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Oceanographic data used in support of the Gulf of Mexico Brine Disposal Analysis Project, from 1977-02-02 to 1985-08-26

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Catalog Last Checked: August 03, 2026 at 08:11 AM | Dataset Last Updated: December 07, 2023 at 12:00 AM
This collection includes physical, chemical, and biological data collected in the Gulf of Mexico in support of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Brine Disposal Analysis Project, including water temperature, salinity, currents, waves, winds and weather, chemicals, marine toxic substances, effluents, pollutants, water transparency, fishery surveys, benthic organisms, nekton, zooplankton and phytoplankton, bacteriology, chlorophyll, and other data. The data was collected from numerous platforms including ships, moored and fixed platforms, using various instruments including current meters, nets, bottles, sediment samplers, and others. The data has been used for various analyses and assessments.

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