Rabalais, N., Unknown, Louisiana Coastal Hypoxia Shelfwide Survey, July 1996.
This is a Point data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):
Horizontal positions are specified in geographic coordinates, that is, latitude and longitude. Latitudes are given to the nearest 0.0001. Longitudes are given to the nearest 0.0001. Latitude and longitude values are specified in Degrees and decimal minutes.
The horizontal datum used is WGS84.
The ellipsoid used is WGS84.
The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.
The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257223563.
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| Minimum: | 2.01699 |
| Maximum: | 5.752614 |
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| Minimum: | 3.7848 |
| Maximum: | 26.1716 |
| Units: | Density sigma-t |
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| Minimum: | 1.025 |
| Maximum: | 49.318 |
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| Minimum: | 0.725 |
| Maximum: | 6.786 |
| Units: | volts |
Character field, generally numeric equivalent of text value except in 15 cases where ">10.0" indicates fluorometer was maximized.
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| Minimum: | 0.00603 |
| Maximum: | 8.27343 |
| Units: | mg/L |
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| Minimum: | 0.1 |
| Maximum: | 207.9 |
| Units: | Percent |
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| Minimum: | 17.4 |
| Maximum: | 96.3 |
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| Minimum: | 10.8604 |
| Maximum: | 36.455 |
| Units: | ppt |
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| Maximum: | 2331 |
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| Minimum: | 18.0927 |
| Maximum: | 32.211 |
| Units: | Degrees centigrade |
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| Minimum: | 0 |
| Maximum: | 51.3 |
| Units: | Meters |
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| Minimum: | 0.2 |
| Maximum: | 19.2 |
| Units: | µg-at/L |
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| Minimum: | 0.1 |
| Maximum: | 10.1 |
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| Minimum: | 0.2 |
| Maximum: | 222.2 |
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| Minimum: | 0 |
| Maximum: | 221.6 |
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| Minimum: | 0.1 |
| Maximum: | 4.3 |
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| Minimum: | 0.9 |
| Maximum: | 107.8 |
| Units: | µg-at/L |
Character field
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| Minimum: | 2252 |
| Maximum: | 2331 |
| Units: | Integer |
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| Minimum: | 0 |
| Maximum: | 51.3 |
| Units: | meter |
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| Minimum: | 0 |
| Maximum: | 40.86 |
| Units: | µg/L |
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| Minimum: | 0.88 |
| Maximum: | 2.08 |
| Units: | FoFa ratio |
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| Minimum: | 0.03 |
| Maximum: | 20.69 |
| Units: | µg/L |
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| Minimum: | 2252 |
| Maximum: | 2331 |
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| Minimum: | 0.39 |
| Maximum: | 45.48 |
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| Minimum: | 19960723 |
| Maximum: | 19960728 |
| Units: | YYYYMMDD |
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| Minimum: | 5.9 |
| Maximum: | 57.7 |
| Units: | meter |
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| Minimum: | 28.3919 |
| Maximum: | 29.7067 |
| Units: | Decimal degrees |
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| Minimum: | -93.4165 |
| Maximum: | -89.4294 |
| Units: | Decimal degrees |
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| Minimum: | 0.4 |
| Maximum: | 12.6 |
| Units: | meter |
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| Minimum: | 2252 |
| Maximum: | 2332 |
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| Minimum: | 0:028:36 |
| Maximum: | 23:56:00 |
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| Minimum: | 0:14 |
| Maximum: | 23:42 |
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| Minimum: | 0 |
| Maximum: | 0 |
| Units: | meters |
Character field.
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| Minimum: | 3.323 |
| Maximum: | 32.622 |
| Units: | ppt |
Character field.
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| Minimum: | 2252 |
| Maximum: | 2331 |
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| Minimum: | 5.75 |
| Maximum: | 50.8 |
| Units: | mg/L |
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| Minimum: | 3.3 |
| Maximum: | 26.07 |
| Units: | Density sigma-t |
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| Minimum: | 0.1 |
| Maximum: | 58.5 |
| Units: | meters |
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| Minimum: | 0.02 |
| Maximum: | 11.03 |
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| Minimum: | 0.4 |
| Maximum: | 162.6 |
| Units: | percentage |
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| Minimum: | 7.44 |
| Maximum: | 8.61 |
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| Minimum: | 10.2 |
| Maximum: | 36.6 |
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| Minimum: | 17.4 |
| Maximum: | 55.2 |
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| Minimum: | 2254 |
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| Minimum: | 18.4 |
| Maximum: | 32.13 |
| Units: | Degrees Centigrade. |
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Rabalais, N.N., Turner, R.E. and Wiseman Jr, W.J. Funding: Funds for the research were provided by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Nutrient Enhanced Coastal Ocean Productivity (NECOP) program.
Nancy N. Rabalais
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The physical, biological and chemical data collected are part of a long-term coastal Louisiana dataset. The goal is to understand physical and biological processes that contribute to the causes of hypoxia and use the data to support environmental models for use by resource managers.
Water for chlorophyll analysis (30 - 100 ml) was filtered on board ship through GF/F (0.7 micron) filters, which are then fixed in 5 ml of DMSO/90% acetone (40/60) solution, allowed to extract for at least one hour in the dark, then measured pre- and post-acidification on a Turner Model 10 fluorometer.
Field station locations: Stations were occupied along 13 generally North-South transects across the Louisiana coastal shelf. Station depths ranged from 5.9 to 57.7 meters. The objective was to delimit and describe the area of midsummer bottom dissolved oxygen less than 2 (mg/L). Due to limitations of equipment, time and funding, this was not always possible. Northern end stations of transects were chosen based on the survey vessel's minimum depth limits for each longitude. The Northern extent of hypoxia was not reached on ten transects. Optimally, one or two stations South of the Southern most station with bottom dissolved oxygen less than 2 (mg/L) were sampled. The limit of hypoxia on the Southern end of all transect was reached.
Care was taken that the collector's hands were clean and avoided touching the water. Gloves were worn when three replicate sample vials and caps were triple rinsed with sample before vial filling and closing. Samples were not filtered. The sample vials were frozen for later analysis in the laboratory.
Nitrogen and phosphorus were analyzed according to methods described in EPA publication EPA 600/4-79-020 (1979), method 350.1 for ammonia-N, method 353.2 for nitrate/nitrite-N, and method 365.1 for phosphate-P. Silicate was analyzed according to Technicon Industrial method 186-72 W/B (1977).
CTD data were post processed using Seasoft version 4.217. All scans were processed without averaging or interpolation with a bin size of one scan. In order to improve alignment between oxygen sensor values and other CTD sensor values, the Seasoft module ALIGNCTD was used to determine which advance best compensated for the delay in oxygen sensor response time. When Seabird data were processed, dissolved oxygen was advanced relative to temperature and conductivity values: + 4.5 seconds.
Data values reported are from downcasts. Downcast scans selected for each CTD station are chosen to illustrate: 1) data values as near to the surface as possible, 2) data values at whole meter increments, and 3) data values as close to the bottom as the CTD was lowered. In certain cases where data values of a parameter changed significantly between whole meter increments, 0.1- or 0.2-meter scans were selected.
Water (approximately 300 to 500 ml) was filtered on board ship through pre-weighed GF/F filters, rinsed with distilled water. The filters were placed in Petri dishes and frozen for later analysis.
Suspended sediment filters were dried 24 hours at 40 - 60 degrees centigrade for 24 hours. Filters were weighed. Total suspended sediments was derived from volume filtered, pre-weight and post weight values.
Water for chlorophyll, nutrient analyses, Portasal salinity and suspended sediments was collected from the surface by twice-rinsed bucket, from mid-water in 5-l Niskin bottles on the Seabird CTD/rosette system and from bottom in a 5-l bottom tripping Niskin bottle secured in a frame with the Hydrolab Surveyor 3.
Depth values of 0 indicate a bucket sample collected from the surface of the water. Deepest depths of water samples were from the bottom-tripping Niskin and correspond to the deepest depth recorded from the Hydrolab. Other depths indicate the p-sensor reading for 5-l Niskin bottles on the Seabird rosette. The Seabird p-sensor was located approx. 1 meter below the mid-point of the 5-l Niskin. Bottom 5-l Niskins on the rosette were used to collect “bottom” water samples at stations A7, A6, B1, B2, B6, B8, C7, C6B, C4, D1, E2, E2A and F3.
Hydrolab data were obtained for the lowest 2 m of the water column, the upper 1 m of the water column, and as close to the surface as possible.
At the beginning of each hydrocast the entire CTD/Rosette package was soaked while submerged 0.5m to 1.0m below the surface until pump flow and oxygen values observed via the Sea-Bird deck unit indicated the system was operating correctly.
In order to minimize the effect of delays in oxygen sensor response time caused by temperature, sensor condition and plumbing configuration, the CTD package was lowered as close to dead slow as possible. The sensor packages were located below the Niskin bottles and rosette.
At stations where the watch chief deemed the structure of the oxygen profile contains features useful in post-processing the oxygen data (AlignCTD), the CTD package was raised at the same speed it was lowered. At all other stations, the upcast is rapid in order to save time.
S796Hydrolab: The dissolved oxygen sensor of the Hydrolab Surveyor 3 was pre- and post-calibrated using air saturated water concentrations and barometric pressure from a laboratory grade barometer. Conductivity and pH were pre- and post-calibrated with the appropriate solutions.
S796Nutrient: Nutrient analyses were conducted by Tom Oswald under the supervision of R. E. Turner.
S796Pigment: The Turner Designs model 10 fluorometer was calibrated for chlorophyll a against a chemical supply house chlorophyll a standard measured on a spectrophotometer yearly (or more frequently if needed). During the cruise, the Fluorometer was blanked and calibrated daily in accordance with Turner Designs recommended procedures. Chlorophyll concentrations were supervised and quality controlled by Nancy Rabalais.
S796Seabird: Sea-Bird factory calibrated conductivity and temperature sensors were maintained and serviced in accordance with to Sea-Bird recommended procedures. The Sea Tech fluorometer and transmissometer were maintained and serviced in accordance with Sea Tech recommended procedures. Sea-Bird dissolved oxygen sensor was maintained and serviced in accordance with Sea-Bird recommended procedures.
Two oxygen sensors were used on the Sea-Bird CTD. In the early part of the cruise (stations A'1, A'2, A'3 and A7), D.O. sensor 1 was connected to a pump. Due to equipment problems, no data were collected at A'4 and A'5. Beginning with station A6 and continuing throughout the cruise, sensor 1 was removed from the pumped circuit and replaced with sensor 2. The station B4 data file was damaged and unusable. Oxygen data for stations A'1 and A7 were deleted because the values were unrealistic. Oxygen data for stations A'2 and A'3 were left in the data table but should be considered suspect. Oxygen data values reported in the Seabird table were acquired with sensor 2.
Oxygen concentration determinations, upper and lower end, were made prior to the cruise by the LUMCON CTD technician and entered into the SeaSoft configuration file. Winkler oxygen titrations on board ship were used to develop a regression against Sea-Bird oxygen data, which were corrected if necessary. A correction was not needed because there was good agreement of Sea-Bird oxygen values with Winkler values and bottom values obtained with the Hydrolab CTD.
Data reductions from the SeaBird were generated by Ben Cole and quality controlled by Nancy Rabalais.
S796Stns: Depths were logged from the RV Pelican’s fathometer.
S795SalSed: Suspended sediment concentrations were supervised and quality controlled by Nancy Rabalais. Salinity determinations were made with a Guildine Portasal maintained by the LSU Coastal Studies shop.
N. Rabalais performed an additional procedure in quality-control/quality-assurance by evaluating relationships between the data in S796Hydrolab, S796Nutrient, S796Pigment, S796SalSed, S796Seabird and S796Stns.
Station positions were logged from RV Pelican’s DGPS at the beginning of sampling operations. Manufacturer's DGPS accuracy claim is 1-5 meters 95% of the time. Wind, currents and tidal forces may have moved the ship from the beginning positions.
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Maximum Sea-Bird CTD depth values exceeded fathometer values at nine stations. Maximum Hydrolab CTD depth values exceeded fathometer values at twenty-two stations. In most cases, the difference was less than a meter. Ship's movement between times when values were recorded may have caused the variation.
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Nancy N. Rabalais
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