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Chemical, physical, profile and laboratory analysis oceanographic data collected aboard the Ferrel in the Gulf of Mexico from 2010-08-03 to 2010-08-11 in response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill event (NCEI Accession 0069063)

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Chemical, physical, profile and laboratory analysis oceanographic data were collected aboard the Ferrel in the Gulf of Mexico from 2010-08-03 to 2010-08-11 in response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill event on April 20, 2010, by the Subsurface Monitoring Unit (SMU), which consisted of multiple government and corporate agencies. These data include CDOM fluorescence, Semivolatile Organic Compounds, Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH), Volatile Organic Compounds, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, hydrostatic pressure, salinity, sound velocity, temperature and water density. The instruments used to collect these data included CTD, bottle, fluorometer and oxygen meter along with other physical sampling devices. More specific information about each dataset is located in their individual metadata records. This dataset also contains products created for use in real time analysis and decision support. These products may include charts, graphs, maps, plots, and GIS formatted data files. The CTD data underwent preliminary quality assurance and control procedures at the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC). The analytical chemistry data are provisional and provide results of onshore laboratory analysis of water and sediment samples. Cruise level information consisting of data management documents, cruise reports and plans, videos and pictures, and other miscellaneous documentation were gathered by the data managers.

Dataset Citation

Cite as: Office of Response and Restoration (2010). Chemical, physical, profile and laboratory analysis oceanographic data collected aboard the Ferrel in the Gulf of Mexico from 2010-08-03 to 2010-08-11 in response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill event (NCEI Accession 0069063). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0069063. Accessed [date].

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gov.noaa.nodc:0069063

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Distribution Formats	netCDF (Version: netCDF-3) File Specification: CF-1.4, ACDD-1.0 Sea-Bird CTD JPEG CSV
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Distributor	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information +1-301-713-3277 ncei.info@noaa.gov
Dataset Point of Contact	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov

Time Period	2010-08-03 to 2010-08-11
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates	West: -90.2 East: -88.376 South: 27.639 North: 29.7
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General Documentation

NCEI DWH Support
NCEI Deepwater Horizon Incident Support website
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Associated Resources

Subsurface Monitoring Unit (SMU), Gulf of Mexico 2010; Subsurface response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Cruise 05, Summary of data collected from the R/V Ferrel, Aug. 4, 2010 - Aug. 10, 2010 electronic resource / U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; BP; 2010
- Summary of data collected from the R/V Ferrel, Aug. 4, 2010 - Aug. 10, 2010
  NOAA Central Library: publication(s)
US National Oceanographic Data Center (2010). Web pages and other documents created by the NOAA National Oceanographic Data Center and NOAA Central Library in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill event of 2010-04-20 (NCEI Accession 0065140). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0065140.
- https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0065140
  information and documentation related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill event

Publication Dates	publication: 2010-12-03 revision: 2021-10-15
Data Presentation Form	Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status	Complete - production of the data has been completed Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency	As needed
Supplemental Information	The data were collected during the cruise listed below: DWH_FE_Cruise_05 For more information and documentation related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill event, see NCEI accession 0065140. In this accession, NCEI has archived multiple versions of these data. The latest (and best) version of these data has the largest version number.
Purpose	The Subsurface Monitoring Unit (SMU) was formed by US Federal Government Agencies NOAA and EPA working with BP as part of the coordinated response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (MC252 incident) in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010. The SMU coordinated DWH response data collection and sampling efforts across Academia, private and US Federal, State and International agencies and scientists. The goal of the data collection and sampling efforts was to support comprehensive characterization of the Gulf of Mexico sub-surface conditions as well as the fate and transport of dispersed petroleum as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Use Limitations	accessLevel: Public Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.

Dataset Citation	Cite as: Office of Response and Restoration (2010). Chemical, physical, profile and laboratory analysis oceanographic data collected aboard the Ferrel in the Gulf of Mexico from 2010-08-03 to 2010-08-11 in response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill event (NCEI Accession 0069063). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0069063. Accessed [date].
Cited Authors	Office of Response and Restoration
Contributors	US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) US DOC; NOAA; NOS; Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R) US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science; Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (NCCOS/CCMA) US DOC; NOAA; NOS; Integrated Ocean Observing System Program (IOOS) British Petroleum (BP)
Resource Providers	US DOC; NOAA; NOS; Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R)
Publishers	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

Theme keywords	NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM) CONDUCTIVITY DISSOLVED OXYGEN HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE SALINITY Semivolatile Organic Compounds SOUND VELOCITY Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH) Volatile Organic Compounds WATER DENSITY WATER TEMPERATURE NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS chemical laboratory analyses physical profile WMO_CategoryCode oceanography Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN ACOUSTICS > ACOUSTIC VELOCITY EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > HYDROCARBONS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > ORGANIC MATTER EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > OXYGEN EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN PRESSURE > WATER PRESSURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > CONDUCTIVITY EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > DENSITY EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY Originator Keywords 1-Methylnaphthalene 17a(H)-diahopane 2-Methylnaphthalene A1-C20-TAS A2-C21-TAS A3-C26 TAS(20S) A4-C26/C27-TAS A5-C27-TAS(20R) A6-TAS(20S) A7-TAS(20R) Acenaphthene Acenaphthylene Anthracene BOD BP Benz(a)anthracene Benzene Benzo(a)pyrene Benzo(b)fluoranthene Benzo(e)pyrene Benzo(g,h,i)perylene Benzo(k)fluoranthene Biphenyl British Petroleum C1-Dibenzothiophenes C1-FLUORANTHENES/PYRENES C1-Phenanthrenes/Anthracenes C2-Chrysenes C2-Dibenzothiophenes C2-Fluoranthenes/Pyrenes C2-Fluorenes C2-Naphthalenes C2-Phenanthrenes/Anthracenes C28-C40 C3-Chrysenes C3-Dibenzothiophenes C3-Fluoranthenes/Pyrenes C3-Fluorenes C3-Naphthalenes C3-Phenanthrenes/Anthracenes C4-Chrysenes C4-Dibenzothiophenes C4-Naphthalenes C4-Phenanthrenes/Anthracenes C6-C10 CDOM_FLUORESCENCE_wetCDOM CONDUCTIVITY CTD Cholestane Chrysene Coordinate System D1-Diasterane-27(S) D2-DIASTERANE-27(R) D3-Diasterane-28(S) D3a-Diasterane-28(S) D4-Diasterane-28(R) D4a-Diasterane-28(R) D5-Diasterane-29(S) D6-Diasterane-29(R) DENSITY DI(Propylene Glycol)ButylEther DIESEL RANGE ORGANICS DIESEL RANGE ORGANICS (C10-C28) DNA DOXY_MASS DOXY_VOL DPnB-Peak1 DPnB-Peak2 DWH Datum Decane Deepwater Horizon Depth Dibenz(a,h)anthracene Dibenzofuran Dibenzothiophene Disperant Marker Total Dispersant Marker 1 Dispersant Marker 2 Docosane Dodecane Dotriacontane Eicosane Ethylbenzene Fluoranthene Fluorene GIS GPS Geographic Information System Geospatial Data Global Positioning System Google Earth Software HENTRIACONTANE HEXATRIACONTANE Heneicosane Heptacosane Heptadecane Hexacosane Hexadecane Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene Isoprenoid RRT 1380 Isoprenoid RRT 1470 Keyhole Markup Language Latitude Longitude MC252 Methylchrysene Methylfluorene Methylnaphthalene N-PENTATRIACONTANE NONACOSANE NORPRISTANE (1650) Naphthalene Nonadecane Nonane Octacosane Octadecane PAH PLFA PRESSURE Pentacosane Perylene Phenanthrene PhosphoLipid fatty acid Phytane Pristane Projection Pyrene RNA S1-Pregnane S10-Methyldiacholestane S11-Methyldiacholestane S12-Cholestane S14-CHOLESTANE (20R) S15-CHOLESTANE (20S) S18-Ethyldiacholestane S19-Ethyldiacholestane S2-Pregnane S20-Methylcholestane S22-Methylcholestane(20R) S23-Methylcholestane(20S) S24-MethylCholestane S25-EthylCholestane S26-Ethylcholestane(20R) S27-Ethylcholestane(20S) S28-Ethylcholestane S29-C30Cholestane(R) S30-C30Cholestane(S) S4-Diacholestane S5-Diacholestane S6-Diacholestane S7-Diacholestane S8-Methyldiacholestane SAL SOUND_VEL Sa-C21Diasterane Sb-C21Sterane Sc-C22Diasterane Sd-C22Sterane Sea-Bird CTD SBE 911 Plus Sea-Bird SBE 43 Dissolved Oxygen (DO) Sensor T0-C19Diterpane T1-C20Diterpane T10-C29Tricyclictriterpane(R) T11-Trisnorhopane(TS) T12-Trisnorhopane(TM) T13-Trisnorhopane T13A-29,30-BISNORHOPANE T14-Bisnorhopane T14a-C28,C30Bisnorhopane T14b-C29,C25Norhopane T15-C29-Norhopane T16-Norneohopane T17-C30-Normoretane T18-C30-Oleanane T19-C30 Hopane T2-C21Diterpane T20-Moretane T21-C31-Homohopane(S) T22-C31-HOMOHOPANE(R) T22a-Gammacerane T24-Homomoretane T25-Diploptene T26-C32-Bishomohopane(S) T27-C32-Bishomohopane(R) T28-Bishomomoretane T29-Homohopane T3-C22Diterpane T30-C33-Trishomohopane(S) T31-C33-Trishomohopane(R) T32-Tetrakishomohopane(S) T33-Tetrakishomohopane(R) T34-Pentakishomohopane(S) T35-Pentakishomohopane(R) T4-C23Diterpane T5-C24Diterpane T6-C25Diterpane T6B-C26TRICYCLIC(S) T6C-C26TRICYCLIC(R) T6a-C24Tetracyclic Terpane T7-C28Tricyclictriterpane(S) T8-C28Tricyclictriterpane(R) T9-C29Tricyclictriterpane(S) TEMP TPH TRIDECANE TRITRIACONTANE Temperature Tetracosane Tetradecane Tetratriacontane Thematic Map Toluene Total PAH Total SHC Triacontane Tricosane Undecane VOA VOC WET Labs CDOM Fluorometer Winkler Xylenes, Total acrodyne orange direct count analytical chemistry bathymetry biological oxygen demand chemical analysis culture dilution series dispersant dissolved oxygen fluorescence hydrocarbon kml laboratory analysis laboratory results m,p-Xylene n-Heptatriacontane n-Nonatriacontane n-Octatriacontane n-Tetracontane nC-15 Pentadecane o-XYLENE oil plume oil seep oil sheen oil spill oxygen pH polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons salinity sediment samples semivolatile organic compound stable isotope probing total petroleum hydrocarbons turbidity volatile organic analysis volatile organic compound water column water samples
Data Center keywords	NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS British Petroleum US DOC; NOAA; NOS; Integrated Ocean Observing System Program US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science; Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment US DOC; NOAA; NOS; Office of Response and Restoration US Environmental Protection Agency NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS US DOC; NOAA; NOS; Office of Response and Restoration Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NOS/ORR > Office of Response and Restoration, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce IOOS > Integrated Ocean Observing System, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Platform keywords	NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS R/V Ferrel Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords Ships ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes Ferrel (call sign: WDD2305, ICES code: 33WW, 2005-2009)
Instrument keywords	NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS bottle CTD fluorometer oxygen sensor Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords CTD > Conductivity, Temperature, Depth FLUOROMETERS > FLUOROMETERS OXYGEN METERS > OXYGEN METERS
Place keywords	NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Gulf of Mexico Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Gulf of Mexico State of Louisiana State of Mississippi Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO Marine Ecoregions of the World Northern Gulf of Mexico Originator Place Names Federal Waters Gulf Coast Mississippi Canyon
Project keywords	NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Deepwater Horizon oil spill event (DWH)
Keywords	NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 0069063

Use Constraints	Cite as: Office of Response and Restoration (2010). Chemical, physical, profile and laboratory analysis oceanographic data collected aboard the Ferrel in the Gulf of Mexico from 2010-08-03 to 2010-08-11 in response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill event (NCEI Accession 0069063). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0069063. Accessed [date].
Access Constraints	Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
Fees	In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media.

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Processing Steps	2010-12-03T20:43:57Z - NCEI Accession 0069063 was revised and v5.6 was published. Rationale: Updates were received for this dataset. These updates were copied into the data/0-data/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession. 2021-10-15T02:35:24Z - NCEI Accession 0069063 v1.1 was published. 2021-10-15T02:35:24Z - NCEI Accession 0069063 was revised and v2.2 was published. Rationale: Updates were received for this dataset. These updates were copied into the data/0-data/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession. 2021-10-15T02:35:24Z - NCEI Accession 0069063 was revised and v3.3 was published. Rationale: Updates were received for this dataset. These updates were copied into the data/0-data/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession. 2021-10-15T02:35:24Z - NCEI Accession 0069063 was revised and v4.4 was published. Rationale: Updates were received for this dataset. These updates were copied into the data/0-data/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession. 2021-10-15T02:35:24Z - NCEI Accession 0069063 was revised and v5.5 was published. Rationale: Updates were received for this dataset. These updates were copied into the data/0-data/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession.
Output Datasets	NCEI Accession 0069063 v5.6 NCEI Accession 0069063 v5.6 (download) published 2010-12-03T20:43:57Z NCEI Accession 0069063 v1.1 NCEI Accession 0069063 v1.1 (download) published 2021-10-15T02:35:24Z NCEI Accession 0069063 v2.2 NCEI Accession 0069063 v2.2 (download) published 2021-10-15T02:35:24Z NCEI Accession 0069063 v3.3 NCEI Accession 0069063 v3.3 (download) published 2021-10-15T02:35:24Z NCEI Accession 0069063 v4.4 NCEI Accession 0069063 v4.4 (download) published 2021-10-15T02:35:24Z NCEI Accession 0069063 v5.5 NCEI Accession 0069063 v5.5 (download) published 2021-10-15T02:35:24Z

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Processing Steps

2010-12-03T20:43:57Z - NCEI Accession 0069063 was revised and v5.6 was published.
Rationale: Updates were received for this dataset. These updates were copied into the data/0-data/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession.
2021-10-15T02:35:24Z - NCEI Accession 0069063 v1.1 was published.
2021-10-15T02:35:24Z - NCEI Accession 0069063 was revised and v2.2 was published.
Rationale: Updates were received for this dataset. These updates were copied into the data/0-data/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession.
2021-10-15T02:35:24Z - NCEI Accession 0069063 was revised and v3.3 was published.
Rationale: Updates were received for this dataset. These updates were copied into the data/0-data/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession.
2021-10-15T02:35:24Z - NCEI Accession 0069063 was revised and v4.4 was published.
Rationale: Updates were received for this dataset. These updates were copied into the data/0-data/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession.
2021-10-15T02:35:24Z - NCEI Accession 0069063 was revised and v5.5 was published.
Rationale: Updates were received for this dataset. These updates were copied into the data/0-data/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession.

Output Datasets

NCEI Accession 0069063 v5.6
- NCEI Accession 0069063 v5.6 (download)
  published 2010-12-03T20:43:57Z

NCEI Accession 0069063 v1.1
- NCEI Accession 0069063 v1.1 (download)
  published 2021-10-15T02:35:24Z

NCEI Accession 0069063 v2.2
- NCEI Accession 0069063 v2.2 (download)
  published 2021-10-15T02:35:24Z

NCEI Accession 0069063 v3.3
- NCEI Accession 0069063 v3.3 (download)
  published 2021-10-15T02:35:24Z

NCEI Accession 0069063 v4.4
- NCEI Accession 0069063 v4.4 (download)
  published 2021-10-15T02:35:24Z

NCEI Accession 0069063 v5.5
- NCEI Accession 0069063 v5.5 (download)
  published 2021-10-15T02:35:24Z

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Processing Steps	2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.

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Processing Steps

2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.

Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument	bottle CTD fluorometer oxygen sensor
Platform	R/V Ferrel

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Chemical, physical, profile and laboratory analysis oceanographic data collected aboard the Ferrel in the Gulf of Mexico from 2010-08-03 to 2010-08-11 in response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill event (NCEI Accession 0069063)

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