CTD and Ship Navigation Data from Gulf of Mexico Chemosynthetic Mission

June 2002 data from leg 1 of the Chemosynthetic Life in the Gulf of Mexico mission aboard the R/V Seward Johnson II, collected by NOAA NCEI. The dataset contains CTD (Conductivity, Temperature, Depth) and ship navigational measurements for exploring deep-sea ecosystems.

Use Cases

• Analyzing vertical water column profiles using CTD data.
• Mapping the ship's survey track and station locations from navigation data.
• Correlating physical oceanographic conditions with deep-sea biological observations.

Strengths

• Data originates from a dedicated NOAA NCEI research cruise, ensuring authoritative collection.
• Covers a specific, focused time period from June 15 to June 30, 2002.

Limitations

• Column names and specific data structure are not provided by any source.
• Sources conflict on the 'last updated' date (2002-06-30 vs. 2026-04-01), indicating potential metadata inconsistency.

Provenance

Source

NOAA_NCEI

Collection Method

Collected via shipboard CTD casts and navigational systems during a research cruise.

Time Range

2002-06-15 to 2002-06-30

Freshness

2026-04-01 15:30:27.998421

Geography

Gulf of Mexico