July 2015 measurements of dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, temperature, salinity, oxygen, and nutrients collected from discrete samples and profiles during NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown cruise RB1504 in the Gulf of Alaska. The data were funded by the NOAA Ocean Acidification Program and analyzed by the Ocean Acidification Research Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean acidification impacts based on dissolved inorganic carbon and alkalinity measurements.
- Analyzing nutrient cycling patterns based on nitrate, phosphate, and silicate data.
- Studying water column structure based on temperature and salinity profiles.
- Investigating biological productivity based on oxygen and nutrient concentrations.
Strengths
- Data collected during a dedicated NOAA cruise funded by the Ocean Acidification Program.
- Multiple hydrographic and chemical variables measured from discrete samples and profiles.
- Analysis performed by a specialized research center (OARC at UAF).
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data is from a single cruise in July 2015, limiting temporal scope.
Provenance
- Source
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
- Collection Method
- Discrete profile measurements collected during a NOAA research cruise.
- Time Range
- 2015-07-13 to 2015-07-31
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-05 23:58:09.439241; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Gulf of Alaska, North Pacific Ocean