SEAMAP: Gulf of Mexico Water Profiles from 2009 to 2015

Profile data from the Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP), a State/Federal/university fishery data initiative. The dataset consists of measurements collected by CTD casts during cruises from 2009 through 2015. NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) provides this accession.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions based on temperature, salinity, and dissolved oxygen profiles.
• Analyzing seasonal and interannual variability in Gulf of Mexico water properties.
• Supporting fishery-independent stock assessments and habitat studies mentioned in the SEAMAP program description.

Strengths

• Data originates from the multi-agency SEAMAP program, suggesting standardized collection protocols.
• Covers a multi-year time range from 2009 to 2015 for temporal analysis.

Limitations

• Last updated 2015-07-16 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

NOAA_NCEI

Collection Method

Collected using CTD casts from multiple platforms during research cruises.

Time Range

2009 through 2015

Freshness

Last updated 2015-07-16 00:00:00

Geography

Gulf of Mexico