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Effect Of Oil Properties And Wind Speed On Surface Oil Slick Elongation (Model Script And Modelling Data), Zeinstra-Helfrich Marieke Nov 2016

Effect Of Oil Properties And Wind Speed On Surface Oil Slick Elongation (Model Script And Modelling Data), Zeinstra-Helfrich Marieke

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A model was developed for oil slick elongation as a result of entrainment and resurfacing (wind shear). A series of model runs was performed to investigate the influence of oil properties oil type and wind speed on the elongation.


Connectivity Modeling System Simulation Of The Macondo Well Blowout Evolution April Through October 2010: The Effects Of Circulation And Wind-Induced Drift On Subsea Oil Transport, Claire Paris Nov 2016

Connectivity Modeling System Simulation Of The Macondo Well Blowout Evolution April Through October 2010: The Effects Of Circulation And Wind-Induced Drift On Subsea Oil Transport, Claire Paris

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This dataset contains the output of the Connectivity Modeling System (CMS) simulation of the Macondo Well blowout. One thousand particles distributed in three fractions corresponding to 574 Å~ 103 kg of oil are released every 2 h from April 20 to July 15 for a total of more than 1 million particles, at a single source point (28.736° N, 88.365° W) located 300 m above the wellhead, the estimated mean trap height of oil droplets representing the major intrusion. The CMS produced daily outputs of 8 variables in ASCII format. This includes each particle's: age, density, distance traveled, longitude, latitude, …


Connectivity Modeling System Simulation Of The Macondo Well Blowout Evolution April Through October 2010: The Effects Of Circulation And Synthetic Dispersants On Subsea Oil Transport, Claire Paris-Limouzy Nov 2016

Connectivity Modeling System Simulation Of The Macondo Well Blowout Evolution April Through October 2010: The Effects Of Circulation And Synthetic Dispersants On Subsea Oil Transport, Claire Paris-Limouzy

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This dataset contains the output of the Connectivity Modeling System (CMS) simulation of the Macondo Well blowout. One thousand particles distributed in three fractions corresponding to 574 Å~ 103 kg of oil are released every 2 h from April 20 to July 15 for a total of more than 1 million particles, at a single source point (28.736° N, 88.365° W) located 300 m above the wellhead, the estimated mean trap height of oil droplets representing the major intrusion. The CMS produced daily outputs of 8 variables in ASCII format. This includes each particle's: age, density, distance traveled, longitude, latitude, …


Marginal Beta Probability Density Functions For Predator-Prey Diet Linkages For The Gulf Of Mexico Fitted Using Maximum Likelihood Method, April 2013-May 2015, Cameron Ainsworth Sep 2016

Marginal Beta Probability Density Functions For Predator-Prey Diet Linkages For The Gulf Of Mexico Fitted Using Maximum Likelihood Method, April 2013-May 2015, Cameron Ainsworth

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This is a dataset of the marginal beta probability density functions (PDFs) representing the percent contribution of prey to predator diet. Predator and prey are provided at the level of functional groups, where functional groups correspond to those used in an Atlantis biogeochemical ecosystem model of the Gulf of Mexico published by Ainsworth et al. 2015 (NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-SEFSC-676). The PDFs have been provided in a CSV file, and also graphically (Fig1.tif, Fig2.tif, Fig3.tif, Fig4.tif). This data set only deals with predator groups that are fish. Note that this data is also provided in a summarized form (mode and …


Reef Fish Densities At Artificial Reef Sites Estimated With Rov Video Sampling In The Northern Gulf Of Mexico From Spring 2009 To Summer 2015, Kristen Dahl, William Patterson, Joseph Tarnecki Sep 2016

Reef Fish Densities At Artificial Reef Sites Estimated With Rov Video Sampling In The Northern Gulf Of Mexico From Spring 2009 To Summer 2015, Kristen Dahl, William Patterson, Joseph Tarnecki

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Study reefs were sampled with a VideoRay Pro4 remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to estimate reef fish community structure. Quarterly video sampling was conducted at study reefs from spring 2009 through summer 2015, with a year-long gap in sampling from winter 2010 to fall 2011 due to the Deep Water Horizon (DWH) spill. The ROV-based point-count sampling method was employed to estimate reef fish densities in a 15-m wide cylinder around reefs. Taxa-specific counts used to calculate fish density (per 1000m^2). Three reefs of each type were randomly selected for inclusion in one of two lionfish removal treatments or a control …


Pah Analysis: Muscle And Liver Pah Concentrations In Longline Captured Fish, Northern Gulf Of Mexico, 2011-2013, Steven Murawski Aug 2016

Pah Analysis: Muscle And Liver Pah Concentrations In Longline Captured Fish, Northern Gulf Of Mexico, 2011-2013, Steven Murawski

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The data contained in the two spreadsheets in this dataset represent biliary PAH metabolite concentrations from selected species collected in the northern Gulf of Mexico (NGOM) during longline sampling. The 2011 data were analyzed at the Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC). All data from 2012 on were analyzed at Mote Marine Laboratory (MML). Sample collection and methods are described in Snyder et al. 2015, PAH-exposure in Gulf of Mexico Demersal Fishes, Post-Deepwater Horizon. Environmental Science and Technology, DOI 10.1021/acs.est.5b01870.


Zooplankton Biomass On The West Florida Shelf, July 2010 – August 2014, Kendra L. Daly Aug 2016

Zooplankton Biomass On The West Florida Shelf, July 2010 – August 2014, Kendra L. Daly

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Zooplankton have high temporal and spatial variability. Therefore, they need to be assessed before oil impact and regularly thereafter, to interpret what changes are causally related to oil spills. We surveyed plankton using bongo net tows and the USF SIPPER imaging system to evaluate the variation in plankton abundance on the west Florida shelf and the northern Gulf of Mexico. Seasonal CTD, chlorophyll, nutrient, and zooplankton abundance data from the northeastern Gulf of Mexico and the west Florida shelf. Developed new algorithms for data mining SIPPER (Shadow Imaging Particle Profiler and Evaluation Recorder) camera particle imaging data.


Lesion Data From Fish Collected Off Terrebonne Bay, La To The Dry Tortugas, Fl, 2011-2014, Steven Murawski Aug 2016

Lesion Data From Fish Collected Off Terrebonne Bay, La To The Dry Tortugas, Fl, 2011-2014, Steven Murawski

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This data set represents collections taken by demersal longline fishing gears in the northern Gulf of Mexico and West Florida Shelf. They include station location information, standardized fish catch data (numbers, weights, sex, length), PAH contamination levels determined from sub-samples, and photographs of fishes with unusual external skin conditions that were observed in longline cruises undertaken between 2011 and 2014. The 2012-2014 data were collected during GoMRI/C-IMAGE sponsored cruises. Data from 2011 are included because they are the subject of two papers published with data from them: Murawski, S.A., W. T. Hogarth, E.B. Peebles, L. Barbieri. 2014. Prevalence of External …


Toxicity And Mutagenicity Of The Gulf Of Mexico Waters During And After The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, July 2010 To August 2012, Jonelle Basso Aug 2016

Toxicity And Mutagenicity Of The Gulf Of Mexico Waters During And After The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, July 2010 To August 2012, Jonelle Basso

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The dataset is representative of 13 research cruises spanning from July 2010 to August 2012. Five cruises set to observe the West Florida shelf, while eight cruises were employed to assess the impact of the BP Oil spill on impacted North Florida shelf sites. West Florida Shelf samples sites (10 sampling sites total) comprised of Southern Transect (ST) line (stations ST03, ST06, ST12, ST18 and ST24), and the Northern Transect (NT) (stations NT31, NT25, NT19, NT13, and NT07). NE Gulf of Mexico sites included 16 sampling sites; DHS01, DSH07-10, Deepwater Horizon (DWH) station, FT1, PCB01-06, PCB11-12, and PCB14. Also included …


Discrete Chlorophyll Data For The Northeastern Gulf Of Mexico And West Florida Shelf: June 2012 – August 2014, Kendra L. Daly Aug 2016

Discrete Chlorophyll Data For The Northeastern Gulf Of Mexico And West Florida Shelf: June 2012 – August 2014, Kendra L. Daly

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This dataset contains seasonal and interannual discrete chlorophyll data collected from the northeastern Gulf of Mexico and the west Florida shelf. The contents of the dataset are an assessment of the seasonal and interannual changes in distributions of chlorophyll after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.


Ctd And Other Environmental Data For The Northeastern Gulf Of Mexico And West Florida Shelf: June 2012 – August 2014, Kendra L. Daly Aug 2016

Ctd And Other Environmental Data For The Northeastern Gulf Of Mexico And West Florida Shelf: June 2012 – August 2014, Kendra L. Daly

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This dataset contains seasonal and interannual CTD data collected from the northeastern Gulf of Mexico and the west Florida shelf. The contents of the dataset are an assessment of the seasonal and interannual changes in distributions of temperature, salinity, density, oxygen, chlorophyll and CDOM fluorescence, turbidity, and Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.


A Two-Dimensional Simulation Analysis On The Plankton Trophodynamics Of The West Florida Shelf Over The Last Half Century Of 1965-2011, Jason Lenes Jun 2016

A Two-Dimensional Simulation Analysis On The Plankton Trophodynamics Of The West Florida Shelf Over The Last Half Century Of 1965-2011, Jason Lenes

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This dataset reports modeled food web output data from the West Florida shelf (WFS) for three cases: 1965-1966, 2001-2002, and 2010-2011. The daily food web interactions on the WFS were defined in a two-dimensional model by 36 state variables, 29 explicit and 7 implicit. For each simulated day, depth, plankton abundance, and nutrient data are included. Plankton were grouped into large diatoms (Rhizosolenia), small diatoms (Skeletonema), autotrophic microflagellates, heterotrophic microflagellates, Trichodesmium, Karenia brevis, Cocholodinium, Larvaceans, Centropages, and fish. Nutrient composition includes: ammonium, nitrate, phosphate, silicate, dissolved iron, dissolved inorganic carbon, labile dissolved organic nitrogen, refractory dissolved organic nitrogen, dissolved organic …


Lab Study On Alcanivorax And Acinetobacter Growing On Crude And Dispersed Oil: Growth Rates, Changes In Oil Composition, And Oil Ecotoxicity, Will Overholt, Joel Kostka Jun 2016

Lab Study On Alcanivorax And Acinetobacter Growing On Crude And Dispersed Oil: Growth Rates, Changes In Oil Composition, And Oil Ecotoxicity, Will Overholt, Joel Kostka

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This study quantifies the growth of Alcanivorax and Acinetobacter on crude and dispersed oil, changes in composition that Alcanivorax and Acinetobacter have of crude and dispersed oil, and the impact that Alcanivorax and Acinetobacter have on oil ecotoxicity. Components are divided into three main groups, (1) bacterial growth rates, (2) changes to total petroleum hydrocarbons and specific hydrocarbon fractions following bacterial growth, and (3) the ecotoxicity associated with water-entrained hydrocarbons following bacterial growth. This dataset corresponds with the publication "Hydrocarbon Degrading Bacteria Exhibit a Species Specific Response to Dispersed Oil while Moderating Ecotoxicity" (Overholt, Will A., et al. ). Applied …


Predator-Prey Diet Linkages With Error Range For The Gulf Of Mexico Fitted Using Maximum Likelihood Method, April 2013- May 2015, Cameron Ainsworth Jun 2016

Predator-Prey Diet Linkages With Error Range For The Gulf Of Mexico Fitted Using Maximum Likelihood Method, April 2013- May 2015, Cameron Ainsworth

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Data is from Tarnecki, J.H., Wallace, A., Simons, J. and Ainsworth, C.H. 2016. Progression of a Gulf of Mexico Food Web Supporting Atlantis Ecosystem Model Development. Fisheries Research (doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2016.02.023). This is a dataset representing predator-prey linkages with associated error ranges for Gulf of Mexico fish functional groups. The data will be used in an Atlantis biogeochemical trophic ecosystem model of the Gulf of Mexico described by Ainsworth et al. 2015 (NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-676). This diet dataset is based on data previously published in Masi, M.D., Ainsworth, C.H., Chagaris, D., 2014. (Ecol. Model. 284, 60-74) and expanded to include new …


Sipper Plankton And Marine Snow Abundance And Distribution Data For The Northeastern Gulf Of Mexico: June 2012 – August 2014, Kendra L. Daly May 2016

Sipper Plankton And Marine Snow Abundance And Distribution Data For The Northeastern Gulf Of Mexico: June 2012 – August 2014, Kendra L. Daly

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This dataset contains seasonal and interannual marine snow, phytoplankton, zooplankton, and larval fish abundance and distributions collected from the northeastern Gulf of Mexico using the Shadowed Image Particle Profiling Evaluation Recorder (SIPPER). The purpose of the dataset is to assess the seasonal and interannual zooplankton abundance and distribution after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.


Zooplankton Dry Weight Biomass Data For The Northeastern Gulf Of Mexico And West Florida Shelf: June 2012 – August 2014, Kendra L. Daly May 2016

Zooplankton Dry Weight Biomass Data For The Northeastern Gulf Of Mexico And West Florida Shelf: June 2012 – August 2014, Kendra L. Daly

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This dataset contains zooplankton dry weight biomass calculated from samples collected during RV Weatherbird II and RV Bellows cruises from June 2012 to August 2014. Zooplankton was collected using towed bongo nets from the northeastern Gulf of Mexico and the west Florida shelf. The contents of the dataset are an assessment of the seasonal and interannual changes in zooplankton biomass after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.


A Simulation Analysis Of The Plankton Fate Of The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spills, Northern Gulf Of Mexico, 2010-2011, Jason Lenes Apr 2016

A Simulation Analysis Of The Plankton Fate Of The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spills, Northern Gulf Of Mexico, 2010-2011, Jason Lenes

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A two-dimensional (2-D) ecosystem model, set within the De Soto Canyon ecotone of the Northern Gulf of Mexico (NGOM) and driven by 3-D flow fields from coupled circulation models, explores the daily food web and sedimentary consequences of oil-, nutrient-, and overfishing-induced transitions of dominant particle transports to the sea floor: from changing vectors of copepod fecal pellets to those of marine snow over the annual period of 2010-2011. Recent spilled petrochemicals are found to minimally impact already decimated zooplankton populations on the West Florida shelf (WFS). They facilitate instead formation of marine snow macroaggregates. The model results here replicate …


Benthic Foraminifera Abundance, Stable Isotopes, Desoto Canyon Sediments, 2010-2012, Patrick Schwing Mar 2016

Benthic Foraminifera Abundance, Stable Isotopes, Desoto Canyon Sediments, 2010-2012, Patrick Schwing

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Spatial and temporal compilation of benthic foraminiferal abundance based on individually counted foraminifera from washed sediment samples, del13C measurements from Cibicidoides sp. measured by the SIRMS instrument at USF, CMS, all presented in the context of depth in each sediment core as well as by short-lived radioisotope age models. Spreadsheet: Benthic Foram Taxonomy, Foram Abundance Manuscript title: Quantifying the ecological impact of the Deepwater Horizon event on benthic foraminifera and subsequent rates of recovery Spreadsheet: Benthic Foram Stable Carbon Isotopes Manuscript title: Persistent δ13C depletion in benthic foraminiferal carbonate following the Deepwater Horizon event


Satellite, Glider Data, And Field Measurements To Study Harmful Algae On The West Florida Shelf During 2011 And 2012, Chuanmin Hu Mar 2016

Satellite, Glider Data, And Field Measurements To Study Harmful Algae On The West Florida Shelf During 2011 And 2012, Chuanmin Hu

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Satellite Oceanography is a sub-task under Task 4. It relies primarily on satellite-collected data, processed using either NASA standard algorithms or customized algorithms to produce data and imagery products specifically tailored for this project.


Predator-Prey Diet Linkages With Error Range For The Gulf Of Mexico Fitted Using Maximum Likelihood Method, Cameron H. Ainsworth Mar 2016

Predator-Prey Diet Linkages With Error Range For The Gulf Of Mexico Fitted Using Maximum Likelihood Method, Cameron H. Ainsworth

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Data is from Masi, M and Ainsworth, C. (in press) A Probabilistic Representation of Fish Diet Compositions from Multiple Data Sources: A Gulf of Mexico Case Study. Ecological Modelling. April 2014. Trophic ecosystem models are interactive tools that allow decision makers to analyze how a management decision can impact an ecosystem on a multi-species level, and are increasingly being used as a supplement to the current single species approach to fisheries management. The functionality of such a model is dependent upon an accurate representation of the trophic interactions occurring within a study area. Typical methods for developing a diet matrix …


Spatial Distributions Of Fish And Invertebrates In The Gulf Of Mexico For 2010-01-01 Estimated Using A Statistical Model, Michael Drexler Mar 2016

Spatial Distributions Of Fish And Invertebrates In The Gulf Of Mexico For 2010-01-01 Estimated Using A Statistical Model, Michael Drexler

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A generalized additive modelling (GAM) approach is used to describe the abundance of 40 species groups (i.e. functional groups) across the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) using a large fisheries independent data set (SEAMAP) and climate scale oceanographic conditions. Predictor variables included in the model are chlorophyll a, sediment type, dissolved oxygen, temperature, and depth. The GAM approach was shown to be robust despite zero-inflated data. article: http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0064458


West Florida Shelf Beach Sediment Pah And Dioctyl Sodium Sulfosuccinate Concentrations, Microtox Luminescence And Microscreen Mutagenicity Data, 2010 To 2013, Lauren D. Mcdaniel Mar 2016

West Florida Shelf Beach Sediment Pah And Dioctyl Sodium Sulfosuccinate Concentrations, Microtox Luminescence And Microscreen Mutagenicity Data, 2010 To 2013, Lauren D. Mcdaniel

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Six cohesive sand patty sediments were collected on a West Florida Shelf beach in St. Petersburg Florida, January, 2013. These were analyzed for presence of PAH compounds and the composition compared to measurements from known Deepwater Horizon contaminated beach sediments. Known contaminated samples were collected from Santa Rosa Florida in July 2010 and January 2011, and from Gulf Shores Alabama in December 2012. The same samples were also analyzed for biological activity and the presence of Corexit dispersant (DOSS). This dataset includes concentration data for PAHs and DOSS in these samples. The biological activity in the water accommodated fraction of …


Zooplankton Abundance And Distribution Data For The Northeastern Gulf Of Mexico And West Florida Shelf: June 2012 – August 2014, Kendra L. Daly Mar 2016

Zooplankton Abundance And Distribution Data For The Northeastern Gulf Of Mexico And West Florida Shelf: June 2012 – August 2014, Kendra L. Daly

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This dataset contains seasonal and interannual zooplankton abundance collected from the northeastern Gulf of Mexico and the west Florida shelf. The purpose of this dataset is to assess the seasonal and interannual changes in zooplankton abundance after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.


Forensic Fingerprints, Max M. Houck Jan 2016

Forensic Fingerprints, Max M. Houck

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Forensic Fingerprints, the latest in the Advanced Forensic Science Series which grew out of the recommendations from the 2009 NAS Report: Strengthening Forensic Science: A Path Forward, serves as a graduate level text for those studying and teaching fingerprint detection and analysis, and will also prove to be an excellent reference for forensic practitioner libraries and for use in casework. Coverage includes fingerprint science, friction ridge print examination, AFIS, foot and palm prints, and the professional issues practitioners may encounter. Edited by a world-renowned leading forensic expert, this book is a long overdue solution for the forensic science community.


Materials Analysis In Forensic Science., Max M. Houck Jan 2016

Materials Analysis In Forensic Science., Max M. Houck

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The Advanced Forensic Science Series grew out of the recommendations from the 2009 NAS Report: Strengthening Forensic Science: A Path Forward. This volume, Materials Analysis in Forensic Science will serve as a graduate level text for those studying and teaching materials analysis in forensic science. It will also prove an excellent reference for forensic practitioner’s libraries or use in their casework. Coverage includes methods, textiles, explosives, glass, coatings, geo-and bio-materials, marks and impressions, as well as various other materials and professional issues the reader may encounter. Edited by a world-renowned leading forensic expert, the Advanced Forensic Science Series is a …