NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown collected discrete and profile observations in the Pacific Ocean from 2015-04-10 to 2015-06-27. The data include water temperature, salinity, nutrients, chlorofluorocarbons, sulfur hexafluoride, dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, pH, dissolved organic carbon, tritium, helium, and carbon isotopes. This collection supports the International GO-SHIP Program's mission to quantify changes in ocean heat, freshwater, and carbon dioxide storage and transport.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean carbon uptake and acidification based on dissolved inorganic carbon and pH measurements.
- Tracing water mass age and circulation based on chlorofluorocarbon and sulfur hexafluoride tracer data.
- Studying biogeochemical cycles based on nutrient, dissolved organic carbon, and carbon isotope measurements.
- Calibrating and validating oceanographic sensors and models based on concurrent hydrographic profile data.
Strengths
- Data collection covers a specific cruise from 2015-04-10 to 2015-06-27, providing a temporal snapshot.
- Includes a wide range of chemical and physical parameters, such as carbon species, tracers, and hydrographic variables.
- Collected under the International GO-SHIP Program, which suggests a standardized, systematic observation protocol.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the single cruise track in the Pacific Ocean.
Provenance
- Source
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
- Collection Method
- Discrete samples and profile observations from a research vessel.
- Time Range
- 2015-04-10 to 2015-06-27
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-05 23:34:22.643989; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Pacific Ocean