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Hebbeln, Dierk; Wienberg, Claudia; Wintersteller, Paul; Freiwald, André; Becker, Marius; Beuck, Lydia; Dullo, Wolf-Christian; Eberli, Gregor P; Glogowski, Silke; Matos, Lelia; Foster, N; Reyes-Bonilla, Héctor; Taviani, Marco; Expedition MSM20/4 Scientists (2014): Physical oceanography from CTD during Maria S. Merian cruise MSM20/4 in spring 2012 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.834741, Supplement to: Hebbeln, D et al. (2014): Environmental forcing of the Campeche cold-water coral province, southern Gulf of Mexico. Biogeosciences, 11(7), 1799-1815, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-1799-2014

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Abstract:
With an extension of > 40 km**2 the recently discovered Campeche cold-water coral province located at the northeastern rim of the Campeche Bank in the southern Gulf of Mexico belongs to the largest coherent cold-water coral areas discovered so far. The Campeche province consists of numerous 20-40 m-high elongated coral mounds that are developed in intermediate water depths of 500 to 600 m. The mounds are colonized by a vivid cold-water coral ecosystem that covers the upper flanks and summits. The rich coral community is dominated by the framework-building Scleractinia Enallopsammia profunda and Lophelia pertusa, while the associated benthic megafauna shows a rather scarce occurrence. The recent environmental setting is characterized by a high surface water production caused by a local upwelling center and a dynamic bottom-water regime comprising vigorous bottom currents, obvious temporal variability, and strong density contrasts, which all together provide optimal conditions for the growth of cold-water corals. This setting - potentially supported by the diel vertical migration of zooplankton in the Campeche area - controls the delivering of food particles to the corals. The Campeche cold-water coral province is, thus, an excellent example highlighting the importance of the oceanographic setting in securing the food supply for the development of large and vivid cold-water coral ecosystems.
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 23.750248 * Median Longitude: -87.134804 * South-bound Latitude: 22.016333 * West-bound Longitude: -87.207783 * North-bound Latitude: 23.864167 * East-bound Longitude: -86.049200
Date/Time Start: 2012-03-21T14:59:00 * Date/Time End: 2012-03-24T12:01:00
Minimum DEPTH, water: 1.987 m * Maximum DEPTH, water: 1191.067 m
Event(s):
GeoB16303-1 (MSM20/089-1) * Latitude: 22.016333 * Longitude: -86.049200 * Date/Time: 2012-03-21T14:59:00 * Elevation: -1246.0 m * Location: Yucatan Strait * Campaign: MSM20/4 (WACOM) * Basis: Maria S. Merian * Method/Device: CTD/Rosette (CTD-RO) * Comment: CTD and water sampling
GeoB16305-1 (MSM20/091-1) * Latitude Start: 23.831250 * Longitude Start: -87.204517 * Latitude End: 23.849633 * Longitude End: -87.207783 * Date/Time Start: 2012-03-22T05:21:00 * Date/Time End: 2012-03-22T05:48:00 * Elevation Start: -506.0 m * Elevation End: -524.0 m * Location: Campeche Bank * Campaign: MSM20/4 (WACOM) * Basis: Maria S. Merian * Method/Device: CTD/Rosette (CTD-RO) * Comment: CTD and water sampling
GeoB16316-1 (MSM20/102-1) * Latitude Start: 23.858500 * Longitude Start: -87.202000 * Latitude End: 23.858667 * Longitude End: -87.202000 * Date/Time: 2012-03-24T00:20:00 * Elevation Start: -576.0 m * Elevation End: -558.0 m * Location: Campeche Bank * Campaign: MSM20/4 (WACOM) * Basis: Maria S. Merian * Method/Device: Yoyo-CTD (CTD-yoyo) * Comment: Yoyo- CTD for 13 hours; water sampling
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
1Event labelEvent
2Date/Time of eventDate/Time
3Latitude of eventLatitude
4Longitude of eventLongitude
5Elevation of eventElevationm
6DEPTH, waterDepth watermGeocode
7Depth, referenceDepth refmHebbeln, DierkCTDDigi Qz
8Temperature, waterTemp°CHebbeln, DierkCTD
9SalinitySalHebbeln, DierkCTD
10Density, sigma-theta (0)Sigma-thetakg/m3Hebbeln, DierkCTD
Size:
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