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Laser In-Situ Scattering and Transmissometer (LISST) and Conductivity Temperature Depth (CTD) measurements and supporting data collected in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill Incident from multiple vessels in the Gulf of Mexico from 2010-04-21 to 2010-08-24 (NCEI Accession 0086284)

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At the request of the United States (U.S.) government and BP, research scientists and technicians from the Centre for Offshore Oil Gas and Energy Research (COOGER), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) conducted at-sea monitoring operations with other scientific experts on board vessels R/V Brooks McCall and R/V Ocean Veritas to assist in a comprehensive environmental monitoring program in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Throughout the period from May 8 to August 24th the DFO COOGER team maintained a continuous monitoring program that recovered a total of 3197 unique water samples from 404 stations at depths down to 2000m for analysis of dispersant effectiveness by characterizing oil droplet size and UV-fluorescence. This collection of data is organized into nine database tables which include all data used by COOGER to conduct analyses. These data include LISST data for in situ deployments; discrete LISST data collected aboard R/V Brooks McCall and R/V Ocean Veritas; UV Fluorescence data collected aboard R/V Brooks McCall and R/V Ocean Veritas; Hydrocarbon chemistry data; CTD trace data; CTD trace data matched to Niskin bottles; R/V Brooks McCall and R/V Ocean Veritas sampling station data (date, depth, location, and distance from wellhead); and Wellhead data including daily oil flow and recovery, and dispersant application data.

Dataset Citation

Cite as: Fisheries and Oceans Canada (2012). Laser In-Situ Scattering and Transmissometer (LISST) and Conductivity Temperature Depth (CTD) measurements and supporting data collected in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill Incident from multiple vessels in the Gulf of Mexico from 2010-04-21 to 2010-08-24 (NCEI Accession 0086284). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0086284. Accessed [date].

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Time Period	2010-04-21 to 2010-08-27
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates	West: -89.81364 East: -88.00000833 South: 26.884427 North: 28.828752
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada (2012). Laser In-Situ Scattering and Transmissometer (LISST) and Conductivity Temperature Depth (CTD) measurements and supporting data collected in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill Incident from multiple vessels in the Gulf of Mexico from 21/04/2010 to 24/08/2010 (NCEI Accession 0086284). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0086284.
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Publication Dates	publication: 2012-03-06
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 database contains 9 tables which include: (1) Chem_Data - Hydrocarbon chemistry data. All units converted to µg/l; (2) CTD - Complete CTD trace data; (3) CTD_Bottle - CTD trace data matched to Niskin bottles based on date, time, and depth; (4) LISST_InSitu - LISST data for in situ deployments May 10, 11, 15, and 17, 2010; (5) LISST_R/V_Brooks_McCall - Discrete LISST data collected aboard R/V Brooks McCall; (6) LISST_R/V_Ocean_Veritas - Discrete LISST data collected aboard R/V Ocean Veritas; (7) Station_SpatialData - Date, depth, location, and distance from wellhead (calculated using Arc GIS 9.3) data for each R/V Brooks McCall and R/V Ocean Veritas sampling station; (8) UV_Fluorescence - UV Fluorescence data collected aboard R/V Brooks McCall and R/V Ocean Veritas. Raw fluorescence units; and (9) Wellhead_Daily - Daily oil flow and recovery, and dispersant application data. Column names for LISST data tables are FileName, ScanNo, 1:32, LaserTransSensor, BattVolt, AuxIn1, LaserRefSensor, Pressure, TempDegC, DayHour, and MinSec. Descriptions can be found in the document described below. Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response Dataset, Centre for Offshore Oil Gas and Environmental Research (COOGER), Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) Canada
Purpose	In direct support of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) directives to monitor the efficacy of subsurface oil dispersant injection and the fate and transport of dispersed oil as part a of the larger coordinated spill response operations, COOGER's primary operational objectives were to: (1) Find and characterize dispersed oil by LISST particle size analysis and fluorescence analysis; (2)Perform ongoing sampling and analysis to track the subsurface oil plume emanating from the blown-out Deepwater Horizon wellhead; and (3) Verify plume modelling outputs provided by NOAA, SINTEF, and others.
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: Fisheries and Oceans Canada (2012). Laser In-Situ Scattering and Transmissometer (LISST) and Conductivity Temperature Depth (CTD) measurements and supporting data collected in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill Incident from multiple vessels in the Gulf of Mexico from 2010-04-21 to 2010-08-24 (NCEI Accession 0086284). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0086284. Accessed [date].
Cited Authors	Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Contributors	Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Resource Providers	Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Publishers	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

Theme keywords	NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM) CONDUCTIVITY DEPTH - OBSERVATION DISSOLVED OXYGEN FLUORESCENCE SALINITY SEDIMENTS - PARTICLE SIZE FRACTIONS Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH) WATER TEMPERATURE NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS physical water chemistry WMO_CategoryCode oceanography Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > MARINE SEDIMENTS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > HYDROCARBONS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > ORGANIC MATTER EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > OXYGEN EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN OPTICS > FLUORESCENCE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > CONDUCTIVITY EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY Originator Keywords CDOM CTD Conductivity DWH Deepwater Horizon Depth LISST LISST-100X Particle Size Analyzer MC252 Niskin bottles Ocean Veritas UV Fluorescence colored dissolved organic matter dispersant dissolved oxygen hydrocarbon chemistry laser in-situ scattering and transmissometry laser in-situ scattering transmissometer oil droplet size oil spill response pressure subsurface oil plume temperature water sample analysis wellhead oil flow
Data Center keywords	NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords CA/DFO > Fisheries and Oceans, Canada DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Platform keywords	NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS Brooks McCall OCEAN VERITAS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords Ships ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes Brooks McCall (call sign: WCZ7811, ICES code: 33TC) OCEAN VERITAS (call sign: WDD2502, ICES code: 33WV-2011)
Instrument keywords	NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS CTD Laser In-Situ Scattering and Transmissometer (LISST) transmissometer Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords CTD > Conductivity, Temperature, Depth TRANSMISSOMETERS
Place keywords	NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Gulf of Mexico Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Gulf of Mexico State of Alabama State of Louisiana State of Mississippi Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO Originator Place Names Gulf Coast Macondo Prospect Mississippi Canyon Mississippi Canyon Block 252
Project keywords	NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Deepwater Horizon oil spill event (DWH)
Keywords	NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 0086284

Use Constraints	Cite as: Fisheries and Oceans Canada (2012). Laser In-Situ Scattering and Transmissometer (LISST) and Conductivity Temperature Depth (CTD) measurements and supporting data collected in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill Incident from multiple vessels in the Gulf of Mexico from 2010-04-21 to 2010-08-24 (NCEI Accession 0086284). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0086284. 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	2012-03-06T15:01:21Z - NCEI Accession 0086284 v1.1 was published.
Output Datasets	NCEI Accession 0086284 v1.1 NCEI Accession 0086284 v1.1 (download) published 2012-03-06T15:01:21Z

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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	CTD Laser In-Situ Scattering and Transmissometer (LISST) transmissometer
Platform	Brooks McCall OCEAN VERITAS

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Laser In-Situ Scattering and Transmissometer (LISST) and Conductivity Temperature Depth (CTD) measurements and supporting data collected in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill Incident from multiple vessels in the Gulf of Mexico from 2010-04-21 to 2010-08-24 (NCEI Accession 0086284)

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