Salinity, temperature and water levels and other data from fixed stations in the Gulf of Mexico from 1933-07-01 to 1987-07-21 (NCEI Accession 8800149)

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This dataset consists of volume discharges from the Mississippi and Atchafalaya rivers collected by Louisiana State University from September 1985 to December 1987 as part of the MMS/OCS development and potential coastal habitat alteration. The sampling area was coastal Louisiana. Parameters reported are salinity, temperature and water levels. This work was funded under MMS contract number 14-12-0001-30252. The documentation includes the data format and site identification. More information can be found in "Causes of Wetland Loss in the Coastal Central Gulf of Mexico", Vol II: Technical Narrative, OCS study MMS 87-0120, R.E. Turner and D.R. Calhoun (eds.), Louisiana State University, 1988. This dataset also includes historical water level data going back to 1933.

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describedByType	application/octet-steam
identifier	gov.noaa.nodc:8800149
issued	2002-11-19T00:00:00.000+00:00
landingPage	https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
language	[]
references	[ "https://discover.library.noaa.gov/permalink/01NOAA_INST/1qbesct/alma991000267299707381" ]
rights	otherRestrictions
spatial	-89.0,29.0,-94.0,30.1
temporal	1933-07-01T00:00:00+00:00/1987-12-29T00:00:00+00:00

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