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Dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), total alkalinity, temperature, salinity and other variables collected from discrete sample and profile observations during the R/V Aurora Australis cruise AU0806, CLIVAR_SR03_2008 (EXPOCODE 09AR20080322) in the Indian Ocean from 2008-03-22 to 2008-04-17 (NCEI Accession 0109900)

INVESTIGATORS:
Bronte Tilbrook ORCID logo - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO)
Stephen R. Rintoul - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO)

PACKAGE DESCRIPTION: This dataset includes discrete profile measurements of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), total alkalinity, temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, nutrients, chlorofluorocarbons (CFC-11, CFC-12, CFC113) and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) during the R/V Aurora Australis cruise AU0806, CLIVAR_SR03_2008 (EXPOCODE 09AR20080322) in the Indian Ocean from 2008-03-22 to 2008-04-17. These data were collected by Bronte Tilbrook and Stephen R. Rintoul of Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization as part of the CLIVAR_SR03_2008 data set. The International CLIVAR Global Ocean Carbon and Repeat Hydrography Program carries out a systematic and global re-occupation of select WOCE/JGOFS hydrographic sections to quantify changes in storage and transport of heat, fresh water, carbon dioxide (CO2), and related parameters.

CITE AS: Tilbrook, Bronte; Rintoul, Stephen R.; Warner, Mark J.; Hansell, Dennis A.; Rosenberg, Mark (2013). Dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), total alkalinity, temperature, salinity and other variables collected from discrete sample and profile observations during the R/V Aurora Australis cruise AU0806, CLIVAR_SR03_2008 (EXPOCODE 09AR20080322) in the Indian Ocean from 2008-03-22 to 2008-04-17 (NCEI Accession 0109900). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.3334/cdiac/otg.clivar_sr03_2008. Accessed [date].


DATA PACKAGES RELATED TO THIS ONE:
IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION FOR THIS DATA PACKAGE:
NCEI ACCESSION: 0109900
NCEI DOI: https://doi.org/10.3334/cdiac/otg.clivar_sr03_2008
EXPOCODE: 09AR20080322; AU0806;
CRUISE ID: CLIVAR_SR03_2008;
SECTION/LEG: CLIVAR SR03;

TYPES OF STUDY:
Discrete measurement;Profile;

TEMPORAL COVERAGE:
START DATE: 2008-03-22
END DATE: 2008-04-17

SPATIAL COVERAGE:
NORTH: -43.9987
WEST: 139.6582
EAST: 146.3218
SOUTH: -65.8013

GEOGRAPHIC NAMES:
Southern Ocean;

PLATFORMS:
R/V Aurora Australis (ID: 09AR);

RESEARCH PROJECT(S):
none;


VARIABLES / PARAMETERS:

Dissolved Inorganic Carbon
Abbreviation: TCARBN
Unit: UMOL/KG
Observation type: discrete
In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: In-situ observation
Measured or calculated: Measured
Detailed sampling and analyzing information: SOMMA Coulometry
Total alkalinity
Abbreviation: ALKALI
Unit: UMOL/KG
Observation type: discrete
In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: In-situ observation
Measured or calculated: Measured
Curve fitting method: Non-linear regression for entire titration curve
CTDTMP
Abbreviation: CTDTMP
Unit: DEG_C
Controlled vocabulary name: WATER TEMPERATURE
In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ
CTDSAL
Abbreviation: CTDSAL
Controlled vocabulary name: SALINITY
In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ
SALNTY
Abbreviation: SALNTY
Controlled vocabulary name: SALINITY
In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ
CTDOXY
Abbreviation: CTDOXY
Unit: UMOL/KG
Controlled vocabulary name: DISSOLVED OXYGEN
In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ
OXYGEN
Abbreviation: OXYGEN
Unit: UMOL/KG
Controlled vocabulary name: DISSOLVED OXYGEN
In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ
SILCAT
Abbreviation: SILCAT
Unit: UMOL/KG
Controlled vocabulary name: silicate
In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ
NITRAT
Abbreviation: NITRAT
Unit: UMOL/KG
Controlled vocabulary name: NITRATE
In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ
PHSPHT
Abbreviation: PHSPHT
Unit: UMOL/KG
Controlled vocabulary name: phosphate
In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ
CFC-11
Abbreviation: CFC-11
Unit: PMOL/KG
Controlled vocabulary name: CHLOROFLUOROCARBON-11 (CFC-11)
In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ
CFC-12
Abbreviation: CFC-12
Unit: PMOL/KG
Controlled vocabulary name: CHLOROFLUOROCARBON-12 (CFC-12)
In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ
CFC113
Abbreviation: CFC113
Unit: PMOL/KG
Controlled vocabulary name: CHLOROFLUOROCARBON-113 (CFC-113)
In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ
DOC
Abbreviation: DOC
Unit: UMOL/KG
Controlled vocabulary name: DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON
In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ
TDN
Abbreviation: TDN
Unit: UMOL/KG
Controlled vocabulary name: Total Dissolved Nitrogen (TDN)
In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ
FLUORO
Abbreviation: FLUORO
Unit: VOLTS
Controlled vocabulary name: FLUORESCENCE
In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ
PAR
Abbreviation: PAR
Unit: VOLTS
Controlled vocabulary name: PHOTOSYNTHETIC ACTIVE RADIATION (PAR)
In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ

PUBLICATIONS DESCRIBING THIS DATASET:
none;
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
none;
FUNDING AGENCY:

SUBMITTED BY: Alex Kozyr (Alex.Kozyr@noaa.gov)

SUBMISSION DATE: 2013-07-02