| accessions_id: |
0183469 | archive
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| Title: |
Dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, pH on Total Scale, nutrients and other variables collected from profile and discrete sample observations using CTD, Niskin bottle and other instruments on board NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow in the Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank, and Mid-Atlantic Bight from 2018-05-23 to 2018-06-04 (NCEI Accession 0183469) |
| Abstract: |
This dataset contains dissolved inorganic carbon, Total alkalinity, pH on Total Scale, nutrients and other variables measured from profile discrete measurement in the Northeast coast of the US in 2018. Increasing amounts of atmospheric carbon dioxide from human industrial activities are causing changes in global ocean carbon chemistry ultimately resulting in a reduction in pH, a process termed ocean acidification. Studies have demonstrated adverse effects on calcifying organisms, particularly some invertebrates, corals, sea urchins, pteropods, and coccolithophores, but also on species of commercial interest such as oysters or crabs. In support of the coastal monitoring and research objectives of the NOAA Ocean Acidification Program (OAP), the Ecosystem Monitoring Cruises (ECOMON) are utilized to collect water samples to measure water column inorganic carbon and hydrographic parameters including nutrients. Samples are collected at three depths (surface, mid-depth and near bottom) at select stations on a quarterly basis in the northeastern Atlantic continental shelf region off the United States. Water samples are sent to and analyzed by scientists at the Atlantic Oceanographic & Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) for dissolved inorganic carbon, pH and total alkalinity concentrations. Additional samples are analyzed for nutrient concentrations at the University of Maine. These data are used to monitor short-long term coastal ocean acidification trends. |
| Date received: |
20190513 |
| Start date: |
20180523 |
| End date: |
20180604 |
| Seanames: |
East Coast - US/Canada, Georges Bank, Gulf of Maine, Mid-Atlantic Bight
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| West boundary: |
-74.007 |
| East boundary: |
-65.445 |
| North boundary: |
43.77 |
| South boundary: |
39.022 |
| Observation types: |
discrete sample, profile
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| Instrument types: |
coulometer for DIC measurement, nutrient autoanalyzer, oxygen sensor, spectrophotometer, titrator
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| Datatypes: |
AMMONIA (NH3), DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON (DIC), DISSOLVED OXYGEN, nitrate + nitrite content (concentration), pH, phosphate, SALINITY, SIGMA-THETA, silicate, total alkalinity, WATER TEMPERATURE
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| Submitter: |
Featherstone, Charles |
| Submitting institution: |
US DOC; NOAA; OAR; Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory |
| Collecting institutions: |
University of Maine, US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Northeast Fisheries Science Center, US DOC; NOAA; OAR; Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
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| Contributing projects: |
OADS, OAP
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| Platforms: |
Henry B. Bigelow (33HH) |
| Number of observations: |
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| Supplementary information: |
In this accession, NCEI has archived multiple versions of these data. The latest (and best) version of these data has the largest version number. |
| Availability date: |
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| Metadata version: |
12 |
| Keydate: |
2018-12-17 18:43:22+00 |
| Editdate: |
2025-01-26 16:49:10+00 |