Puget Sound Ocean Acidification Cruise Data from July 2014

Thirty-four time-series stations were occupied in the Salish Sea during a July 2014 cruise aboard the R/V Clifford A. Barnes. The dataset contains discrete profile measurements of dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, temperature, salinity, oxygen, and nutrients, collected to study ocean acidification. This effort was conducted by the Washington Ocean Acidification Center and NOAA, adhering to climate-quality monitoring guidelines.

Use Cases

• Modeling carbonate system parameters based on measured DIC and total alkalinity.
• Analyzing vertical water column profiles based on CTD cast data for temperature, salinity, and oxygen.
• Studying nutrient dynamics in relation to ocean acidification based on nitrate and ammonium measurements.
• Assessing spatial synoptic conditions in Washington marine waters based on data from 34 stations.

Strengths

• Data collection conforms to climate-quality monitoring guidelines of GOA-ON and NOAA.
• Includes a synoptic snapshot from 34 stations occupied during a single cruise.
• Laboratory analyses were performed for key carbon and nutrient parameters.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is from a single cruise in 2014, representing a specific temporal snapshot.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Discrete water samples collected via Niskin bottles and CTD casts, with subsequent laboratory analysis.

Time Range

2014-07-14 to 2014-07-18

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-06 00:26:39.551268; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Salish Sea, Washington State marine waters, Puget Sound