Processed CTD Data from Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response
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Description
Gulf of Mexico oceanographic data contains processed Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth (CTD) measurements from the R/V Seward Johnson, Cruise 1 Leg 3. The dataset includes temperature, conductivity/salinity, depth, dissolved oxygen, and fluorometry parameters, collected to guide sampling during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill response. NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) provides this series of quality-checked NetCDF files.
Use Cases
Analyzing vertical profiles of seawater temperature and salinity (conductivity) in the Mississippi Canyon region.
Correlating dissolved oxygen and fluorometry measurements with oil spill dispersion and biological activity.
Studying sea water density variations derived from CTD data within the specified time and geographic bounds.
Using latitude, longitude, and depth coordinates to map the spatial extent of oceanographic sampling efforts.
Strengths
Data has been processed and quality checked, as stated across all sources.
Cross-platform presence on NASA Earthdata and Data.gov signals its importance and curation.
Limitations
Exact row count, file size, and complete column list are unknown.
Sources conflict on the last updated date: one states 2026-03-06, another states 2010-08-02.
License information is not provided by any source.
Provenance
Source
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).
Collection Method
Measurements collected via shipboard CTD casts aboard the R/V Seward Johnson.
Time Range
2010-07 24 to 2010-08-02
Freshness
2026-03-06 00:18:35.984923
Geography
Gulf of Mexico, specifically the Mississippi Canyon region.
Data is stored in NetCDF format, which requires specialized software or libraries for access and analysis. The 2026 update date may reflect metadata revision rather than new data collection.