North Pacific Ocean Carbon and Water Chemistry Profiles from R/V Ryofu Maru III, 2013

A 2013-08-01 to 2013-09-06 research cruise collected discrete sample and profile observations of dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, pH, CFCs, temperature, salinity, oxygen, and nutrients in the North Pacific Ocean. The dataset is provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and was last updated in the catalog on 2026-03 05.

Use Cases

• Modeling ocean carbon uptake and acidification based on dissolved inorganic carbon and pH measurements.
• Tracing water mass age and circulation patterns based on chlorofluorocarbon (CFC-11, CFC-12) concentrations.
• Analyzing biogeochemical relationships based on concurrent measurements of nutrients, oxygen, temperature, and salinity.

Strengths

• Includes multiple co-located chemical and physical parameters (carbon, CFCs, nutrients, oxygen, temperature, salinity) for integrated analysis.
• Covers a specific temporal range from 2013-08-01 to 2013-09-06 in the North Pacific Ocean.
• Data originates from a discrete sample and profile observation campaign, suggesting controlled collection methods.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Discrete samples and profile observations collected during the R/V Ryofu Maru III cruise rf201307.

Time Range

2013-08-01 to 2013-09-06

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-05 23:30:36.414580; freshness should be verified.

Geography

North Pacific Ocean