Ocean Veritas CTD Measurements from Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response

NRDA-processed CTD data from the OCEAN VERITAS in the Gulf of Mexico provides Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth measurements. The dataset was collected during Cruise 9 Leg 1 from July 14 to July 17, 2010, as part of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill sampling effort. NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) archives this quality-checked data in a series of NetCDF files.

Use Cases

• Modeling salinity and temperature gradients from conductivity and temperature data to understand water column stratification.
• Correlating dissolved oxygen and fluorometry readings with oil spill dispersion patterns for impact assessment.
• Analyzing depth profiles of physical parameters to guide retrospective sample collection strategies.
• Validating hydrodynamic models using time-series CTD cast data from a specific spill response cruise.

Strengths

• Data is processed and quality-checked, as stated in the final product description.
• Focuses on a critical 4-day sampling period (2010-07 14 to 2010-07-17) during a major environmental event.

Limitations

• The exact number of CTD casts, rows, and file size is unknown.
• Data is from a single vessel and short cruise, limiting spatial and temporal generalization.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI Accession 0128211).

Collection Method

Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth (CTD) measurements collected onboard the R/V Ocean Veritas.

Time Range

2010-07-14 to 2010-07-17.

Freshness

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Geography

Gulf of Mexico, specific to the OCEAN VERITAS Cruise 9 Leg 1 track.