Abstract
This dataset contains the sargassum coverage in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico detected using both Landsat remote sensing images and airborne AVIRIS data. The mean Sargassum coverage during the four quarters of 2010 for the study region are also provided. Dataset results are provided in Excel format and correspond to the the publication: Hu, C.; Hardy, R.; Ruder, E.; Geggel, A.; Feng, L.; Powers, S.; Hernandez, F.; Graettinger, G.; Bodnar, J.; McDonald, T. (2016). Sargassum coverage in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico during 2010 from Landsat and airborne observations: Implications for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill impact assessment. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 107:15-21 (doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.04.045).
Purpose
To infer how much Sargassum might have been in contact with oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Keywords
Remote sensing, Landsat, AVIRIS, Sargassum coverage, Deepwater Horizon
UDI
R4.x267.180:0025
Date
8-14-2017 12:00 AM
Point of Contact
Hu, Chuanmin
University of South Florida
College of Marine Science
140 7th Ave South
St. Petersburg , FL 33701
USA
huc@usf.edu
Funding Source
RFP-IV
Start of Data Collection
1-2-2010
End of Data Collection
9-26-2011
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7266/N7W9575M
Rights Information
This work is licensed under a
Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication 1.0 License.
Scholar Commons Citation
Hu, Chuanmin and Feng, Lian, "Landsat based Sargassum coverage in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, 2010" (2017). C-IMAGE data. 55.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/cimage_data/55
Comments
Data and metadata is made available by the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information and Data Cooperative (GRIIDC) through a CC0 license in compliance with the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI). The original dataset landing pages may be accessed at GRIIDC’s dataset monitoring webpage.
Data users are encouraged to contact the originating investigator prior to data use and provide appropriate credit.