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Temperature, salinity, and optical characteristics data from NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration Operation Deep Scope cruise in the Gulf of Mexico, 2004-08-07 to 2004-08-17 (NCEI Accession 0001965)

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Metadata Last Checked: January 26, 2026 | Last Modified: 2023-08-22T00:00:00.000+00:00
This dataset includes physical, chemical, optical and ocean color measurements, and still photography data collected during the Operation Deep Scope cruise, also known as Bioluminescence Cruise. The cruise was sponsored by the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration. Temperature, salinity, and bioluminescence species data were obtained by the shipboard underway sensor system and the CTD mounted on the submarine JOHNSON SEA-LINK I. Optical characteristics data were obtained by a variety of laboratory analyzes. The Operation Deep Scope cruise collected different data for several separate researches. The data were based on the measurement and characteristics of the light, both from the sun and bioluminescence, which was found in these ecosystems. Light has been described as the most powerful selective force in evolutionary history. Understanding how animals have adapted to the light in their environments -- to see and be seen (or not be seen) -- will provide new insight into the nature of life in these unusual communities. A JOHNSON SEA-LINK submarine was used for this deep sea dive project. The submarine deployed a device, Eye in the Sea sensor system when it reaches the benthic level. The device captured images of specimens when the motion sensor was triggered. A bait bag and an artificial jellyfish were placed in front of the motion sensor to attract specimens. Four light-tight traps were placed in the area to collect specimens for laboratory analysis. Laboratory analysis focuses on the fluorescence/bioluminescence characteristics of the specimen. The specimens that were captured; crabs, tube worms, corals, anemones, squids, sponges, jellyfishes, and urchins. However, not all of the species contains characteristics traits of fluorescence. Specimens were also collected through trawls and net casts. In a separate research, optical devices were deployed to capture polarized and non-polarized images. The device permits determination of specimen during periods of fluorescence and non fluorescence. The study was also done in laboratory after the specimens were captured through light-tight traps, trawls, and net casts. Other studies in the laboratory include measuring vision and color of the benthic species.

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0001965 BAROMETRIC PRESSURE BENTHIC SPECIES FLUORESCENCE images OPTICAL PHOTOSYNTHETIC ACTIVE RADIATION (PAR) RELATIVE HUMIDITY SALINITY STIMULATED FLUORESCENCE WATER COLOR WATER TEMPERATURE camera CTD fluorometer laboratory analysis meteorological sensor PAR Sensor photograph thermosalinograph video camera visual observation biological chemical imagery meteorological optical physical profile Johnson-Sea-Link I R/V Seward Johnson II Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute NOAA Ocean Exploration University of Miami NOAA Ocean Exploration Office of Ocean Exploration and Research's Integrated Product Team (OER IPT) Gulf of Mexico oceanography DOC/NOAA/OOE > Office of Ocean Exploration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce bioluminescence submersibles EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY > RELATIVE HUMIDITY EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN OPTICS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN OPTICS > FLUORESCENCE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN OPTICS > OCEAN COLOR EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN OPTICS > PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY CAMERA > CAMERA CTD > Conductivity, Temperature, Depth FLUOROMETERS > FLUOROMETERS PAR SENSORS > Photosynthetically Active Radiation Sensors THERMOSALINOGRAPHS VIDEO CAMERA > VIDEO CAMERA VISUAL OBSERVATIONS > VISUAL OBSERVATIONS SUBMARINE Ships JOHNSON-SEA-LINK I (ICES code: 33J1, 1971-2011) SEWARD JOHNSON II (call sign: WTL4798, ICES code: 33S2, 2001-2006) OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO

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