Strait of Georgia Dissolved Inorganic Carbon and Alkalinity Profiles, 2003 and 2010-2012

2003 and 2010-2012 discrete profile measurements of dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, salinity, nutrients, and temperature from the Strait of Georgia. The data were collected during time series cruises by the CCGS John P. Tully and CCGS Vector, published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It represents the first inorganic carbon data covering all seasons in this region, used to analyze carbon content, pH, and aragonite saturation.

Use Cases

• Modeling ocean acidification impacts based on dissolved inorganic carbon and pH data.
• Analyzing seasonal carbon cycles based on multi-year time series coverage.
• Studying estuarine circulation and mixing based on salinity and temperature profiles.
• Assessing aragonite saturation state and its depth variability in coastal waters.

Strengths

• Covers all seasons across two distinct time periods (2003 and 2010-2012).
• Includes multiple key oceanographic variables: DIC, alkalinity, salinity, nutrients, and temperature.
• First inorganic carbon dataset for the Strait of Georgia, providing a baseline.

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

Discrete profile measurements from ship-based cruises.

Time Range

2003 and 2010 to 2012

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-05 22:50:53.970810; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Strait of Georgia, Salish Sea, North American Pacific coast