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Dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, chlorofluorocarbons, nutrients, dissolved oxygen, temperature, salinity and other measurements collected from discrete samples and profile observations during the R/V Meteor MT68/2 cruise (EXPOCODE 06MT20060606) in the Tropical Atlantic Ocean from 2006-06-06 to 2006-07-09 (NCEI Accession 0176030)

INVESTIGATORS:
Peter Brandt - GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Arne Körtzinger ORCID logo - GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Toste Tanhua ORCID logo - GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany

PACKAGE DESCRIPTION: This dataset includes discrete sample and profile data collected during the R/V Meteor MT68/2 cruise (EXPOCODE 06MT20060606) in the Tropical Atlantic Ocean from 2006-06-06 to 2006-07-09. These data include temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, nutrients, dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), total alkalinity, chlorofluorocarbons, nutrients, helium, tritium, neon and other measurements. R/V Meteor Cruise No. 68/2 was aimed at studying biogeochemical and physical processes in the tropical/subtropical Atlantic Ocean. Observations were carried out in the entire water column, from the sea floor to the sea surface.

CITE AS: Brandt, Peter; Körtzinger, Arne; Tanhua, Toste; Malien, Frank; Stramma, Lothar; Schneider, Anke; Steinfeldt, Reiner (2018). Dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, chlorofluorocarbons, nutrients, dissolved oxygen, temperature, salinity and other measurements collected from discrete samples and profile observations during the R/V Meteor MT68/2 cruise (EXPOCODE 06MT20060606) in the Tropical Atlantic Ocean from 2006-06-06 to 2006-07-09 (NCEI Accession 0176030). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/4any-sk64. Accessed [date].


DATA PACKAGES RELATED TO THIS ONE:
IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION FOR THIS DATA PACKAGE:
NCEI ACCESSION: 0176030
NCEI DOI: https://doi.org/10.25921/4any-sk64
EXPOCODE: 06MT20060606;
CRUISE ID: MT68/2;
SECTION/LEG: CLIVAR A06E;

TYPES OF STUDY:
Discrete measurement;Profile;

TEMPORAL COVERAGE:
START DATE: 2006-06-06
END DATE: 2006-07-09

SPATIAL COVERAGE:
NORTH: 17.7
WEST: -35
EAST: -9.6
SOUTH: -5

GEOGRAPHIC NAMES:
Tropical Atlantic Ocean;

PLATFORMS:
R/V Meteor (ID: 06MT);

RESEARCH PROJECT(S):
none;

VARIABLES / PARAMETERS:

Dissolved Inorganic Carbon
Abbreviation: TCARBN
Unit: UMOL/KG
Observation type: Discrete, bottle
Measured or calculated: Measured
Sampling instrument: Niskin Bottles
Quality flag convention: WOCE quality control flags are used: 2 = good value, 3 = questionable value, 4 = bad value
Researcher name: A. Kortzinger
Researcher institution: GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Total alkalinity
Abbreviation: ALKALI
Unit: UMOL/KG
Observation type: Discrete, bottle
Measured or calculated: Measured
Sampling instrument: Niskin Bottles
Quality flag convention: WOCE quality control flags are used: 2 = good value, 3 = questionable value, 4 = bad value
Method reference:
Researcher name: A. Kortzinger
Researcher institution: GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
CTDTMP
Abbreviation: CTDTMP
Unit: DEG_C
Controlled vocabulary name: CTD WATER TEMPERATURE
In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ
Researcher name: L. Stramma
Researcher institution: GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
CTDSAL
Abbreviation: CTDSAL
Controlled vocabulary name: CTD SALINITY
In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ
Researcher name: L. Stramma
Researcher institution: GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Dissolved Oxygen
Abbreviation: OXYGEN
Unit: UMOL/KG
Controlled vocabulary name: Dissolved Oxygen
Observation type: Bottle discrete
In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ
Researcher name: F. Malien
Researcher institution: GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Nutrients
Abbreviation: SILCAT, NITRAT, PHSPHT
Unit: UMOL/KG
Controlled vocabulary name: Nutrients
Observation type: Bottle discrete
In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ
Researcher name: F. Malien
Researcher institution: GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Chlorofluorocarbons
Abbreviation: CFC-11, CFC-12
Unit: PMOL/KG
Controlled vocabulary name: Chlorofluorocarbons
Observation type: Bottle discrete
In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ
Researcher name: T. Tanhua
Researcher institution: GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Helium
Abbreviation: HELIUM
Unit: NMOL/KG
Controlled vocabulary name: Helium
Observation type: Bottle discrete
In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ
Researcher name: R.Steinfeldt
Researcher institution: GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Helier
Abbreviation: HELIER
Unit: NMOL/KG
Controlled vocabulary name: Helier
Observation type: Bottle discrete
In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ
Researcher name: R.Steinfeldt
Researcher institution: GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Neon
Abbreviation: NEON
Unit: NMOL/KG
Controlled vocabulary name: Neon
Observation type: Bottle discrete
In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ
Researcher name: R.Steinfeldt
Researcher institution: GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
PUBLICATIONS DESCRIBING THIS DATASET:
Koschinsky A, Brandt P, Kortzinger, A (2009) (Eds) Tropical Atlantic 2006, Cruise No. 68, April 26 - August 7, 2006. METEOR-Berichte 09-4, 188 pp, Universitat Hamburg. ISSN 0936-8957
A. Schneider, T. Tanhua, A. Körtzinger, D.W.R. Wallace (2012). An evaluation of tracer fields and anthropogenic carbon in the equatorial and the tropical North Atlantic, Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, Volume 67, pp. 85-97, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2012.05.007.
Sultenfuss, J., Rhein, M., Roether, W., 2009. The Bremen mass spectrometer facility for the measurement of helium isotopes, neon, and tritium in water. Isot. Environ. Health Stud., 45(2), 1-13.
Rhein, M., Dengler, M., Sultenfuss, J., Hummels, R., Hüttl-Kabus, S., Bourlès, B., 2010. Upwelling and associated heat flux in the equatorial Atlantic inferred from helium isotope disequilibrium. J Geophys. Res., 115, C08021, https://doi.org/10.1029/2009JC005772.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
none;
FUNDING AGENCY:

SUBMITTED BY: Robert M. Key (key@princeton.edu)

SUBMISSION DATE: 2018-09-10