From June 19 to July 23, 2015, this dataset contains profile and discrete sample observations of dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, pH, and nutrients collected during the NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter ECOA-1 cruise. The effort was in support of the NOAA Ocean Acidification Program's coastal monitoring objectives. The cruise included 11 transects off the U.S. East Coast in the North Atlantic Ocean to obtain a snapshot of key carbon, physical, and biogeochemical parameters.
Use Cases
- Modeling coastal ocean acidification dynamics based on dissolved inorganic carbon and pH measurements.
- Analyzing spatial gradients in carbonate chemistry based on transect data orthogonal to the coast.
- Studying relationships between nutrients and carbon system parameters in coastal waters.
- Calibrating and validating regional ocean acidification models based on profile observations.
Strengths
- Data collected during a dedicated NOAA Ocean Acidification Program cruise from 2015-06-19 to 2015-07-23.
- Includes a comprehensive set of underway measurements along 11 transects off the U.S. East Coast.
- Focuses on key carbon, physical, and biogeochemical parameters for ocean acidification research.
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 2015 cruise.
Provenance
- Source
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
- Collection Method
- Profile and discrete sample observations collected during NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter cruise GU-15-04.
- Time Range
- 2015-06-19 to 2015-07-23
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-06 00:18:48.400273; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- U.S. East Coast, North Atlantic Ocean