The MOOSE_GE_2014 cruise collected discrete profile data in the Mediterranean Sea, Gulf of Lion, and Ligurian Sea from July 4 to July 22, 2014. The dataset includes dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and nutrients like silicate, nitrate, nitrite, and phosphate. It was aggregated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean acidification based on dissolved inorganic carbon and alkalinity measurements
- Analyzing nutrient cycling and eutrophication based on silicate, nitrate, nitrite, and phosphate data
- Studying water column stratification based on temperature and salinity profiles
- Assessing marine ecosystem health based on dissolved oxygen concentrations
Strengths
- Data covers a specific 19-day cruise period from 2014-07-04 to 2014-07-22
- Includes multiple key oceanographic parameters: DIC, alkalinity, temperature, salinity, oxygen, and nutrients
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 the R/V Le Suroit cruise.
- Time Range
- 2014-07-04 to 2014-07-22
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-05 22:33:41.591189; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Mediterranean Sea, Gulf of Lion, Ligurian Sea