Abstract
This research quantifies SPM in surface waters observed during multiple research cruises that took place in the Northern Gulf of Mexico as part of the continuing study, "Satellite Assessment of CO2 Distribution, Variability and Flux and Understanding of Control Mechanisms in a River Dominated Ocean Margin", a NSF funded grant. For the purposes of this study, suspended particulate matter was defined as material located in the water column which may be captured on a filtration membrane with a pore size of 0.4 mu m. The percent of particulate organic carbon (POC) was also quantified.