NOAA collected discrete profile measurements during the R/V L'Atalante CASCADE cruise in the Gulf of Lion from March 1 to March 23, 2011. The dataset includes dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and nutrient concentrations. Data are available via the Ocean Carbon and Acidification Data System.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean acidification impacts based on dissolved inorganic carbon and alkalinity measurements
- Analyzing nutrient cycling and primary productivity based on silicate, nitrate, nitrite, and phosphate data
- Studying water column stratification and mixing based on concurrent temperature and salinity profiles
- Assessing marine ecosystem health based on dissolved oxygen concentrations
Strengths
- Data collection covers a specific 23-day period from 2011-03-01 to 2011-03-23
- Includes multiple key oceanographic variables measured concurrently at discrete profiles
- Produced by the authoritative NOAA organization
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 samples and profile observations collected during a research cruise
- Time Range
- 2011-03-01 to 2011-03-23
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-05 22:32:17.018773; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Mediterranean Sea, Gulf of Lion