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Title: Surface temperature, salinity and dissolved oxygen data collected from handheld instruments from multiple platforms in the northern Gulf of Mexico from June 14, 2010 to October 16, 2010 (NODC Accession 0070786)
Abstract: This dataset contains the date, time and location of surface plankton tow conducted between June-October, 2010, as well as the surface temperature (C), surface salinity (ppt), and dissolved oxygen (% standard) measurements taken at the start of each tow.
Date received: 20110221
Start date: 20100614
End date: 20101016
Seanames: Gulf of Mexico
West boundary: -93.666
East boundary: -88.693
North boundary: 29.952
South boundary: 27.193
Observation types: chemical, physical, surface measurements
Instrument types: multi-parameter water quality sensor
Datatypes: DISSOLVED OXYGEN, SALINITY, WATER TEMPERATURE
Submitter: Grey, Dr. Erin K.
Submitting institution: Tulane University; Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Collecting institutions: Tulane University; Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Contributing projects: DWH
Platforms: Acadiana (33SZ)
Number of observations:
Supplementary information: NSF Project Award OCE-1042792 - RAPID: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Impacts on Blue Crab Populations. (PI Caroline Taylor, Tulane University)

For more information and documentation related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill event, see NODC Accession 0065140.
Availability date:
Metadata version: 6
Keydate: 2011-02-17 11:31:19+00
Editdate: 2011-04-21 21:31:26+00