Discrete profile measurements of dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, pH, temperature, salinity, oxygen, and nutrients collected during a cruise in the North Pacific Ocean. The data was gathered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from March 7 to March 15, 2011.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean acidification trends based on dissolved inorganic carbon and pH measurements.
- Analyzing marine biogeochemical cycles based on nutrient and oxygen profiles.
- Calibrating oceanographic sensors based on discrete salinity and temperature measurements.
- Studying carbon sequestration potential based on alkalinity and DIC data.
Strengths
- Data includes multiple key ocean chemistry parameters: DIC, alkalinity, pH, salinity, oxygen, and nutrients.
- Measurements are from a specific cruise (RF11-02) with a known time range (2011-03-07 to 2011-03-15).
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 observations collected during a research cruise.
- Time Range
- 2011-03-07 to 2011-03-15
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-05 23:56:03.897697; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- North Pacific Ocean