North Pacific Ocean Carbon and Acidification Measurements from Cruise KS10-06

August 2010 discrete profile measurements of dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, pH, temperature, salinity, oxygen, and nutrients collected during the R/V Keifu Maru II cruise KS10-06 in the North Pacific Ocean. The dataset was contributed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and includes observations from August 11 to August 28, 2010.

Use Cases

• Modeling ocean acidification trends based on pH and dissolved inorganic carbon measurements.
• Analyzing relationships between water column properties based on concurrent temperature, salinity, and nutrient profiles.
• Calibrating biogeochemical models using total alkalinity and oxygen data.
• Studying carbon sequestration potential in the North Pacific based on discrete carbon system measurements.

Strengths

• Includes multiple co-located oceanographic variables (carbon, pH, nutrients, physical properties) for integrated analysis.
• Data is associated with a specific research cruise (KS10-06) and EXPOCODE (49UF20100811), providing clear provenance.
• Temporal coverage is precisely defined as August 11 to August 28, 2010.

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.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Discrete sample and profile observations collected during a dedicated research cruise.

Time Range

2010-08-11 to 2010-08-28

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 05 23:22:22.672376; freshness should be verified.

Geography

North Pacific Ocean