A harmonized river-ocean coupled database for the northern Gulf of Mexico

Bailey Armos, Shuang Zhang, Tao Wen, Ellie Walker, Prabir Daripa

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Abstract

The northern Gulf of Mexico (nGoM) receives water from over 50 rivers which are highly influenced by humans and include the largest river in the United States, the Mississippi River. To support large-scale data-driven research centered on the dynamic river-ocean system in the region, this study consolidated hydrogeochemical river and ocean data from across the nGoM. In particular, we harmonized 35 chemical solute parameters from 54 rivers and incorporated river discharge data to derive daily solute concentration and flux estimates throughout the nGoM. By integrating this river data with 17 ocean parameters, we generated a pre-processed and time-averaged River-Ocean coupled Database for the nGoM, known as ROcD-nGoM with the goals to streamline and enhance diverse research efforts in the nGoM, and also to showcase the value of making hydrological and oceanographic data FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable). Moreover, the script developed in this study can be easily adapted for analyzing other chemical solutes and exploring other regions of interest.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number1449
JournalScientific data
Volume11
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2024

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Statistics and Probability
  • Information Systems
  • Education
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty
  • Library and Information Sciences

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