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 RF11-11. The data were gathered in the North Pacific Ocean from December 5 to December 21, 2011, and are managed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The dataset is part of the Ocean Carbon and Acidification Data System (OCADS).
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean carbon uptake based on dissolved inorganic carbon and total alkalinity measurements.
- Assessing ocean acidification trends based on pH on the total scale.
- Studying marine biogeochemical cycles based on nutrient and oxygen profiles.
- Calibrating oceanographic models based on concurrent temperature and salinity data.
Strengths
- Includes multiple co-located chemical and physical parameters for a single research cruise.
- Covers a specific time range from 2011-12-05 to 2011-12-21.
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 a research cruise.
- Time Range
- 2011-12-05 to 2011-12-21
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-05 23:38:41.347879; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- North Pacific Ocean