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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

    Metadata Updated: October 2, 2025

    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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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Metadata Date 2025-08-24T14:23:41Z
    Metadata Created Date March 17, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date October 2, 2025
    Reference Date(s) November 19, 2002 (publication), December 7, 2023 (revision)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Series
    Metadata Date 2025-08-24T14:23:41Z
    Metadata Created Date March 17, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date October 2, 2025
    Reference Date(s) November 19, 2002 (publication), December 7, 2023 (revision)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nodc:GOM-Brine-Disposal
    Access Constraints Cite as: US National Oceanographic Data Center (2002). Oceanographic data used in support of the Gulf of Mexico Brine Disposal Analysis Project, from 1977-02-02 to 1985-08-26. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/GOM-Brine-Disposal. Accessed [date]., Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
    Bbox East Long -72.98
    Bbox North Lat 40.06
    Bbox South Lat 25.14
    Bbox West Long -98.1
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
    Graphic Preview Description Preview graphic
    Graphic Preview File https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:GOM-Brine-Disposal
    Graphic Preview Type PNG
    Harvest Object Id 901eefa8-2474-42d7-b3ab-9282921984a7
    Harvest Source Id c084a438-6f6b-470d-93e0-16aeddb9f513
    Harvest Source Title NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions
    Licence accessLevel: Public
    Lineage
    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-98.1, 25.14], [-72.98, 25.14], [-72.98, 40.06], [-98.1, 40.06], [-98.1, 25.14]]]}
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1977-03-25
    Temporal Extent End 1985-08-26

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