Gulf of Mexico Water Quality Profiles from NOAA Ship Oregon II, 2017

NOAA_NCEI provides profile data from CTD casts collected during a 2017 SEAMAP cruise in the Gulf of Mexico. The Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP) is a State/Federal/university initiative for fishery-independent data. Measurements include water temperature, salinity, and dissolved oxygen from June to July 2017.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions based on CTD profile data mentioned in the description
• Analyzing seasonal water quality for fishery assessment based on the SEAMAP program's focus
• Studying vertical profiles of temperature and salinity in the Gulf of Mexico
• Correlating dissolved oxygen levels with marine habitat health

Strengths

• Data collected as part of the established SEAMAP program for fishery-independent information
• Specific temporal coverage from 2017-06-09 to 2017-07-19
• Measurements include multiple key oceanographic parameters: water temperature, salinity, and dissolved oxygen

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Last updated 2017-07-19 00:00:00; freshness should be verified

Provenance

Source

NOAA_NCEI

Collection Method

Profile data collected by CTD casts during a NOAA Ship Oregon II cruise.

Time Range

2017-06-09 to 2017-07-19

Freshness

Last updated 2017-07-19 00:00:00

Geography

Gulf of Mexico