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TEMPERATURE, SALINITY, and CURRENT VELOCITIES collected from a long-term FOCAL mooring in the Gulf of Mexico from 2007-10-01 to 2016-08-19 (NCEI Accession 0248354)

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This dataset contains temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and current velocities obtained from the long-term Fisheries Oceanography in Coastal Alabama (FOCAL) mooring operated by the Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL). The mooring is located at 30°05.410'N, 88°12.694'W, along the 20-m isobath about 25 km southwest of Mobile Bay, Alabama. This dataset contains non-continuous data collected between 2007-10-01 and 2016-08-19 using a variety of instruments, including thermistors, CTDs, and a bottom-mounted, upward-looking RDI 600 Workhorse Sentinel ADCP. Parameters include temperature; salinity; current vectors, speeds, and direction; dissolved oxygen and oxygen saturation; and sound velocity, although not all datasets contain each parameter. The data are in ASCII format, and the raw ADCP data is also included.
  • Cite as: Dzwonkowski, Brian; Lockridge, Grant; Book, Jeff; Hernandez, Frank; Tzeng, Mimi; Park, Kyeong (2022). TEMPERATURE, SALINITY, and CURRENT VELOCITIES collected from a long-term FOCAL mooring in the Gulf of Mexico from 2007-10-01 to 2016-08-19 (NCEI Accession 0248354). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0248354. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 2007-10-01 to 2016-08-19
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -88.211567
East: -88.211566
South: 30.090167
North: 30.090167
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Fisheries Oceanography in Coastal Alabama (FOCAL) Mooring Dissolved Oxygen Data (Summer 2016)
  • Fisheries Oceanography in Coastal Alabama (FOCAL) Mooring Data (Fall 2015)
  • Fisheries Oceanography in Coastal Alabama (FOCAL) salinity data from mooring (Fall 2007)
  • Fisheries Oceanography in Coastal Alabama (FOCAL) Mooring data, January, April, and May 2011
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2022-02-23
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
Submission Package ID: T1E3FW
Purpose Data were collected from a long-term mooring operated by Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) to enable physical and interdisciplinary studies of circulation, hydrography, and the biophysical interactions associated with the inner shelf of the northern Gulf of Mexico.
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Dzwonkowski, Brian; Lockridge, Grant; Book, Jeff; Hernandez, Frank; Tzeng, Mimi; Park, Kyeong (2022). TEMPERATURE, SALINITY, and CURRENT VELOCITIES collected from a long-term FOCAL mooring in the Gulf of Mexico from 2007-10-01 to 2016-08-19 (NCEI Accession 0248354). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0248354. Accessed [date].
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  • Related Funding Agency: Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI)
  • Related 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
  • specific conductance
Data Center keywords NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS
Instrument keywords NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords Provider Instruments
  • CTD - specific model
  • temperature probe, CTD
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
Project keywords NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Provider Project Names
  • Alabama Marine Environmental Science Consortium (MESC)
  • Consortium for Oil Spill Exposure Pathways in Coastal River-Dominated Ecosystems (CONCORDE)
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  • Cite as: Dzwonkowski, Brian; Lockridge, Grant; Book, Jeff; Hernandez, Frank; Tzeng, Mimi; Park, Kyeong (2022). TEMPERATURE, SALINITY, and CURRENT VELOCITIES collected from a long-term FOCAL mooring in the Gulf of Mexico from 2007-10-01 to 2016-08-19 (NCEI Accession 0248354). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0248354. Accessed [date].
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  • 2022-02-23T16:06:28Z - NCEI Accession 0248354 v1.1 was published.
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  • Parameter or Variable: HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE (measured); Units: dbar; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: CTD - specific model; Sampling and Analyzing Method: SeaBird SBE25, SeaBird SBE19+.
  • Parameter or Variable: WATER TEMPERATURE (measured); Units: degrees C; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: temperature probe, CTD; Sampling and Analyzing Method: RBR Duo, SBE-37 CTD, SBE-39 thermistor.
  • Parameter or Variable: CONDUCTIVITY (measured); Units: Siemens/m; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: CTD - moored CTD; Sampling and Analyzing Method: SeaBird SBE37.
  • Parameter or Variable: SALINITY (measured); Units: psu; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: CTD - moored CTD; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Sea-Bird SBE37.
  • Parameter or Variable: DISSOLVED OXYGEN (measured); Units: mL/L; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: oxygen sensor; Sampling and Analyzing Method: RBR Duo (membrane sensor, 1 Hz), HOBO U26-001 (optical sensor, 0.5 Hz), YSI 6600 (1 sample/60s).
  • Parameter or Variable: OXYGEN - PERCENT SATURATION (measured); Units: %; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: oxygen sensor; Sampling and Analyzing Method: RBR Duo (membrane sensor, 1 Hz), HOBO U26-001 (optical sensor, 0.5 Hz), YSI 6600 (1 sample/60 seconds).
  • Parameter or Variable: HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE (measured); Units: dbar; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: CTD - moored CTD; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Seabird SBE-37.
  • Parameter or Variable: SOUND VELOCITY (measured); Units: m/s; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: CTD - moored CTD; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Seabird SBE-37, Chen-Millero.
  • Parameter or Variable: DEPTH - OBSERVATION (measured); Units: meters; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: CTD - moored CTD; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Seabird SBE-37.
  • Parameter or Variable: specific conductance (measured); Units: micro-siemens/cm; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: CTD - moored CTD; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Seabird SBE-37.
  • Parameter or Variable: WATER DENSITY (measured); Units: kg/m^3; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: YSI - handheld multi-parameter instrument; Sampling and Analyzing Method: moored YSI 6600.
  • Parameter or Variable: CURRENT SPEED - EAST/WEST COMPONENT (U) (measured); Units: cm/s; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: ADCP; Sampling and Analyzing Method: RDI 600 kHz ADCP Workhorse Sentinel.
  • Parameter or Variable: CURRENT SPEED - NORTH/SOUTH COMPONENT (V) (measured); Units: cm/s; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: ADCP; Sampling and Analyzing Method: RDI 600 kHz ADCP Workhorse Sentinel.
  • Parameter or Variable: CURRENT SPEED (measured); Units: cm/s; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: ADCP; Sampling and Analyzing Method: RDI 600 kHz ADCP Workhorse Sentinel.
  • Parameter or Variable: CURRENT DIRECTION (measured); Units: angular degree; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: ADCP; Sampling and Analyzing Method: RDI 600 kHz ADCP Workhorse Sentinel.
  • Parameter or Variable: DEPTH - BOTTOM (measured); Units: m; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: ADCP; Sampling and Analyzing Method: RDI 600 kHz ADCP Workhorse Sentinel.
Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument
  • ADCP
  • CTD - moored CTD
  • oxygen sensor
  • YSI - handheld multi-parameter instrument
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