February to March 2014 discrete profile measurements of dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, pH, temperature, salinity, oxygen, and nutrients collected during the R/V Keifu Maru II cruise ks201402 in the North Pacific Ocean. The dataset was contributed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and is part of the Ocean Carbon and Acidification Data System (OCADS).
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean acidification impacts based on pH and dissolved inorganic carbon measurements.
- Analyzing ocean carbon uptake based on total alkalinity and dissolved inorganic carbon data.
- Studying marine biogeochemistry based on nutrient and oxygen profiles.
- Calibrating oceanographic models based on concurrent temperature and salinity measurements.
Strengths
- Specific temporal coverage from 2014-02-06 to 2014-03-26.
- Includes a defined set of key oceanographic parameters for carbon cycle studies.
- Associated with a specific research cruise (ks201402) and EXPOCODE (49UF20140206).
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 bias inherent to a single cruise track in the North Pacific Ocean.
Provenance
- Source
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
- Collection Method
- Discrete samples and profile observations collected during the R/V Keifu Maru II cruise ks201402.
- Time Range
- 2014-02-06 to 2014-03-26
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-06 00:19:01.953388; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- North Pacific Ocean