Discrete and sensor-based measurements of dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, and pCO2 collected to monitor ocean acidification. Data were gathered by Fisheries and Oceans Canada's Atlantic Zone Monitoring Program from the Cabot Strait to the Gulf of Maine. This submission covers a six-year period from September 2014 to October 2020.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean acidification trends based on dissolved inorganic carbon and pCO2 measurements.
- Analyzing marine ecosystem health based on nutrient, dissolved oxygen, and pigment concentration data.
- Studying carbon cycling and organic matter dynamics based on particulate organic carbon and nitrogen (POC/PON) measurements.
- Calibrating and validating satellite ocean color products using in-situ colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM) profiles.
Strengths
- Data collection spans six years from 2014-09-19 to 2020-10-14, providing a multi-year time series.
- Includes multiple related biogeochemical parameters like DIC, TA, pCO2, nutrients, and pigments from a coordinated monitoring program.
- Combines discrete water sample analysis with profiling sensor data for colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM).
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Last updated 2020-10-14 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA NCEI, originating from Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Atlantic Zone Monitoring Program.
- Collection Method
- Data collected from discrete water samples and profiling sensors during research cruises.
- Time Range
- 2014-09-19 to 2020-10-14
- Freshness
- Last updated 2020-10-14 00:00:00
- Geography
- Scotian Shelf, North Atlantic Ocean, from the Cabot Strait to the Gulf of Maine.