GOMECC 2007: Coastal Carbon and Oceanographic Measurements from Gulf of Mexico to Boston

One research cruise collected measurements of temperature, salinity, nutrients, freons, oxygen, and currents in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean. The NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown conducted the Gulf of Mexico and East Coast Carbon (GOMECC) cruise from July 10 to August 4, 2007, as part of the North American Carbon Program. Data was gathered by a collaboration of institutions including NOAA's Earth System Research Laboratory and several universities.

Use Cases

• Modeling coastal carbon fluxes based on the described carbon parameter measurements.
• Analyzing coastal ocean acidification patterns based on the described carbon and physical parameter data.
• Studying coastal biogeochemical cycles based on the described nutrient and oxygen measurements.
• Investigating water mass movement and mixing in coastal regions based on the described temperature, salinity, and current (ADCP) data.

Strengths

• Data was collected during a dedicated, multi-institutional research cruise designed for a specific scientific goal.
• The cruise track provides a spatial snapshot from the Gulf of Mexico to the Northeast U.S. coast.
• Measurements cover multiple linked parameters (carbon, physical, biogeochemical) for integrated analysis.

Limitations

• Last updated 2007-08-04 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

NOAA_NCEI

Collection Method

Ship-based underway and station measurements collected during the GOMECC 2007 research cruise.

Time Range

July 10, 2007 to August -4, 2007

Freshness

2007-08-04 00:00:00

Geography

Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean along the U.S. East Coast, from Galveston, Texas to Boston, Massachusetts