Temperature and salinity collected for MMS 'Deepwater Program: Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope Habitat and Benthic Ecology' from the Gulf of Mexico, 1999 - 2002 (NODC Accession 0002185)

This data collection includes profile data containing temperature and salinity collected in support of this research program to gain better knowledge of the benthic communities of the deep Gulf of Mexico, 1999 - 2002. Funding provided by USDI/MMS Contract No. 1435-01-99-CT-30991 for the US Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service-sponsored program entitled 'The Deepwater Program: Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope Habitat and Benthic Ecology'. Principal Investigators: Dr. Gilbert T. Rowe, Dr. Mahlon C. Kennicutt, Dr. Bob J. Presley, Dr. Gary A. Wolff, Dr. Joan Bernhard, et. al.

Original title provided by data contributor in the included FGDC description for these data is "CTD Cast Data ".

本数据集包含1999年至2002年间，为深化对墨西哥湾深海底栖生物群落的认知而采集的温盐剖面数据。本项目由美国内政部矿产管理服务局（US Department of the Interior/Minerals Management Service，缩写USDI/MMS）资助，资助合同编号为1435-01-99-CT-30991，其所支持的研究项目全称为《深水计划：墨西哥湾北部大陆坡栖息地与底栖生态学》。项目负责人包括吉尔伯特·T·罗（Gilbert T. Rowe）博士、马伦·C·肯尼克特（Mahlon C. Kennicutt）博士、鲍勃·J·普雷斯利（Bob J. Presley）博士、加里·A·沃尔夫（Gary A. Wolff）博士、琼·伯恩哈德（Joan Bernhard）博士等。数据贡献者在本次数据附带的联邦地理数据委员会（Federal Geographic Data Committee，FGDC）描述文档中给出的原始标题为"CTD 施放数据"。