Dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), total alkalinity, pH on the total scale, water temperatu

North Atlantic Ocean and Labrador Sea data collected from 2014-11 16 to 2020-12-01 by multiple research vessels. The dataset includes discrete sample and profile measurements of water temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, nutrients, dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, pH, and ammonium. It was collected under Fisheries and Oceans Canada's Atlantic Zone Monitoring Program to support understanding of marine ecosystem changes and ocean acidification.

Use Cases

• Modeling ocean acidification trends based on dissolved inorganic carbon and pH measurements
• Analyzing marine ecosystem health based on nutrient and dissolved oxygen data
• Investigating carbon system dynamics based on total alkalinity and dissolved inorganic carbon
• Assessing water mass properties based on concurrent temperature and salinity profiles

Strengths

• Multi-year temporal coverage from 2014 to 2020
• Data collected from five distinct research vessels, suggesting spatial variety
• Includes key parameters for ocean acidification studies: DIC, total alkalinity, and pH

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 sample and profile observations from research vessel cruises

Time Range

2014-11-16 to 2020-12-01

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-05 23:32:13.587982; freshness should be verified

Geography

North Atlantic Ocean and Labrador Sea