North Pacific Ocean Carbon and Acidification Measurements from Cruise KS11-02

North Pacific Ocean profile data for dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, pH, temperature, salinity, oxygen, and nutrients collected during the R/V Keifu Maru II cruise KS11-02. The cruise occurred from 2011-02-05 to 2011-03-25. The dataset is provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Use Cases

• Modeling ocean acidification trends based on pH and dissolved inorganic carbon measurements.
• Studying marine biogeochemical cycles based on nutrient and oxygen profiles.
• Calibrating satellite-derived oceanographic data based on in-situ temperature and salinity measurements.
• Analyzing carbon system parameters based on total alkalinity and dissolved inorganic carbon data.

Strengths

• Data covers multiple key ocean carbon and acidification parameters from a single research cruise.
• Specific temporal coverage from 2011-02-05 to 2011-03-25 is documented.
• Data originates from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a recognized authority.

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/temporal bias inherent to a single cruise.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Discrete profile measurements collected during a research cruise.

Time Range

2011-02-05 to 2011-03-25

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-06 00:26:14.361658; freshness should be verified.

Geography

North Pacific Ocean