From October 6 to October 21, 2011, discrete profile measurements of dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, temperature, and salinity were collected in the Eastern Canadian Arctic, Baffin Bay, and Northwestern Passages during the CCGS Amundsen cruise AN1103. The data is part of the ArcticNET program and managed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean acidification trends based on dissolved inorganic carbon and alkalinity measurements.
- Studying Arctic water column properties based on concurrent temperature and salinity profiles.
- Analyzing carbon system variability in the Canadian Archipelago based on discrete sample locations.
Strengths
- Data covers a specific 16-day cruise in October 2011.
- Includes four key oceanographic parameters measured concurrently.
- Geographic coverage spans the Eastern Canadian Arctic, Baffin Bay, and Northwestern Passages.
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 and temporal bias inherent to a single cruise.
Provenance
- Source
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
- Collection Method
- Discrete sample and profile observations collected during a research cruise.
- Time Range
- 2011-10-06 to 2011-10-21
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-05 22:39:28.895931; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Eastern Canadian Arctic, Baffin Bay, Northwestern Passages