Pacific Ocean Carbon and Acidification Measurements from R/V Keifu Maru II Cruise KS10-01

Pacific Ocean profile and discrete sample measurements collected during the R/V Keifu Maru II cruise KS10-01 from January 8 to March 1, 2010. The dataset includes dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, pH, temperature, salinity, oxygen, and nutrients. It was contributed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Use Cases

• Modeling ocean acidification processes based on dissolved inorganic carbon and pH measurements.
• Analyzing marine biogeochemical cycles based on nutrient and oxygen data.
• Calibrating oceanographic sensors and models based on discrete profile measurements of temperature and salinity.
• Studying carbon sequestration potential in the Pacific Ocean based on alkalinity and DIC data.

Strengths

• Specific temporal coverage from 2010-01-08 to 2010-03-01.
• Includes multiple key ocean chemistry variables (DIC, alkalinity, pH, nutrients).
• Data is associated with a specific research cruise (KS10-01) and EXPOCODE (49UF20100108).

Limitations

• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single cruise track.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Discrete profile and sample observations collected during a research cruise.

Time Range

2010-01-08 to 2010-03-01

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-05 23:38:31.180648; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Pacific Ocean