| accessions_id: |
0209156 | archive
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| Title: |
Dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), total alkalinity, pH on total scale, nutrients and other variables collected from profile and discrete samples observations during NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter cruise GU1902 (EXPOCODE 33GG20190815) in the North Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank, and Mid-Atlantic Bight from 2019-08-15 to 2019-08-30 (NCEI Accession 0209156) |
| Abstract: |
This dataset contains dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, pH on total scale, nutrients and other variables measured from profile discrete observations during NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter cruise GU1902 (EXPOCODE 33GG20190815) in the North Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank, and Mid-Atlantic Bight from 2019-08-15 to 2019-08-30. 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 were sent to and analyzed by scientists at the Atlantic Oceanographic and 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: |
20200214 |
| Start date: |
20190815 |
| End date: |
20190830 |
| Seanames: |
Georges Bank, Gulf of Maine, Mid-Atlantic Bight, North Atlantic Ocean
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| West boundary: |
-74.9517 |
| East boundary: |
-65.44 |
| North boundary: |
43.405 |
| South boundary: |
37.705 |
| Observation types: |
chemical, discrete sample, physical, profile
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| Instrument types: |
carbon dioxide (CO2) gas analyzer, CTD, Niskin bottle, titrator
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| Datatypes: |
AMMONIA (NH3), DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON (DIC), nitrate + nitrite content (concentration), OXYGEN, 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; OAR; Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
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| Contributing projects: |
OAP |
| Platforms: |
Gordon Gunter (33GG) |
| 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: |
5 |
| Keydate: |
2020-03-02 15:49:27+00 |
| Editdate: |
2022-11-01 15:21:07+00 |