Abstract:

The oceanographic community routinely collects time-series data of hydrographic properties and water current velocity of the marine environment. Such data are essential for establishing baseline characteristics of marine and estuarine ecosystems. This data from small coastal ocean observing system 25 kilometers southwest of the mouth of Mobile Bay, Alabama, that the Dauphin Island Sea Lab has been operating. The salinity data were collected between October 2007 and January 2008.

Suggested Citation:

Brian Dzwonkowski and Kyeong Park. 2018. Fisheries Oceanography in Coastal Alabama (FOCAL) salinity data from mooring (Fall 2007). Distributed by: Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information and Data Cooperative (GRIIDC), Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N7WH2NJF

Publications:

Soto, I. M., Cambazoglu, M. K., Boyette, A. D., Broussard, K., Sheehan, D., Howden, S. D., … Cressman, K. (2018). Advection of Karenia brevis blooms from the Florida Panhandle towards Mississippi coastal waters. Harmful Algae, 72, 46–64. doi:10.1016/j.hal.2017.12.008

Purpose:

The objective of this ongoing research is to monitor the physical structure of the coastal ocean. This data is a subset of the regularly maintained FOCAL mooring. The site is the longest running time series of water column data in the Mississippi Bight and is an important asset for assessing long-term changes in the physical state of the region. Hydrographic and current velocity data from this site have been used in multiple physical and interdisciplinary studies of circulation, hydrography, and the biophysical interactions associated with the inner shelf of the northern Gulf of Mexico. The DISL mooring is located at 30°05.410'N, 88°12.694'W, 25 km southwest of Mobile Bay, Alabama.

Data Parameters and Units:

Year, Month, Day, Hour, Minute, Surface salinity (psu), Bottom salinity (psu), Depth (m)

Methods:

Data collected at near-surface (4.3 m) and bottom (20 m) on the 20 m isobath

Instruments:

SBE-37 CTD

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