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Unknown oceanographic data collected aboard NOAA Ship THOMAS JEFFERSON in the Gulf of Mexico from 2010-05-23 to 2010-05-28 in response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill event (NCEI Accession 0084596)

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Metadata Last Checked: January 29, 2026 | Last Modified: 2021-10-15T00:00:00.000+00:00
Unknown oceanographic data were collected aboard NOAA Ship THOMAS JEFFERSON in the Gulf of Mexico from 2010-05-23 to 2010-05-28 in response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill event on April 20, 2010, by the Subsurface Monitoring Unit (SMU), which consisted of multiple government and corporate agencies. These data include unknown data types. The instruments used to collect these data included unknown instruments along with other physical sampling devices. More specific information about each dataset is located in their individual metadata records. This dataset also contains products created for use in real time analysis and decision support. These products may include charts, graphs, maps, plots, and GIS formatted data files. Cruise level information consisting of data management documents, cruise reports and plans, videos and pictures, and other miscellaneous documentation were gathered by the data managers.

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0084596 NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson British Petroleum Office of Response and Restoration U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System US DOC/NOAA/NOS/National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science/Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment US Environmental Protection Agency Office of Response and Restoration Deepwater Horizon oil spill event (DWH) Gulf of Mexico oceanography DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NOS/ORR > Office of Response and Restoration, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce IOOS > Integrated Ocean Observing System, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce AUV BP British Petroleum Coordinate System DWH Datum Deepwater Horizon GIS GPS Geographic Information System Geospatial Data Global Positioning System Latitude Longitude MC252 Projection Thematic Map acoustic autonomous underwater vehicle bathymetry benthic drifter glider hydrocarbon oil plume oil sheen oil spill profiling float water column Ships THOMAS JEFFERSON (call sign: WTEA, ICES code: 33TJ, 2003-) Gulf of Mexico State of Louisiana State of Texas OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO Northern Gulf of Mexico Federal Waters Gulf Coast Mississippi Canyon

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