Images of Gorgonian Corals in the Gulf of Mexico taken from 3 November 2010 through 14 December 2010 in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill event (NODC Accession 0084636)
Images of Gorgonian Corals in the Gulf of Mexico taken from 3 November 2010 through 14 December 2010 in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill event (NODC Accession 0084636)
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Images of Gorgonian Corals were taken during two cruises in the Gulf of Mexico in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill event. The first cruise was aboard the NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown (RB-10-07) using the Remote operated vehicle (ROV) Jason II on dive J2-541 on 3 November 2010. The second cruise was aboard the R/V Atlantis (AT18-03) using the Deep submergence vehicle (DSV) Alvin on dives A4660, A4661, A4662, and A4664 from 8 December 2010 to 14 December 2010. The PI for the Gorgonian Coral study was Dr. Charles R. Fisher of The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Biology. (NODC Accession 0084636)
Purpose: BASIC RESEARCH
Supplemental_Information:
Funding:
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) - M08PC20038
National Science Foundation (NSF) - OCE-1045083, OCE-1064041
For more information and documentation related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill event, see NODC Accession 0065140.
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Beginning_Date: 20101103
Ending_Date: 20101214
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
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Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -88.476501
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -88.476501
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 28.6723
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 28.6723
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Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico
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Place_Keyword: OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Gulf of Mexico
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Contact_Organization: Penn State University
Contact_Person: Hsing, Pen-Yuan
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Postal_Code: 16802-5301
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