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ADCP and sediment trap contents data collected at three sites in the Gulf of Mexico from 2010-08-25 to 2016-09-12 (NCEI Accession 0256417)

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ADCP and raw sediment trap data from long-term moorings at three sites in the northern Gulf of Mexico. The sites were chosen to represent three environmental regimes: DWH site (R/V Oceanus Site 26, or OC26; 28°40’N, 88°21.6’W, 1660 m deep)is about 5 km from the Deepwater Horizon spill site; a 'seep' site in the Green Canyon 600 lease block ((27°22.5’N, 90°30.6’W, 1380 m deep); and a 'reference' site in the Atwater Valley 357 lease block (27°22.5’N, 90°30.6’W, 1380 m deep). These data span 2010-08-25 - 2016-09-12 and include ADCP velocity measurements; estimates of particulate carbon and nitrogen, biogenic silica, and transparent exopolymer particles, as well as chemistry of the overlying water; and C-14, C-13, and S-34 isotopes measurements. The sediment traps were located 120 m above the bottom, with an additional trap located at 30 m above the bottom on some of the DWH site deployments.
  • Cite as: Diercks, Arne R.; Passow, Uta; Chanton, Jeff; Giering, Sarah; Sweet, Julia (2022). ADCP and sediment trap contents data collected at three sites in the Gulf of Mexico from 2010-08-25 to 2016-09-12 (NCEI Accession 0256417). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0256417. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 2010-08-25 to 2016-09-12
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -90.51
East: -88.36
South: 27.375
North: 28.667
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Associated Resources
  • Giering, S. L. C., Yan, B., Sweet, J., Asper, V., Diercks, A., Chanton, J. P., Pitiranggon, M., & Passow, U. (2018). The ecosystem baseline for particle flux in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 6. https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.264
  • Diercks, A.-R., Dike, C., Asper, V. L., DiMarco, S. F., Chanton, J. P., & Passow, U. (2018). Scales of seafloor sediment resuspension in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 6. https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.285
  • Chanton, J. P., Giering, S. L. C., Bosman, S. H., Rogers, K. L., Sweet, J., Asper, V. L., Diercks, A. R., & Passow, U. (2018). Isotopic composition of sinking particles: Oil effects, recovery and baselines in the Gulf of Mexico, 2010–2015. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 6. https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.298
  • Liu, G., Bracco, A., & Passow, U. (2018). The influence of mesoscale and submesoscale circulation on sinking particles in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 6. https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.292
  • Chanton, J. P., Jaggi, A., Radović, J. R., Rosenheim, B. E., Walker, B. D., Larter, S. R., Rogers, K., Bosman, S., & Oldenburg, T. B. P. (2019). Mapping Isotopic and Dissolved Organic Matter Baselines in Waters and Sediments of the Gulf of Mexico. Scenarios and Responses to Future Deep Oil Spills, 160–181. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12963-7_10
  • Diercks, Arne R. (2021). Moored ADCP velocity measurements - Green Canyon, Gulf of Mexico, 2012-04-15 to 2015-04-21 [Data set]. Harte Research Institute. https://doi.org/10.7266/n7-jebs-nr36
  • Diercks, Arne R. (2021). Moored ADCP velocity measurements - OC26 site (Mississippi Canyon lease block 297), Gulf of Mexico, 2012-06-21 to 2016-09-11 [Data set]. Harte Research Institute. https://doi.org/10.7266/n7-5s8a-bs75
  • Diercks, Arne R. (2021). Moored ADCP velocity measurements - Bureau of Energy Management (BOEM) lease block AT357, Gulf of Mexico, 2012-04-19 to 2016-03-07 [Data set]. Harte Research Institute. https://doi.org/10.7266/n7-der9-1m91
  • Uta Passow, Sarah Giering. (2017). Sediment Trap (raw data) - Atwater Valley, Gulf of Mexico, 1040m, April 16, 2012 - April 11, 2013 [Data set]. Harte Research Institute. https://doi.org/10.7266/n7h993kf
  • Uta Passow, Sarah Giering. (2017). Sediment Trap (raw data) - Atwater Valley, Gulf of Mexico, 1040m, June 5, 2013 - April 15, 2014 [Data set]. Harte Research Institute. https://doi.org/10.7266/n7cj8bvq
  • Uta Passow, Sarah Giering. (2017). Sediment Trap (raw data) - Atwater Valley, Gulf of Mexico, 1040m, May 6, 2014 - April 20, 2015 [Data set]. Harte Research Institute. https://doi.org/10.7266/n7416vd0
  • Uta Passow. (2017). Sediment Trap (raw data) - Green Canyon, Gulf of Mexico, 1260m, April 16, 2012 - September 4, 2012 [Data set]. Harte Research Institute. https://doi.org/10.7266/n7pn93ps
  • Uta Passow. (2017). Sediment Trap (raw data) - Green Canyon, Gulf of Mexico, 1260m, September 10, 2012 - April 30, 2013 [Data set]. Harte Research Institute. https://doi.org/10.7266/n7jw8bxm
  • Uta Passow, Sarah Giering. (2017). Sediment Trap (raw data) - Green Canyon, Gulf of Mexico, 1260m, June 8, 2013 - April 15, 2014 [Data set]. Harte Research Institute. https://doi.org/10.7266/n7cr5rqt
  • Uta Passow, Sarah Giering. (2017). Sediment Trap (raw data) - Green Canyon, Gulf of Mexico, 1260m, May 4, 2014 - April 20, 2015 [Data set]. Harte Research Institute. https://doi.org/10.7266/n7vt1qgs
  • Uta Passow, Sarah Giering. (2017). Sediment Trap (raw data) - Green Canyon, Gulf of Mexico, 1260m, April 23, 2015 - April 15, 2016 [Data set]. Harte Research Institute. https://doi.org/10.7266/n7br8qkf
  • Uta Passow. (2017). Sediment Trap (raw data) - Mississippi Canyon, Gulf of Mexico, 1540m, 2012-06-28 - 2012-09-08 [Data set]. Harte Research Institute. https://doi.org/10.7266/n7f47m6m
  • Uta Passow, Sarah Giering. (2017). Sediment Trap (raw data) - Mississippi Canyon, Gulf of Mexico, 1540m, 2012-09-12 - 2013-09-12 [Data set]. Harte Research Institute. https://doi.org/10.7266/n79c6vhb
  • Uta Passow, Sarah Giering. (2017). Sediment Trap (raw data) - Mississippi Canyon, Gulf of Mexico, 1540m, 2013-10-09 - 2014-09-15 [Data set]. Harte Research Institute. https://doi.org/10.7266/n7xk8czs
  • Uta Passow, Sarah Giering. (2017). Sediment Trap (raw data) - Mississippi Canyon, Gulf of Mexico, 1540m, 2014-09-22 - 2015-09-15 [Data set]. Harte Research Institute. https://doi.org/10.7266/n78w3bqj
  • Uta Passow. (2017). Sediment Trap (raw data) - Mississippi Canyon, Gulf of Mexico, 1540m, September 18, 2015 - September 12, 2016 [Data set]. Harte Research Institute. https://doi.org/10.7266/n71c1v8t
  • Uta Passow, Julia Sweet. (2017). Sediment Trap (raw data) - Mississippi Canyon, Gulf of Mexico, 1630m, September 12, 2012 - September 12, 2013 [Data set]. Harte Research Institute. https://doi.org/10.7266/n7w66j7k
  • Jeff Chanton, Uta Passow. (2017). Isotopic composition of particulates from sediment trap, northern Gulf of Mexico, August 25, 2010 - March 18, 2016 [Data set]. Harte Research Institute. https://doi.org/10.7266/n737775j
  • Sweet, Julia. (2020). Raw data of a moored sediment trap deployed aboard R/V Endeavor cruise in the northern Gulf of Mexico from 2012-06-28 to 2012-09-08 [Data set]. Harte Research Institute. https://doi.org/10.7266/n7-g0my-wr56
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Publication Dates
  • publication: 2022-09-02
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Purpose These data were collected as part of a long-term monitoring program to baseline for particle flux estimates in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Three sites were chosen to represent areas affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, natural seep areas, and background reference conditions.
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Diercks, Arne R.; Passow, Uta; Chanton, Jeff; Giering, Sarah; Sweet, Julia (2022). ADCP and sediment trap contents data collected at three sites in the Gulf of Mexico from 2010-08-25 to 2016-09-12 (NCEI Accession 0256417). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0256417. Accessed [date].
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  • Funding Agency: Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI)
  • Funding Agency: Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information & Data Cooperative
Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords Provider Keywords
  • Biogenic silica
  • DELTA SULFUR-34
  • Transparent Exomer Particles
  • sediment height
Data Center keywords NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
Platform keywords NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes
Instrument keywords NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
Project keywords NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Provider Project Names
  • Ecosystem Impacts of Oil and Gas Inputs to the Gulf-2 (ECOGIG-2)
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Keywords Send2NCEI Submission Package ID
  • 02BJ83
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  • Cite as: Diercks, Arne R.; Passow, Uta; Chanton, Jeff; Giering, Sarah; Sweet, Julia (2022). ADCP and sediment trap contents data collected at three sites in the Gulf of Mexico from 2010-08-25 to 2016-09-12 (NCEI Accession 0256417). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0256417. Accessed [date].
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  • 2022-09-02T01:04:37Z - NCEI Accession 0256417 v1.1 was published.
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  • Parameter or Variable: CURRENT METER - NORTH-SOUTH COMPONENT (V) (measured); Units: mm/s; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: ADCP
  • Parameter or Variable: CURRENT METER - EAST-WEST COMPONENT (U) (measured); Units: mm/s; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: ADCP
  • Parameter or Variable: sediment height (measured); Units: mm; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: trap - sediment; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Detailed methods for trap deployment, sample processing and analytical methods are described by Giering et al. (2017). Supernatant water was analyzed as followed: Concentrations of NO3+NO2, PO4 and Si(OH)4 in the water overlaying the solid material were measured by simultaneous flow injection analysis (QuickCem 8000, Lachat Instruments). To calculate fluxes of a specific component x, use the formula: Flux=average(x/Split_fraction)/Deployment_time/Trap_Area Sediment trap: Kiel Trap, K.U.M. Umwelt- und Meerestechnik Kiel GmbH Splitter: WSD-10, McLane Flow injection analyzer: QuickCem 8000, Lachat Instrument Spectrophotometer: Genesys 10SVIS, Thermo Scientific Peltier: SPG1A,
  • Parameter or Variable: pH (measured); Units: unitless; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: trap - sediment; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The pH (total scale) was measured with a spectrophotometer (Genesys 10SVIS) equipped with a single cell Peltier (SPG1A, both Thermo Scientific) using the indicator dye m-cresol purple (Sigma-Aldrich) at a constant temperature of 25ºC. The absorbance was measured at 730 nm, 578 nm, and 434 nm before and after dye addition (Clayton, 1993; Fangue, 2010)
  • Parameter or Variable: PHOSPHATE - TOTAL (measured); Units: micromole/kilogram; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: trap - sediment; Sampling and Analyzing Method: simultaneous flow injection analysis (QuickCem 8000, Lachat Instruments
  • Parameter or Variable: silicate (measured); Units: micromole/kilogram; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: trap - sediment
  • Parameter or Variable: nitrate + nitrite content (concentration) (measured); Units: micromole/kilogram; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: trap - sediment; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Thermo Scientific CHN elemental analyzer: CEC44OHA, Exeter Analytical
  • Parameter or Variable: PARTICULATE CARBON (measured); Units: micrograms/split; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: trap - sediment; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Thermo Scientific CHN elemental analyzer: CEC44OHA, Exeter Analytical
  • Parameter or Variable: NITROGEN - PARTICULATE (measured); Units: micrograms/split; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: trap - sediment; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Thermo Scientific CHN elemental analyzer: CEC44OHA, Exeter Analytical
  • Parameter or Variable: PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON (measured); Units: micrograms/split; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: trap - sediment
  • Parameter or Variable: Biogenic silica (measured); Units: micromoles/split; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: trap - sediment
  • Parameter or Variable: Transparent Exomer Particles (measured); Units: mg Gum Xanthan equivalent/split; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: trap - sediment
  • Parameter or Variable: PARTICULATE ORGANIC NITROGEN (PON) (measured); Units: micrograms/split; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: trap - sediment
  • Parameter or Variable: SEDIMENTS - DRY WEIGHT (measured); Units: gram; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: trap - sediment
  • Parameter or Variable: DELTA CARBON-14 (measured); Units: per mille; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: trap - sediment; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Samples for ∆14C-POC analysis were combusted and purified CO2 prepared as graphite targets and analyzed by accelerator mass spectrometry.; Data Quality Method: Analytical reproducibility was on the order of 3 ‰
  • Parameter or Variable: DELTA CARBON-13 (measured); Units: per mille; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: trap - sediment; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Carlo Erba elemental analyzer coupled to a Delta XP Thermo Finnegan isotope ratio mass spectrometer. Results reported relative to VPDB.; Data Quality Method: Analytical reproducibility was on the order of 0.2 ‰
  • Parameter or Variable: DELTA SULFUR-34 (measured); Units: per mille; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: trap - sediment; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Results are presented relative to CDT.; Data Quality Method: Analytical error measured as the coefficient of variation of replicate samples was 0.4‰ for δ34S
Acquisition Information (collection)
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  • ADCP
  • trap - sediment
Platform
  • OCEANUS
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