North Pacific Ocean Carbon Chemistry Profiles from R/V Ryofu Maru III, 2015

From 2015-11-15 to 2015-12-16, discrete profile measurements of dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, pH, temperature, salinity, oxygen, and nutrients were collected during the R/V Ryofu Maru III cruise rf201509 in the North Pacific Ocean and East China Sea. The dataset is provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce.

Use Cases

• Modeling ocean acidification trends based on dissolved inorganic carbon and pH measurements.
• Studying carbon sequestration in marine environments based on total alkalinity and DIC data.
• Analyzing relationships between physical and chemical ocean properties based on concurrent temperature, salinity, and nutrient measurements.

Strengths

• Includes multiple key ocean carbon chemistry variables measured concurrently.
• Data is sourced from a specific research cruise (rf201509) with a defined time range (November-December 2015).
• Provided by the authoritative National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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 and temporal bias inherent to a single cruise.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Discrete sample and profile observations collected during the R/V Ryofu Maru III cruise rf201509.

Time Range

2015-11 15 to 2015-12-16

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-05 23:14:36.806257; freshness should be verified.

Geography

North Pacific Ocean and East China Sea