Current direction, chemical, zooplankton, phytoplankton, and other data from moored current meter casts and other instruments in the Gulf of Mexico during the Buccaneer Oil Field project, 1975-12-12 to 1980-05-20 (NCEI Accession 8000461)
Current direction, zooplankton, and other data were collected using moored current meter casts and other instruments in the Gulf of Mexico from December 12, 1975 to May 20, 1980. Data were submitted by National Marine Fisheries Service as part of the Buccaneer Oil Field project. Data has been processed by NODC to the standard NODC standard F005- Current Meter Data, C100- Oceanographic Station Data, and F124- Zooplankton formats.
The F005 format is used for time series measurements of ocean currents obtained using moored current-measuring instruments, principally Aanderaa current meters (manufactured by Aanderaa Instruments Inc.). These data represent the Eulerian method of current measurement, i.e., the meters are deployed at a fixed mooring point and measure flow past the sensor. Position, water depth, and sensor depth are reported for each station. The data record comprises values of current direction and speed at specified date and time. Data values may be subject to averaging or filtering and are typically reported at 10-15 minute time intervals. Other environmental parameters may also be reported. These include: water temperature, salinity, conductivity, and transmissivity; wind direction and speed; and dominant wave direction, height, and period. A text field is available for optional comments.
The Oceanographic Station Data format contains physical-chemical oceanographic data recorded at discrete depth levels. Most of the observations were made using multi-bottle Nansen casts or other types of water samplers. A small amount (about 5 percent) were obtained using electronic CTD (conductivity-temperature-depth) or STD (salinity-temperature-depth) recorders. The CTD/STD data were reported to NODC at depth levels equivalent to Nansen cast data, however, and have been processed and stored the same as the Nansen data. Cruise information (e.g., ship, country, institution), position, date, and time, and reported for each station. The principal measured parameters are temperature and salinity, but dissolved oxygen, phosphate, total phosphorus, silicate, nitrate, nitrite, and pH may be reported. Meteorological conditions at the time of the cast (e.g., air temperature and pressure, wind, waves) may also be reported, as well as auxiliary data such as water color (Forel-Ule scale), water transparency (Secchi disk depth), and depth to bottom. Values of density (sigma-t) sound velocity, and dynamic depth anomaly are computed from measured parameters. Each station contains the measurements taken at the observed depth levels, but also includes data values interpolated to a set of standard depth levels.
The F124 format is used for data from sampling and analysis of marine zooplankton. Information on zooplankton abundance, distribution, and productivity derived from these data support studies of marine populations and ecosystems. Data reported may include: cruise information, position, date, and time of sampling; bottom depth, sampling depths, temperature, and salinity; gear type, volume of water filtered, total dry and wet weight, and other data for total haul; and data for subsamples by species. Data on zooplankton catch by species may include subsample size, zooplankton concentration, life history code, and numbers of adults, juveniles, eggs, and larvae. Estimated density of holoplankton and meroplankton and data on ichthyoplankton may also be reported. A text record is available for comments. Note: there are two options for reporting subsample counts of individuals at different life history stages. If life history codes are used, only number of adults should be reported on that record. Additional separate records should then be used to report number of juveniles and so on. Alternatively, life history codes may not be used and number of adults, juveniles, and so entered in the proper fields of a single record.
The F005 format is used for time series measurements of ocean currents obtained using moored current-measuring instruments, principally Aanderaa current meters (manufactured by Aanderaa Instruments Inc.). These data represent the Eulerian method of current measurement, i.e., the meters are deployed at a fixed mooring point and measure flow past the sensor. Position, water depth, and sensor depth are reported for each station. The data record comprises values of current direction and speed at specified date and time. Data values may be subject to averaging or filtering and are typically reported at 10-15 minute time intervals. Other environmental parameters may also be reported. These include: water temperature, salinity, conductivity, and transmissivity; wind direction and speed; and dominant wave direction, height, and period. A text field is available for optional comments.
The Oceanographic Station Data format contains physical-chemical oceanographic data recorded at discrete depth levels. Most of the observations were made using multi-bottle Nansen casts or other types of water samplers. A small amount (about 5 percent) were obtained using electronic CTD (conductivity-temperature-depth) or STD (salinity-temperature-depth) recorders. The CTD/STD data were reported to NODC at depth levels equivalent to Nansen cast data, however, and have been processed and stored the same as the Nansen data. Cruise information (e.g., ship, country, institution), position, date, and time, and reported for each station. The principal measured parameters are temperature and salinity, but dissolved oxygen, phosphate, total phosphorus, silicate, nitrate, nitrite, and pH may be reported. Meteorological conditions at the time of the cast (e.g., air temperature and pressure, wind, waves) may also be reported, as well as auxiliary data such as water color (Forel-Ule scale), water transparency (Secchi disk depth), and depth to bottom. Values of density (sigma-t) sound velocity, and dynamic depth anomaly are computed from measured parameters. Each station contains the measurements taken at the observed depth levels, but also includes data values interpolated to a set of standard depth levels.
The F124 format is used for data from sampling and analysis of marine zooplankton. Information on zooplankton abundance, distribution, and productivity derived from these data support studies of marine populations and ecosystems. Data reported may include: cruise information, position, date, and time of sampling; bottom depth, sampling depths, temperature, and salinity; gear type, volume of water filtered, total dry and wet weight, and other data for total haul; and data for subsamples by species. Data on zooplankton catch by species may include subsample size, zooplankton concentration, life history code, and numbers of adults, juveniles, eggs, and larvae. Estimated density of holoplankton and meroplankton and data on ichthyoplankton may also be reported. A text record is available for comments. Note: there are two options for reporting subsample counts of individuals at different life history stages. If life history codes are used, only number of adults should be reported on that record. Additional separate records should then be used to report number of juveniles and so on. Alternatively, life history codes may not be used and number of adults, juveniles, and so entered in the proper fields of a single record.
Dataset Citation
- Cite as: Stathoplos, Linda; NOAA Fisheries (2002). Current direction, chemical, zooplankton, phytoplankton, and other data from moored current meter casts and other instruments in the Gulf of Mexico during the Buccaneer Oil Field project, 1975-12-12 to 1980-05-20 (NCEI Accession 8000461). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/8000461. Accessed [date].
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| Time Period | 1975-12-12 to 1980-05-20 |
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| Supplemental Information | The accession contains multidisciplinary data from the Buccaneer Oil Field. Data was collected during the National Marine Fisheries Service-NMFS (Louisiana) Buccaneer Oil and Gas Field study, formally titled "Environmental Assessment of An Active Oil Field in the NW Gulf of Mexico 1977-1980", Contract # EPA-IAG-DS-E693-E0. Data were separated into 93 separate data types and a corresponding data documentation form (DDF) was included for each type. Data types include both physical and chemical oceanographic data, zooplankton bacteria primary productivity, benthos sediments, wind data, fishes, bird sightings, and hydrology. Data was submitted to NODC on a 9-track, 1600 BPI magnetic tape in EBCDIC. An NODC copy (W18789) was recorded on a 1600 BPI magnetic tape in ASCII. Each DDF describes the data collected, beginning and ending dates of each study, platform name and type, and provides a record format description and file identification. The following is a list of the 93 file names, each corresponding to an individual study, and the principal investigator of each study. Due to space limitations, files 38-93 are described in the next LAID record under the same NCEI accession 8000461. FILE #/STUDY TITLE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR # STATIONS # RECORDS 1) Non-metal analysis Dr. Brian Middleditch 275 stations 3449 REC *Note: the following is a continuation of file names and principal investigators included in the Buccaneer Oil Field Study, EPA Contract # EPA-IAG-DS-E693-E0. See the previous listing in the LAID system for the names and principal investigators of files 1-37. All files were originally submitted on a 9-track, 1600 BPI magnetic tape in EBCDIC. NODC copy (W18789) is in ASCII. A separate DDF describing each study and the file format was included in the documentation. 38) Suspended solids Dr. Larry Danek 45 stations 45 REC 39) Con. current meter Dr. Larry Danek 4997 stations 4997 REC 40) Meteorology Dr. Larry Danek 1478 stations 1478 REC 41) Wave gauge Dr. Larry Danek 215 stations 215 REC 42) Hydrocarbons/Sulfur Dr. Brian Middleditch 9211 station 9211 REC 43) Respirometry Randall Howard 95 stations 95 REC 44) Transmissometry Dr. Jim M. Brooks 4197 stations 4197 REC 45) Sus. particulates Dr. Ernest Estes 131 stations 769 REC 46) Bacteria enumer. Dr. Ronald Sizemore 37 stations 55 REC 47) Bacteria taxon. Dr. Ronald Sizemore 37 stations 182 REC *Note: the following is a continuation of file names and principal investigators included in the Buccaneer Oil Field Study, EPA Contract # EPA-IAG-DS-E693-E0. See the previous listing in the LAID system for the names and principal investigators of files 1-84. All files were originally submitted on a 9-track, 1600 BPI magnetic tape in EBCDIC. NODC copy (W18789) is in ASCII. A separate DDF describing each study and the file format was included in the documentation. 85) Fish determination Dr. Nick Fotheringham 3 stations 21 REC 86) Trace Metals Dr. John B. Anderson 167 stations 25 REC 87) Sediment Dr. John B. Anderson 97 stations 25 REC 88) Benthos Dr. Donald E. Harper 46 stations 25 REC 89) Demersal fish Neal Baxter 98 stations 25 REC 90) Bird data Dr. Glen Aumann 4 stations 25 REC 91) Drift bottle rlse John Martin 5 stations 25 REC 92) Pelagic fish Dr. Lee Trent 70 stations 25 REC 93) Ichthyoplankton Dr. John Finucane 58 stations 25 REC Note: Metadata for this accession were extracted from a legacy database maintained by the U.S. National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC). The design of the database did not exactly reflect the FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM). Principal Investigator (PI) and organization contact information accurately represents all available information from the legacy database at the time that this description was created. However, proper attribution of a PI to a specific institution or the role (submitting or collecting) taken by an institution may not be correct due to inexact mapping between fields in the legacy database and the CSDGM. Due to this uncertainty, the contact information was initially recorded in the Supplemental Information element of the CSDGM description. To develop more accurate metadata, NCEI reviews metadata for all accessions on an ongoing basis. Points of contact for this dataset include: Contact info: Agency: US DOC; NOAA; NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE - WASHINGTON DC PI: Stathoplos, Dr. Linda Address: address: 1335 EAST WEST HIGHWAY city: SILVER SPRING state: MD postal: 20910 country: UNITED STATES Contact info: Agency: US DOC; NOAA; NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE - BAY ST. LOUIS PI: 196 PI: 196 PI: 196 PI: 196 PI: 196 PI: 196 PI: 196 PI: 196 PI: 196 PI: 196 PI: 196 PI: 196 PI: 196 PI: 196 PI: 196 Address: address: NOT AVAILABLE city: BAY ST. LOUIS state: MS postal: 39529 country: USA Contact info: Agency: US DOC; NOAA; NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE - PANAMA CITY PI: 427 Address: address: 3500 DELWOOD BEACH ROAD city: PANAMA CITY state: FL postal: 32408 country: UNITED STATES In this accession, NCEI has archived multiple versions of these data. The latest (and best) version of these data has the largest version number. |
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