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Title: Physical profile data and meteorological data collected from moored buoys in the Northwest Gulf of Mexico from 2004-03-20 to 2005-07-03 (NODC Accession 0055092)
Abstract: The Minerals Management Service (MMS) awarded a contract to Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to conduct a study titled: Survey of Deepwater Currents in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico (often referred to as the NW Gulf Study). The timing and general area of investigation extends the focus of a series of preliminary studies that as a group will provide a basis for effective design and implementation of comprehensive ocean investigations having a goal of in-depth understanding and characterization of Gulf of Mexico (GOM) circulation and dynamics. As identified in the Request for Proposal (RFP), a possible design for the study involved 13 full-depth moorings instrumented with various and appropriate sensors to resolve and estimate key parameters and conditions within the study area. Additionally, a combination of remotely sensed (satellite) data types (e.g., altimetry, radiometry, and color) were to be acquired and used to aid in the interpretation of mesoscale features and physical data in the study area. Within the scope of work for this study, there was a specification for coordination of all activities with oceanographers from Mexico who were responsible for Mexican Sector activities and data.
Date received: 20090619
Start date: 20040320
End date: 20050703
Seanames: Gulf of Mexico
West boundary: -96.6963348388672
East boundary: -92.5546646118164
North boundary: 27.9130001068115
South boundary: 24.0446834564209
Observation types: current measurements, meteorological, physical, profile, time series
Instrument types: ADCP, buoy - moored buoy, CTD - moored CTD, meteorological sensor, wave gauge - non-directional
Datatypes: AIR TEMPERATURE, BAROMETRIC PRESSURE, CONDUCTIVITY, DEPTH - BOTTOM, DEPTH - SENSOR, HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE, SALINITY, SEA HEIGHT, WATER TEMPERATURE, WAVE HEIGHT - SIGNIFICANT, WAVE PERIOD - DOMINANT, WIND GUST
Submitter: Blankinship, Paul R.
Submitting institution: Science Applications International Corporation - Bay St. Louis, Ms
Collecting institutions: Science Applications International Corporation - Bay St. Louis, Ms, US DOC; NOAA; NWS; National Data Buoy Center
Contributing projects:
Platforms: moorings (pid: 2565)
Number of observations:
Supplementary information:
Availability date:
Metadata version: 4
Keydate: 2009-06-22 12:16:28+00
Editdate: 2019-04-07 20:53:52+00