Discrete profile measurements of dissolved inorganic carbon, alkalinity, pH, temperature, salinity, oxygen, and nutrients collected during the R/V Ryofu Maru III cruise RF10-07 Repeat Section P03W. The cruise operated in the North Pacific Ocean and East China Sea from 2010-11-09 to 2010-12-22. The dataset is provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean acidification trends based on dissolved inorganic carbon and pH measurements
- Analyzing nutrient distributions and their impact on marine ecosystems based on nutrient data
- Studying water column properties and oceanographic conditions based on temperature, salinity, and oxygen profiles
Strengths
- Data covers a specific oceanographic cruise track (Repeat Section P03W) in the North Pacific and East China Sea
- Includes multiple key chemical and physical parameters for marine carbon studies
- Cruise occurred over a defined period from 2010-11-09 to 2010-12-22
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
- Collection Method
- Discrete profile measurements collected during a research cruise.
- Time Range
- 2010-11-09 to 2010-12-22
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-05 22:56:26.940147; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- North Pacific Ocean and East China Sea