From 2012-04-20 to 2020-10-30, discrete sample and profile data were collected under the Atlantic Zone Monitoring Program in the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. These data include water temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, nutrients, dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, pH, and ammonium. The program was implemented by Fisheries and Oceans Canada to understand and forecast changes in the marine ecosystem.
Use Cases
- Analyze ocean acidification trends based on dissolved inorganic carbon and pH measurements.
- Model marine ecosystem health based on nutrient and dissolved oxygen levels.
- Investigate climate change impacts on water properties based on temperature and salinity data.
- Assess aquatic basin risks based on chemical and physical property changes.
Strengths
- Data spans over eight years from 2012 to 2020.
- Includes multiple key ocean chemistry parameters such as DIC, alkalinity, pH, and nutrients.
- Part of a long-term monitoring program established in 1998.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Last updated 2020-10-30; freshness should be verified.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA_NCEI
- Collection Method
- Discrete sample and profile observations collected under the Atlantic Zone Monitoring Program.
- Time Range
- 2012-04-20 to 2020-10-30
- Freshness
- Last updated 2020-10-30 00:00:00
- Geography
- Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence