Dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, pH on Total Scale, nutrients and other varia

Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank, and Mid-Atlantic Bight measurements of dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, pH, and nutrients collected from profile and discrete samples. Data was gathered during NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow cruise HB1701 from February 11 to 23, 2017. This effort supports the coastal monitoring and research objectives of the NOAA Ocean Acidification Program.

Use Cases

• Modeling ocean acidification trends based on dissolved inorganic carbon and pH measurements
• Assessing impacts on calcifying organisms based on carbonate chemistry variables
• Analyzing coastal carbon chemistry variability based on profile and discrete sample data from the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank

Strengths

• Data collected during a dedicated NOAA research cruise with a specific EXPOCODE (33HH20170211)
• Supports the objectives of the NOAA Ocean Acidification Program, indicating a focused research purpose
• Covers multiple key regions in the Northwest Atlantic: Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank, and Mid-Atlantic Bight

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Profile and discrete sample observations during a NOAA research cruise

Time Range

2017-02 11 to 2017-02-23

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-05 23:03:38.849757; freshness should be verified

Geography

Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank, and Mid-Atlantic Bight