Oceanographic data from CTD casts collected during the Texas-Louisiana Shelf Circulation and Transport Processes Study (LATEX PART A). Texas A&M University gathered the data, which includes parameters like temperature, pressure, and oxygen concentration. Measurements were taken over an eight-day period from May 1 to May 8, 1992.
Use Cases
- Modeling shelf circulation by analyzing temperature and pressure profiles over the study period.
- Studying water column biogeochemistry using oxygen concentration, fluorescence, and irradiance (PAR) data.
- Analyzing water clarity and particle loads from transmissivity and backscatter measurements.
- Calculating derived oceanographic properties like potential temperature and sound velocity from the core measurements.
Strengths
- Self-documenting data structure with multiple measured parameters per cast.
- Data covers a specific, focused 8-day research cruise (1992 05 01 to 1992 05 08).
Limitations
- Very limited temporal coverage of only one week, preventing long-term trend analysis.
- Sample size and row count are unknown, potentially limiting statistical power.
- Data is over 30 years old, representing a historical snapshot that may not reflect current conditions.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) under accession 9200259.
- Collection Method
- Collected via CTD (Conductivity, Temperature, Depth) casts from a research vessel.
- Time Range
- 1992-05 01 to 1992-05-08.
- Freshness
- Static historical dataset; last updated 1992-05-08.
- Geography
- Texas-Louisiana Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico.