Adriatic, Aegean, and Mediterranean Seas data collected from discrete samples and profiles during the R/V Meteor cruise MT84/3 from April 5 to April 28, 2011. The dataset includes dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, pH, temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, nutrients, and trace gases. Measurements were made by the International CLIVAR Global Ocean Carbon and Repeat Hydrography Program using instruments like alkalinity titrators, CTDs, Niskin bottles, coulometers, and spectrophotometers.
Use Cases
- Model ocean acidification trends based on pH, dissolved inorganic carbon, and total alkalinity measurements.
- Analyze nutrient cycling and primary productivity based on nitrate, nitrite, phosphate, and silicate concentrations.
- Study ocean ventilation and tracer distribution based on chlorofluorocarbon-12 (CFC-12) and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) data.
- Calculate water mass properties and mixing based on temperature, salinity, and potential temperature (theta) profiles.
- Investigate isotopic signatures and water age based on delta carbon-13, delta carbon-14, helium, neon, and tritium measurements.
Strengths
- Data covers a specific cruise (MT84/3) with a precise time range from 2011-04-05 to 2011-04-28.
- Includes a wide array of chemical and physical parameters, such as carbon system variables, nutrients, and trace gases.
- Collection methods are specified, including use of CTD, Niskin bottles, alkalinity titrator, coulometer, and spectrophotometer.
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 bias inherent to the specific cruise track in the Adriatic, Aegean, and Mediterranean Seas.
Provenance
- Source
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
- Collection Method
- Discrete sample and profile observations collected during a research cruise.
- Time Range
- 2011-04-05 to 2011-04-28
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-06 00:03:19.331020; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Adriatic Sea, Aegean Sea, Mediterranean Sea