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Chemical, physical, profile and other oceanographic data collected aboard NOAA Ship NANCY FOSTER in the Gulf of Mexico and North Atlantic Ocean from 2010-06-30 to 2010-07-18 in response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill event (NCEI Accession 0069077)

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Chemical, physical, profile, biological, laboratory analysis, meteorological, navigational, tows and underway oceanographic data were collected aboard NOAA Ship NANCY FOSTER in the Gulf of Mexico and North Atlantic Ocean from 2010-06-30 to 2010-07-18 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, current speed - east/west component (U), current speed - north/south component (V), dissolved oxygen, hydrostatic pressure, plankton, salinity, sound velocity, temperature and water density. The instruments used to collect these data included ADCP, CTD, Multiple Opening/Closing Net and Environmental Sensing System (MOCNESS), bathythermograph - XBT, bottle, fluorometer, oxygen meter and thermosalinographs along with other physical sampling devices. More specific information about each dataset is located in their individual metadata records. 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. The Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler ADCP used sonar to measure and record water current velocities and the distribution of suspended material over a range of depths. Absolute U- and V-component ocean current vectors from the ADCP collected can be used to create detailed maps of the distribution of water currents and suspended materials through the water column along the ship's path. The data from this ADCP is raw and unprocessed. Some of the datasets associated with this instrument are still incomplete and will be published as they become available. The Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler ADCP used sonar to measure and record water current velocities and the distribution of suspended material over a range of depths. Absolute U- and V-component ocean current vectors from the ADCP collected can be used to create detailed maps of the distribution of water currents and suspended materials through the water column along the ship's path. The data from this ADCP is raw and unprocessed. Some of the datasets associated with this instrument are still incomplete and will be published as they become available. 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.
  • Cite as: Office of Response and Restoration (2010). Chemical, physical, profile and other oceanographic data collected aboard NOAA Ship NANCY FOSTER in the Gulf of Mexico and North Atlantic Ocean from 2010-06-30 to 2010-07-18 in response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill event (NCEI Accession 0069077). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0069077. Accessed [date].
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    • File Specification: ADCP velocity
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Distributor NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Dataset Point of Contact NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Time Period 2010-06-30 to 2010-07-18
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -88.643
East: -80.02
South: 23.098
North: 30.34
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Subsurface Monitoring Unit (SMU), Gulf of Mexico 2010; Subsurface response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Cruise 01, Summary of data collected from the R/V Nancy Foster, July 1-18, 2010 electronic resource / U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; BP; 2010
  • 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.
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_NF_Cruise_01

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.
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Office of Response and Restoration (2010). Chemical, physical, profile and other oceanographic data collected aboard NOAA Ship NANCY FOSTER in the Gulf of Mexico and North Atlantic Ocean from 2010-06-30 to 2010-07-18 in response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill event (NCEI Accession 0069077). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0069077. Accessed [date].
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Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords Originator Keywords
  • 1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE
  • 1,1,2,2-TETRACHLOROETHANE
  • 1,1,2-TRICHLOROETHANE
  • 1,1,2-Trichloro-1,2,2-Trifluoroethane
  • 1,1-DICHLOROETHANE
  • 1,1-Dichloroethylene
  • 1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene
  • 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
  • 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
  • 1,2-DIBROMOETHANE
  • 1,2-DICHLOROETHANE
  • 1,2-DICHLOROPROPANE
  • 2-BUTOXYETHANOL
  • 2-HEXANONE
  • ACETONE
  • ADCP
  • Acenaphthene
  • Acenaphthylene
  • Alkanes, Total
  • Anthracene
  • Aromatics, Total
  • BP
  • Benz(a)anthracene
  • Benzene
  • Benzo(a)pyrene
  • Benzo(b)fluoranthene
  • Benzo(e)pyrene
  • Benzo(g,h,i)perylene
  • Benzo(k)fluoranthene
  • British Petroleum
  • C1-Benzanthrene/chrysenes
  • C1-DIBENZOTHIOPHENES
  • C1-FLUORANTHENES/PYRENES
  • C1-Naphthobenzothiophene
  • C1-Phenanthrenes/anthracenes
  • C2-Benzanthrene/chrysenes
  • C2-DIBENZOTHIOPHENES
  • C2-Fluoranthenes/Pyrenes
  • C2-Fluorenes
  • C2-NAPHTHALENES
  • C2-Naphthobenzothiophene
  • C2-Phenanthrenes/anthracenes
  • C3-Benzanthrene/chrysenes
  • C3-DIBENZOTHIOPHENES
  • C3-Fluoranthenes/Pyrenes
  • C3-Fluorenes
  • C3-NAPHTHOBENZOTHIOPHENES
  • C3-Naphthalenes
  • C3-Phenanthrenes/anthracenes
  • C4-Benzanthrene/chrysenes
  • C4-Fluoranthrenes/pyrenes
  • C4-Naphthalenes
  • C4-Phenanthrenes/anthracenes
  • CARBON DISULFIDE
  • CARBON TETRACHLORIDE
  • CDOM
  • CDOM_FLUORESCENCE_FLECO
  • CDOM_FLUORESCENCE_wetCDOM
  • CFC-11
  • CFC-12
  • CHLOROBENZENE
  • CHLOROETHANE
  • CHLOROFORM
  • CHLOROMETHANE
  • CONDUCTIVITY
  • CTD
  • CYCLOHEXANE
  • Chlorodibromomethane
  • Chrysene
  • Cis-1,3-Dichloropropene
  • Cumene
  • DENSITY
  • DI(Propylene Glycol)ButylEther
  • DIC
  • DOXY_MASS
  • DOXY_VOL
  • DWH
  • Decane
  • Deepwater Horizon
  • Depth
  • Dibenz(a,h)anthracene
  • Dibenzothiophene
  • Dichlorobromomethane
  • Docosane
  • Dodecane
  • Dotriacontane
  • EEM
  • Eicosane
  • Ethylbenzene
  • Expendable BathyThermograph
  • Federal waters
  • Fluoranthene
  • Fluorene
  • GPS
  • Global Positioning System
  • HENTRIACONTANE
  • Halon 1011
  • Heneicosane
  • Heptacosane
  • Heptadecane
  • Hexacosane
  • Hexadecane
  • Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene
  • MC252
  • MOCNESS
  • Macondo Prospect
  • Methyl Acetate
  • Methyl bromide
  • Methyl ethyl ketone
  • Methyl isobutyl ketone
  • Methyl tert-butyl ether
  • Methylcyclohexane
  • Methylene Chloride
  • Methylfluorene
  • Methylnaphthalene
  • Mississippi Canyon
  • Multiple Opening/Closing Net and Environmental Sensing System
  • N-PENTATRIACONTANE
  • NONACOSANE
  • Nancy Foster
  • Naphthalene
  • Naphthobenzothiophene
  • Nonadecane
  • Octacosane
  • Octadecane
  • PAH
  • PRESSURE
  • Pentacosane
  • Perylene
  • Phenanthrene
  • Phytane
  • Pristane
  • Propylene glycol
  • Pyrene
  • SAL
  • SAMOS
  • SCS
  • SOUND_VEL
  • STYRENE
  • SVP
  • Scientific Computer System
  • Scientific Computing System
  • Sea-Bird SBE 21 SEACAT Thermosalinograph
  • Sea-Bird SBE 43 Dissolved Oxygen (DO) Sensor
  • Sea-Bird SBE 9 CTD
  • Sea-Bird SBE 911plus
  • Shipboard Automated Meteorological and Oceanographic System
  • Shipboard Computer System
  • Sippican Deep Blue Expendable Bathythermograph System
  • TEMP
  • TETRACHLOROETHYLENE
  • TPH
  • TRIDECANE
  • TRITRIACONTANE
  • TSG
  • Temperature
  • Tentatively Identified Compounds(1)
  • Tentatively Identified Compounds(2)
  • Tentatively Identified Compounds(3)
  • Tentatively Identified Compounds(4)
  • Tentatively Identified Compounds(5)
  • Tentatively Identified Compounds(6)
  • Tentatively Identified Compounds(7)
  • Tentatively Identified Compounds(8)
  • Tetracosane
  • Tetradecane
  • Tetratriacontane
  • Toluene
  • Triacontane
  • Tribromomethane
  • Trichloroethylene
  • Tricosane
  • Undecane
  • VINYL CHLORIDE
  • VOA
  • VOC
  • WET Labs CDOM ECO Fluorometer
  • WET Labs ECO Fluorometer
  • Winkler
  • XBT
  • Xylenes, Total
  • acoustic
  • acoustic doppler current profiler
  • analytical chemistry
  • angle
  • bathymetry
  • bongo
  • chemical analysis
  • chlorophyll
  • cis-1,2-DICHLOROETHENE
  • colored dissolved organic matter
  • dispersant
  • dissolved inorganic carbon
  • dissolved oxygen
  • drifter
  • excitation-emission matrix
  • flow
  • flow-through
  • flowthrough
  • fluorescence
  • fluorometry
  • hydrocarbon
  • ichthyoplankton
  • laboratory analysis
  • laboratory results
  • m-Dichlorobenzene
  • meteorology
  • methane
  • nC-15 Pentadecane
  • navigation
  • neuston
  • nutrients
  • o-Dichlorobenzene
  • oil plume
  • oil sheen
  • oil spill
  • p-Dichlorobenzene
  • phytoplankton
  • picoplankton
  • plankton
  • plankton tow
  • polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
  • salinity
  • sediment samples
  • semivolatile organic compound
  • surface velocity program
  • thermosalinograph
  • total petroleum hydrocarbons
  • trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
  • trans-1,3-DICHLOROPROPENE
  • velocity
  • volatile organic analysis
  • volatile organic compound
  • volume
  • water column
  • water samples
  • weather
  • zooplankton
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 Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
  • Florida
  • Florida Keys
  • Gulf Coast
  • Gulf of Mexico
  • Louisiana
  • Mississippi
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Marine Ecoregions of the World
  • Floridian
  • Northern Gulf of Mexico
Originator Place Names
  • Mississippi Canyon
Project keywords NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Office of Response and Restoration (2010). Chemical, physical, profile and other oceanographic data collected aboard NOAA Ship NANCY FOSTER in the Gulf of Mexico and North Atlantic Ocean from 2010-06-30 to 2010-07-18 in response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill event (NCEI Accession 0069077). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0069077. 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.
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Processing Steps
  • 2010-12-03T20:52:19Z - NCEI Accession 0069077 was revised and v7.7 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 0069077 v1.1 was published.
  • 2021-10-15T02:35:24Z - NCEI Accession 0069077 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 0069077 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 0069077 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 0069077 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.
  • 2021-10-15T02:35:24Z - NCEI Accession 0069077 was revised and v6.6 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.
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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
  • ADCP
  • bathythermograph - XBT
  • bottle
  • CTD
  • fluorometer
  • Multiple Opening/Closing Net and Environmental Sensing System (MOCNESS)
  • oxygen sensor
  • thermosalinograph
Platform
  • NOAA Ship Nancy Foster
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