gov.noaa.nodc:0194303 eng utf8 model NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NOAA Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information custodian 2026-01-22T13:05:54Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) RESTORE Research: Evaluation of Gulf of Mexico oceanographic observation networks, impact assessment on ecosystem management and recommendations: Simulated Current Velocity, Temperature, Salinity, and Elevation from Hydrodynamic Modeling for 2015 (NCEI Accession 0194303) 2019-08-29 publication 2019-08-05 creation International DOI Foundation (IDF) 10.25921/yv1b-7b75 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0194303 NCEI Archive Management System 0194303 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information publisher HeeSook Kang University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) hkang@rsmas.miami.edu http://www.rsmas.miami.edu HTTP University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) website Institution web page information resourceProvider University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) http://www.rsmas.miami.edu HTTP University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) website Institution web page information resourceProvider HeeSook Kang University of Miami (UM) hkang@rsmas.miami.edu http://www.miami.edu/ HTTP University of Miami (UM) website Institution web page information collaborator Annis Androulidakis University of Miami (UM) http://www.miami.edu/ HTTP University of Miami (UM) website Institution web page information collaborator Frank Parker NOAA RESTORE Science Program frank.parker@noaa.gov https://restoreactscienceprogram.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA RESTORE Science Program website Institution web page information pointOfContact Matthieu Le Hénaff University of Miami (UM) mlehenaff@rsmas.miami.edu http://www.miami.edu/ HTTP University of Miami (UM) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Villy Kourafalou University of Miami (UM) vkourafalou@rsmas.miami.edu http://www.miami.edu/ HTTP University of Miami (UM) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Le Hénaff, Matthieu University of Miami (UM) http://www.miami.edu/ HTTP University of Miami (UM) website Institution web page information author Kang, HeeSook University of Miami (UM) hkang@rsmas.miami.edu http://www.miami.edu/ HTTP University of Miami (UM) website Institution web page information author Kourafalou, Villy University of Miami (UM) http://www.miami.edu/ HTTP University of Miami (UM) website Institution web page information author University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) http://www.rsmas.miami.edu HTTP University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) website Institution web page information contributor tableDigital This dataset is based on archives from the University of Miami’s high-resolution (1/50 degrees, 1.8km) configuration of the Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model (HYCOM) in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM-HYCOM 1/50) for the year of 2015. The GoM-HYCOM 1/50 used realistic river forcing parameterization with daily river discharge obtained from the Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Atmospheric forcing was from the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) at 0.125-degree spatial resolution and it is nested within a Global HYCOM. The model assimilated satellite observations of sea surface temperature and sea surface height and in situ observations of temperature and salinity. The GOM-HYCOM 1/50 gives details on the fronts and filaments associated with the Mississippi River plume dynamics, as well as GoM mesoscale processes. The dataset includes the surface model fields of temperature, salinity, currents and sea surface height from the GoM-HYCOM 1/50 at 12Z along with two experimental simulations designed to study the effect of river front; Reference, noMR (without Mississippi River), and noMR_noPcip (without Mississippi River and precipitation). The project “Evaluation of Gulf of Mexico oceanographic observation networks, impact assessment on ecosystem management and recommendations” aims at evaluating how oceanographic observations of the Gulf of Mexico can support ecosystem management. This is performed by the combined use of modeling and observations. Our focus area is the Florida Keys, which are influenced by the Gulf of Mexico conditions and host a large National Marine Sanctuary where ecosystem management is essential. The dataset provides a description of the ocean conditions and circulation in the Gulf of Mexico in the year 2015, which was marked by a prolonged episode of long-distance export of brackish waters, from the Northern Gulf to the Gulf interior and to the Straits of Florida. It provides unprecedented details about the surface plumes of brackish waters and their evolution. Two perturbed simulations, in which the Mississippi River discharge and atmospheric precipitation were turned off, allow identifying the sources of the fresh waters present at the surface of the Gulf of Mexico in 2015. As the ocean conditions in the Florida Keys are determined, to a large extent, by the Gulf of Mexico conditions, in particular through the transport of nutrients supplied by river waters, it is important to understand the processes that influence that transport. The long-distance export episode of 2015 is an excellent study case to understand these transport mechanisms. The data in this accession were funded by the NOAA RESTORE Act Science Program under award NA15NOS4510226 to the University of Miami. Funding Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Funding Agency: NOAA RESTORE Science Program completed historicalArchive NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact asNeeded https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0194303 Preview graphic PNG 0194303 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2019-07-30 publication SALINITY SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS model output theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Gulf of Mexico place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication U-MIAMI/RSMAS > Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian RESTORE Science Program project Provider Project Names EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian NCCOS Sponsored Research > RESTORE Science Program theme NCCOS Keywords Model theme NCCOS Research Data Types Current Velocity Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Circulation > Ocean Currents Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Water Temperature Earth Science > Oceans > Sea Surface Topography Earth Science Services > Models > Ocean General Circulation Models (OGCM)/Regional Ocean Models HYCOM Models/Analyses > GCM > General Circulation Model Sea Surface Height theme Provider Keywords OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian U.S. States and Territories > Florida Waterbodies > Gulf of Mexico place NCCOS Regions of Study Continent > North America > United States Of America > Florida > Florida Keys place Provider Place Names 4ND94E Send2NCEI Submission Package ID accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: Le Hénaff, Matthieu; Kang, HeeSook; Kourafalou, Villy (2019). RESTORE Research: Evaluation of Gulf of Mexico oceanographic observation networks, impact assessment on ecosystem management and recommendations: Simulated Current Velocity, Temperature, Salinity, and Elevation from Hydrodynamic Modeling for 2015 (NCEI Accession 0194303). [indicate subset used]. 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NOAA RESTORE Science Program: Observing Systems and Ecosystem Management 2015 publication https://restoreactscienceprogram.noaa.gov/projects/observing-systems-ecosystem-management HTTPS NOAA RESTORE Science Project Page Project Page information crossReference Gulf of Mexico HYbrid Coordinate Ocean Model (GoM-HYCOM 1/50) 2019 publication https://coastalmodeling.rsmas.miami.edu/research-projects/gulf-of-mexico/index.html HTTPS GoM-HYCOM Project Page Project Page information crossReference National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, 2019: RESTORE Sponsored Research Project: Evaluation of Gulf of Mexico oceanographic observation networks impact assessment on ecosystem management and recommendation, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/57433. 2019 publication gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:57433 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/57433 HTTPS https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/57433 InPort Metadata information NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information publisher tableDigital crossReference Androulidakis, Yannis; Kourafalou, Vassiliki; Le Hénaff, Matthieu; Kang, HeeSook; Sutton, Tracey; Chen, Shuangling; Hu, Chuanmin; Ntaganou, Nektaria. Offshore Spreading of Mississippi Waters: Pathways and Vertical Structure Under Eddy Influence; Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018jc014661 2019 publication noaa:22079 International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.1029/2018jc014661 https://doi.org/10.1029/2018jc014661 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.1029/2018jc014661 NOAA Central Library: Journal Article information Androulidakis, Yannis author Kourafalou, Vassiliki author Le Hénaff, Matthieu author Kang, HeeSook author Sutton, Tracey author Chen, Shuangling author Hu, Chuanmin author Ntaganou, Nektaria author NOAA Library https://library.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Library website Institution web page information publisher crossReference collection Mason, Andrew L. An Integrated Assessment of Oil and Gas Release into the Marine Environment at the Former Taylor Energy MC20 Site. 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