Coastal Ocean Acidification Measurements from R/V Savannah Cruises, 2014

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration data includes discrete profile measurements of dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, pH, temperature, and salinity. Measurements were collected from R/V Savannah cruises in the U.S. East Coast South Atlantic Bight between April and December 2014. The data is part of the Ocean Carbon and Acidification Data System.

Use Cases

• Modeling ocean acidification dynamics based on dissolved inorganic carbon and pH measurements.
• Analyzing seasonal variability in coastal carbon chemistry based on the 2014 time range.
• Calibrating satellite or sensor data using discrete, in-situ profile measurements of temperature and salinity.
• Studying the carbonate system in the South Atlantic Bight region based on the geographic coverage.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific geographic region (U.S. East Coast South Atlantic Bight) and temporal period (2014-04-02 to 2014-12-09).
• Includes multiple co-located chemical and physical parameters: dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, pH, temperature, and salinity.
• Data originates from a recognized authority, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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 the specific cruises and time period.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Discrete profile and sample observations from R/V Savannah cruises.

Time Range

2014-04-02 to 2014-12-09

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-05 23:06:46.170546; freshness should be verified.

Geography

U.S. East Coast South Atlantic Bight