Buzzards Bay Coastal Chemistry Measurements from 2015 to 2017

Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, is the location for this dataset of discrete water sample measurements collected from small boat cruises between June 15, 2015, and September 1, 2017. The data include dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, temperature, salinity, oxygen, and nutrients like nitrate and phosphate. The field research was supported by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

Use Cases

• Modeling coastal ocean acidification dynamics based on dissolved inorganic carbon and total alkalinity measurements.
• Analyzing nutrient pollution and eutrophication indicators based on nitrate, phosphate, and ammonium data.
• Studying seasonal water quality changes based on temperature, salinity, and oxygen time-series.
• Investigating phytoplankton biomass based on chlorophyll a concentrations.
• Assessing carbon and nitrogen cycles based on particulate organic carbon and nitrogen measurements.

Strengths

• Data collection spans over two years, from 2015-06-15 to 2017-09-01.
• Includes multiple key parameters for acidification studies: DIC, TA, temperature, and salinity.
• Supported by a named funding source, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Bottle discrete measurements collected during small boat Buzzards Baykeeper cruises and other platforms.

Time Range

2015-06 15 to 2017-09-01

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-05 23:30:36.478903; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, USA