Time Range
2010-07-27 to 2010-07-28
Freshness
2026-03-06 00:25:00.755070 (from Data.gov, though this conflicts with the 2010 date from NASA EarthData)
Geography
Gulf of Mexico, specifically the Mississippi Canyon area associated with the Deepwater Horizon event.
License information is not provided in any source. The conflicting 'last updated' timestamps between platforms should be noted when citing version currency.