The U.S. West Coast Pacific Ocean is the geographic scope of this dataset. It contains 1-dbar averaged profiles of pressure, temperature, salinity, and dissolved oxygen collected via CTD casts from the R/V Bell Shimada. Data was gathered during the West Coast Ocean Acidification cruise from September 5 to September 16, 2012, as part of the North American Carbon Program and is hosted by NOAA NCEI.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean acidification impacts based on dissolved oxygen and salinity profiles.
- Analyzing vertical water column structure based on pressure and temperature profiles.
- Studying carbon program-related biogeochemical processes based on the collected CTD data.
Strengths
- Data is averaged at 1-dbar pressure intervals, providing a standardized vertical resolution.
- Profiles include four core oceanographic variables: pressure, temperature, salinity, and dissolved oxygen.
- Data collection is tied to a specific research cruise and program (West Coast Ocean Acidification cruise, North American Carbon Program).
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Last updated 2012-09-16 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA_NCEI
- Collection Method
- Collected via CTD casts from R/V Bell Shimada.
- Time Range
- September 5, 2012 to September 16, 2012
- Freshness
- Last updated 2012-09-16 00:00:00
- Geography
- Pacific Ocean along the U.S. West Coast