Data on plankton, neuston, and micronekton were gathered from 2010-05-05 to 2016-03-31 for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill response and assessment. The NOAA Office of Response and Restoration compiled discrete samples, field observations, and photographs to determine ecosystem injury. These data were used in the Programmatic Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan following the April 20, 2010 rig explosion.
Use Cases
- Modeling the impact of oil spills on planktonic communities based on discrete sample data.
- Assessing injury to the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem based on field observation and photographic records.
- Supporting natural resource damage assessment (NRDA) based on compiled environmental data.
Strengths
- Data collection spans nearly six years, from 2010-05-05 to 2016-03-31.
- Compiled by the NOAA Office of Response and Restoration and archived by NOAA NCEI, indicating authoritative provenance.
- Includes multiple data types such as discrete samples, field observations, and photographs.
Limitations
- Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Last updated 2016-03-31 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R) and Trustees, archived by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).
- Collection Method
- Compiled from the Water Column and Invertebrates Technical Working Group (TWG) and stored in the DIVER data warehouse.
- Time Range
- 2010-05-05 to 2016-03-31
- Freshness
- Last updated 2016-03-31 00:00:00
- Geography
- Gulf of Mexico, approximately 40 miles southeast of the Louisiana coast.