GulfCarbon Current Research

Current Research Activities

GulfCarbon Cruise Schedule

An extensive series of cruises have been conducted and more are planned for 2009-2010 in the northern Gulf of Mexico to address GulfCarbon objectives. Cruises from Jun 2003 through Apr 2006 were conducted in conjunction with a NASA-funded project entitled "Ocean Color Assessment of pCO2 in a River-Dominated Coastal Margin". Cruises aboard the EPA vessel OSV Bold were conducted in June and September 2006 as part of the EPA's "Monitoring and Assessing the Health of Our Oceans and Coastal Waters" program. An extensive survey of the northern Gulf of Mexico and U.S. eastern coasts, GOMECC, was conducted on board the NOAA vessel N/S Ronald H. Brown as part of NOAA's Global Carbon Cycle program. Cruises during May and November 2008 were completed in conjunction with the NSF-funded MagMix program.

Cruises Completed
*Dates*	*Vessel*
Jun 24-31 2003	R/V Pelican
Aug 1-8 2004	R/V Pelican
Oct 3-7 2005	R/V Pelican
Apr 27 - May 1 2006	R/V Pelican
Jun 6-11 2006	OSV Bold (EPA)
Sep 6-11 2006	OSV Bold (EPA)
Jul 10 - Aug 4 2007	R/V Brown (NOAA)
May 1-8 2008	R/V Pelican
31 Oct-7 Nov 2008	R/V Pelican
Jan 8-20 2009	R/V Cape Hatteras
Upcoming Cruises
Apr 2009	R/V Cape Hatteras
Jul/Aug 2009	R/V Cape Hatteras
Oct/Nov 2009	R/V Sharp
Mar 2010	TBD

The GulfCarbon project ramps up in 2009 for a more intensive effort funded by NSF (OCE-0752110 and OCE-0752254) and entitled "Satellite Assessment of CO2 Distribution, Variability and Flux and Understanding of Control Mechanisms in a River Dominated Ocean Margin". A series of UNOLS cruises will be conducted beginning in January 2009.

The cruise track planned for the upcoming R/V Cape Hatteras and R/V Sharp cruises will cover an extended region of the northern Gulf of Mexico as far west as the Sabine River and extending to the Mobile River in the east. More information can be found in in the cruise plan.

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Last modified: 30-Jan-2009

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