The second Gulf of Mexico and East Coast Carbon (GOMECC-2) Cruise collected profile observations along the East Coast of the United States and the Gulf of Mexico during July-August 2012. The cruise was conducted by NOAA aboard the Ronald H. Brown to support the NOAA Ocean Acidification Program. It aimed to provide a snapshot of key carbon, physical, and biogeochemical parameters related to ocean acidification in coastal waters.
Use Cases
- Modeling coastal ocean acidification dynamics based on measured carbon parameters.
- Analyzing spatial gradients of dissolved oxygen and salinity across eight coastal transects.
- Studying temporal changes in coastal carbon chemistry by comparing with the 2007 GOMECC-1 cruise.
- Validating biogeochemical models using underway measurements of physical parameters.
Strengths
- Data collection was part of a dedicated NOAA Ocean Acidification Program cruise designed for coastal monitoring.
- The cruise included eight transects orthogonal to the coast and a comprehensive set of underway measurements.
- This dataset represents the second occupation of the region, complementing a previous cruise in 2007.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Last updated 2012-08-13 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA_NCEI
- Collection Method
- Profile observations using CTD and other instruments from NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown.
- Time Range
- 2012-07-24 to 2012-08-13
- Freshness
- 2012-08-13 00:00:00
- Geography
- East Coast of the United States and Gulf of Mexico