August 28 to September 2, 2012, discrete profile measurements of dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, temperature, salinity, and Oxygen-18 ratio were collected in Hudson Bay during the CCGS Amundsen cruise BaySys2012. The cruise was funded by the Canadian ArcticNET project. The dataset is provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean acidification impacts based on dissolved inorganic carbon and alkalinity measurements.
- Analyzing Arctic water mass properties based on temperature and salinity profiles.
- Studying freshwater inputs and mixing in Hudson Bay based on Oxygen-18 isotope ratios.
- Calibrating ocean carbon sensors based on discrete sample data.
Strengths
- Includes multiple key oceanographic variables: DIC, alkalinity, temperature, salinity, and Oxygen-18.
- Provides discrete profile measurements from a specific, funded research cruise (BaySys2012).
- Data is sourced from a recognized authority, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single, short cruise in 2012.
Provenance
- Source
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
- Collection Method
- Discrete samples and profile observations collected during a research cruise.
- Time Range
- 2012-08-28 to 2012-09-02
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-05 22:55:21.782361; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Hudson Bay