Northeastern US Coastal Ocean Acidification Measurements from 2014

Discrete bottle and CTD profile data collected off the northeastern coast of the United States in March 2014. The dataset includes measurements of dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, and pH, supporting the NOAA Ocean Acidification Program's coastal monitoring objectives. It was gathered from NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter using instruments including CTDs and Niskin bottles.

Use Cases

• Modeling coastal ocean acidification trends based on dissolved inorganic carbon and pH measurements
• Assessing impacts on calcifying organisms based on carbonate chemistry variables
• Calibrating regional ocean acidification models based on discrete profile data
• Monitoring temporal changes in coastal carbon chemistry based on time-series observations

Strengths

• Data collected by the authoritative NOAA Ocean Acidification Program
• Specific temporal coverage from 2014 03 01 to 2014 03 08
• Geographic focus on the northeastern US coast, including the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data is from a single week in 2014; temporal scope is limited

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Collected from profile and discrete sample observations using CTD, Niskin bottle, and other instruments from NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter

Time Range

2014-03-01 to 2014.03.08

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-05 23:23:43.795632; freshness should be verified

Geography

Northeastern coast of the United States, North Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank