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Bottle discrete measurements of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), total alkalinity (TA), temperature, salinity, oxygen and other hydrographic and chemical parameters during the small boat Buzzards Baykeeper cruises and other platforms in the Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts from 2015-06-15 to 2017-09-01 (NCEI Accession 0206206)

INVESTIGATORS:
Jennie E. Rheuban - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)
Scott C. Doney - Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia
Daniel McCorkle - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)
Rachel W. Jakuba - Buzzards Bay Coalition

PACKAGE DESCRIPTION: This dataset includes bottle discrete data collected during the small boat Buzzards Baykeeper cruises and other platforms in the Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts from 2015-06-15 to 2017-09-01. These data include dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), total alkalinity (TA), temperature, salinity, oxygen, nitrate plus nitrite, phosphate, total dissolved nitrogen, ammonium, total dissolved nitrogen, particulate organic carbon, particulate organic nitrogen and chlorophyll a. The field research was supported by John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (14-106159-000-CFP).

CITE AS: Rheuban, Jennie E.; Doney, Scott C.; McCorkle, Daniel; Jakuba, Rachel W. (2019). Bottle discrete measurements of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), total alkalinity (TA), temperature, salinity, oxygen and other hydrographic and chemical parameters during the small boat Buzzards Baykeeper cruises and other platforms in the Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts from 2015-06-15 to 2017-09-01 (NCEI Accession 0206206). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/x4sc-eb72. Accessed [date].


DATA PACKAGES RELATED TO THIS ONE:
none;
IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION FOR THIS DATA PACKAGE:
NCEI ACCESSION: 0206206
NCEI DOI: https://doi.org/10.25921/x4sc-eb72
SECTION/LEG: Coastal;

TYPES OF STUDY:
Coastal;Discrete measurement;

TEMPORAL COVERAGE:
START DATE: 2015-06-15
END DATE: 2017-09-01

SPATIAL COVERAGE:
NORTH: 41.8
WEST: -71.1
EAST: -70.5
SOUTH: 41.4

GEOGRAPHIC NAMES:
Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts;

PLATFORMS:
R/V Buzzards Baykeeper;

RESEARCH PROJECT(S):
Climate Change and Adaptation Solutions for the US Northeast;


VARIABLES / PARAMETERS:

Dissolved Inorganic Carbon
Abbreviation: DIC_UMOL_KG
Unit: UMOL/KG
Observation type: discrete bottle sample
Sampling instrument: Van Dorn water sampler
Analyzing instrument: UIC Carbon Coulometer, VINDTA 3C
Uncertainty: 0.1%
Quality flag convention: WOCE codes (2 = acceptable measurement, 3 = questionable measurement, 9 = not measured)
Total Alkalinity
Abbreviation: TA_UMOL_KG
Unit: UMOL/KG
Observation type: discrete bottle sample
Sampling instrument: Van Dorn water sampler
Analyzing instrument: Metrohm titrando, VINDTA 3C
Detailed sampling and analyzing information: open cell gran titration, gran curve fitting method
Uncertainty: 0.1%
Quality flag convention: WOCE codes (2 = acceptable measurement, 3 = questionable measurement, 9 = not measured)
Temperature
Abbreviation: TMP_DEG_C
Unit: degrees celcius
Observation type: in situ measurement
Analyzing instrument: YSI6600, YSI ProPlus, YSI EXO2
Uncertainty: 0.01 degree
Quality flag convention: WOCE codes (2 = acceptable measurement, 3 = questionable measurement, 9 = not measured)
Salinity
Abbreviation: SAL
Observation type: in situ measurement
Analyzing instrument: YSI6600, YSI ProPlus, YSI EXO2
Uncertainty: 0.1
Quality flag convention: WOCE codes (2 = acceptable measurement, 3 = questionable measurement, 9 = not measured)
Dissolved Oxygen
Abbreviation: CTDOXY_UMOL/KG
Unit: UMOL/KG
Observation type: in situ measurement
Analyzing instrument: YSI6600, YSI ProPlus, YSI EXO2
Uncertainty: 1% of measurement
Quality flag convention: WOCE codes (2 = acceptable measurement, 3 = questionable measurement, 9 = not measured)
Nitrate plus nitrite
Abbreviation: NITRATE_NITRITE_UMOL/KGL
Unit: UMOL/KG
Observation type: in situ measurement
Uncertainty: 0.21%
Quality flag convention: WOCE codes (2 = acceptable measurement, 3 = questionable measurement, 9 = not measured)
Ammonium
Abbreviation: AMMONIUM_UMOL/KG
Unit: UMOL/KG
Observation type: in situ measurement
Uncertainty: 0.3%
Quality flag convention: WOCE codes (2 = acceptable measurement, 3 = questionable measurement, 9 = not measured)
orthophosphate
Abbreviation: PHOSPHATE_UMOL/KG
Unit: UMOL/KG
Observation type: in situ measurement
Uncertainty: 0.4%
Quality flag convention: WOCE codes (2 = acceptable measurement, 3 = questionable measurement, 9 = not measured)
total dissolved nitrogen
Abbreviation: TDN_UMOL_L
Unit: Micro-mol per L
Observation type: in situ measurement
Uncertainty: 0.21%
Quality flag convention: WOCE codes (2 = acceptable measurement, 3 = questionable measurement, 9 = not measured)
particulate organic carbon
Abbreviation: POC_UMOL/KG
Unit: UMOL/KG
Observation type: in situ measurement
Uncertainty: 0.641%
Quality flag convention: WOCE codes (2 = acceptable measurement, 3 = questionable measurement, 9 = not measured)
particulate organic nitrogen
Abbreviation: PON_UMOL/KG
Unit: UMOL/KG
Observation type: in situ measurement
Uncertainty: 0.771%
Quality flag convention: WOCE codes (2 = acceptable measurement, 3 = questionable measurement, 9 = not measured)
Chlorophyll A
Abbreviation: CHLA_UG_L
Unit: Micrograms per L
Observation type: in situ measurement
Uncertainty: 0.1%
Quality flag convention: WOCE codes (2 = acceptable measurement, 3 = questionable measurement, 9 = not measured)

PUBLICATIONS DESCRIBING THIS DATASET:
none;
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
none;
FUNDING AGENCY:
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
PROJECT TITLE: Climate Change and Adaptation Solutions for the US Northeast
PROJECT ID: 14-106159-000-CFP

SUBMITTED BY: Jennie E. Rheuban (jrheuban@whoi.edu)

SUBMISSION DATE: 2019-10-31