Ruth Perry, Shell Houston, Houston, TX, United States, Stephan Dixon Howden, Univ of Southern Miss, Mandevile, LA, United States, Dawn C Petraitis, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Data Buoy Center, Stennis Space Center, MS, United States, Barbara A Kirkpatrick, Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System, Sarasota, FL, United States, Steven Francis DiMarco, Geochemical and Environmental Research Group (GERG), College Station, TX, United States and Pak Leung, Shell Exploration & Production Company, Upstream Americas, Houston, United States