NOAA NCEI Accession 0231693 contains discrete profile measurements of dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, pH, ammonia, temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and nutrients. The data were collected during the R/V F. G. Walton Smith cruise WS20278 in the Southeast U.S. Shelf, Gulf of Mexico from October 5 to 12, 2020. These measurements support the NOAA Ocean Acidification Program's coastal monitoring objectives, focusing on the outflow of the Shark River Slough and red tide.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean acidification impacts based on dissolved inorganic carbon and pH measurements.
- Analyzing coastal nutrient dynamics based on ammonia and nutrient concentration data.
- Monitoring hydrographic conditions based on water temperature and salinity profiles.
- Studying the influence of river outflow on coastal chemistry based on the Shark River Slough monitoring stations.
Strengths
- Data includes multiple key ocean acidification parameters: dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, pH, ammonia, nutrients, temperature, salinity, and dissolved oxygen.
- Samples were collected from 34 stations on a bi-monthly basis, suggesting a structured monitoring program.
- Data are analyzed by scientists at the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML), indicating institutional quality control.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Last updated 2020-10-12 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA_NCEI
- Collection Method
- Water samples collected from discrete stations and analyzed by AOML scientists.
- Time Range
- 2020-10-05 to 2020-10-12
- Freshness
- Last updated 2020-10-12 00:00:00
- Geography
- Southeast U.S. Shelf, Gulf of Mexico