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Dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, water temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, nutrients and other variables collected from discrete profile observations during NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown ABACO, Eastern Boundary Current cruise RB06-02 (EXPOCODE 33RO20060312), in the North Atlantic ocean from 2006-03-12 to 2006-03-28 (NCEI Accession 0240032)

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This dataset contains surface discrete measurements of dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, water temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, nutrients and other variables collected from discrete profile observations during NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown ABACO, Eastern Boundary Current cruise RB06-02 (EXPOCODE 33RO20060312), in the North Atlantic ocean from 2006-03-12 to 2006-03-28. Increasing amounts of atmospheric carbon dioxide from human industrial activities are causing changes in global ocean carbon chemistry resulting in a reduction in pH, a process termed ocean acidification. In support of the coastal monitoring and research objectives of the NOAA Ocean Acidification Program (OAP), the South Florida Project Cruises (SFP) are utilized to collect water samples to measure water inorganic carbon and hydrographic parameters including nutrients.

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Cite as: Barbero, Leticia; Wanninkhof, Rik (2021). Dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, water temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, nutrients and other variables collected from discrete profile observations during NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown ABACO, Eastern Boundary Current cruise RB06-02 (EXPOCODE 33RO20060312), in the North Atlantic ocean from 2006-03-12 to 2006-03-28 (NCEI Accession 0240032). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/rzx2-v856. Accessed [date].

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Time Period	2006-03-12 to 2006-03-28
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates	West: -79.933 East: -76 South: 26.5 North: 26.999
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Global Coastal Program Data: North America East Coast
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2022). Ocean Carbon and Acidification Data System (OCADS). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/ocean-carbon-acidification-data-system
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Publication Dates	publication: 2021-08-19
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Dataset Progress Status	Complete - production of the data has been completed Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency	As needed
Purpose	To measure key carbon, physical and biogeochemical parameters in surface waters and monitor changes over time.
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Dataset Citation	Cite as: Barbero, Leticia; Wanninkhof, Rik (2021). Dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, water temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, nutrients and other variables collected from discrete profile observations during NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown ABACO, Eastern Boundary Current cruise RB06-02 (EXPOCODE 33RO20060312), in the North Atlantic ocean from 2006-03-12 to 2006-03-28 (NCEI Accession 0240032). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/rzx2-v856. Accessed [date].
Cited Authors	Barbero, Leticia University of Miami Wanninkhof, Rik
Principal Investigators	Rik Wanninkhof US DOC; NOAA; OAR; Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) Leticia Barbero US DOC; NOAA; OAR; Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML)
Contributors	US DOC; NOAA; OAR; Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS)
Resource Providers	Kevin F. Sullivan US DOC; NOAA; OAR; Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) US DOC; NOAA; OAR; Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML)
Publishers	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Acknowledgments	Funding Information: NOAA Climate Program Office; NOAA's Ocean Acidification Program (Quantifying sea-air CO2 fluxes using surface water pCO2 measurements from ships of opportunity, Ocean acidification Ship of Opportunity (SOOP))

Theme keywords	NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS AMMONIUM (NH4) DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON (DIC) DISSOLVED OXYGEN NITRITE phosphate SALINITY silicate total alkalinity WATER TEMPERATURE NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS discrete sample profile WMO_CategoryCode oceanography Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > ALKALINITY EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > AMMONIA EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > INORGANIC CARBON EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > NITRITE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > OXYGEN EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > PHOSPHATE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > SILICATE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY OCADS Study Type Discrete measurement Profile Provider Variable Abbreviations CTDCTDOXY CTDPRS CTDSAL CTDTMP DIC Nutrients Salinity_PSS78 TAlk
Data Center keywords	NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science US DOC; NOAA; OAR; Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS US DOC; NOAA; OAR; Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords DOC/NOAA/OAR/AOML > Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, OAR, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce U-MIAMI/RSMAS > Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami
Platform keywords	NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords Ships ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes Ronald H. Brown (call sign: WTEC, ICES code: 33RO, 1997)
Instrument keywords	NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS carbon dioxide (CO2) gas analyzer CTD Niskin bottle nutrient autoanalyzer oxygen sensor titrator Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords AUTOANALYZER > AUTOANALYZER CO2 ANALYZERS > CO2 ANALYZERS CTD > Conductivity, Temperature, Depth NISKIN BOTTLES OXYGEN METERS > OXYGEN METERS
Place keywords	NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS North Atlantic Ocean Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN Provider Geographic Names North Atlantic Ocean
Project keywords	NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS US DOC; NOAA; Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research; Ocean Acidification Program (OAP) Cruise ID RB06-02; ABACO, Eastern Boundary Current EXPOCODE 33RO20060312 Ocean Acidification Search Keywords Ocean Acidification Program (OAP) Ocean Carbon and Acidification Data System (OCADS) Project Reference Section ID Coastal
Keywords	NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 0240032

Use Constraints	Cite as: Barbero, Leticia; Wanninkhof, Rik (2021). Dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, water temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, nutrients and other variables collected from discrete profile observations during NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown ABACO, Eastern Boundary Current cruise RB06-02 (EXPOCODE 33RO20060312), in the North Atlantic ocean from 2006-03-12 to 2006-03-28 (NCEI Accession 0240032). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/rzx2-v856. Accessed [date].
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Processing Steps	2021-08-19T13:36:51Z - NCEI Accession 0240032 v1.1 was published.
Output Datasets	NCEI Accession 0240032 v1.1 NCEI Accession 0240032 v1.1 (download) published 2021-08-19T13:36:51Z

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Processing Steps	Parameter or Variable: Dissolved Inorganic Carbon; Abbreviation: DIC; Unit: micro-mol/kg; Observation type: Surface discrete measurement; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: In-situ observation; Measured or calculated: Measured; Sampling instrument: flow through system; Analyzing instrument: Coulometer used: AOML1 (SOMMA #1), AOML2 (SOMMA #2); Detailed sampling and analyzing information: Analysis Date: April 4-6, 2006. Coulometers used: AOML1 and AOML2 Blank range: 15.6-29.2 counts/min CRM # used and assigned value (include both DIC and salinity): Batch 69, c:1907.63 umol/kg, S:31.569. CRM value measured: AOML 1: offset 9.9 umol/kg (1897.7 umol/kg) AOML-2: offset 7.4 umol/kg (1900.2 umol/kg) The average run time was 13 minutes, the minimum run time was 9 minutes and the maximum run time was 20 minutes. Reproducibility: (# samples and average difference): 6 sets of duplicate samples, average difference 1.1 umol/kg. CRM, salinity and HgCl2 correction applied: yes Remarks- A density correction was applied for all the samples. Due to added HgC12 (measured DIC*1.00037), a volume correction was applied for all the samples. The average CRM correction was 8.7 umol/kg and was run at the beginning and end of the cell. If the cell’s lifetime reached it, a CRM was also run at 12 mg of C. The first CRM of each cell was used for a CRM correction. There was good agreement between the duplicate samples. The CTD temperature and salinity was interpolated by Carlos Fonseca for the following samples: Station 57/Niskin Bottle 2 Station 62/Niskin Bottle 16 The DIC sample bottle number 104 was not found in the sampling sheets. It was estimated to be station 20/Niskin bottle 8 by Carlos Fonseca and added as such. During the cruise, there was some confusion about how to secure the top to the sample bottles with rubber bands. The coulometers had not been used for several months. Acid delivery valve #8 and drain valve #9 malfunctioned and needed to be replaced. Forty samples were sent to Dr. Millero's lab for alkalinity analysis.; CRM manufacturer: Dr. A. Dickson of UCSD; CRM batch number: Batch: 42; Preservation method: saturated HgCl2; Preservative volume: 0.2 ml; Quality flag convention: WOCE quality control flags are used: 2 = good value, 3 = questionable value, 4 = bad value, 5 = value not reported, 6 = mean of replicate measurements, 9 = sample not drawn.; Researcher name: Rik Wanninkhof, Leticia Barbero; Researcher institution: Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Parameter or Variable: Total alkalinity; Abbreviation: TAlk; Unit: micro-mol/kg; Observation type: Profile/underway (flow through); In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: In-situ observation; Measured or calculated: Measured; Sampling instrument: Niskin bottle; Type of titration: Full Titration; Cell type (open or closed): Open; Curve fitting method: Least-Square Analysis; CRM manufacturer: Dr. A. Dickson of UCSD; Preservation method: saturated HgCl2; Preservative volume: 0.2 ml; Quality flag convention: WOCE quality control flags are used: 2 = good value, 3 = questionable value, 4 = bad value, 5 = value not reported, 6 = mean of replicate measurements, 9 = sample not drawn.; Method reference: Millero, F. J., Zhang, J. Z., Lee, K., and Campbell, D. M. (1993). Titration alkalinity of seawater. Marine Chemistry, 44(2), 153-165.; Researcher name: Frank Millero, RSMAS; Researcher institution: RSMAS. Parameter or Variable: Salinity; Abbreviation: Salinity_PSS78; Observation type: Discrete; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: In-situ observation; Measured or calculated: Measured; Sampling instrument: Niskin Bottles; Researcher name: Rik Wanninkhof; Researcher institution: Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Parameter or Variable: Water pressure; Abbreviation: CTDPRS; Unit: decibars; Observation type: Profile; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: In-situ observation; Measured or calculated: Measured; Researcher name: Rik Wanninkhof; Researcher institution: Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Parameter or Variable: Water temperature; Abbreviation: CTDTMP; Unit: degrees celsius (ITS-90); Observation type: Profile; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: In-situ observation; Measured or calculated: Measured; Sampling instrument: SBE 911plus CTD; Uncertainty: plus or minus 0.001 degrees celsius; Quality flag convention: WOCE quality control flags are used: 2 = good value, 3 = questionable value, 4 = bad value, 5 = value not reported, 6 = mean of replicate measurements, 9 = sample not drawn.. Parameter or Variable: Salinity; Abbreviation: CTDSAL; Unit: practical salinity scale of 1978; Observation type: Profile; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: In-situ observation; Sampling instrument: CTD; Quality flag convention: WOCE quality control flags are used: 2 = good value, 3 = questionable value, 4 = bad value, 5 = value not reported, 6 = mean of replicate measurements, 9 = sample not drawn.. Parameter or Variable: Dissolved Oxygen; Abbreviation: CTDCTDOXY; Unit: micromoles per kilogram; Observation type: Profile; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: In-situ observation; Sampling instrument: CTD; Quality flag convention: WOCE quality control flags are used: 2 = good value, 3 = questionable value, 4 = bad value, 5 = value not reported, 6 = mean of replicate measurements, 9 = sample not drawn.. Parameter or Variable: Silicate, phosphate, Nitrite, Ammonium; Abbreviation: Nutrients; Unit: micromoles per kilogram; Observation type: Profile; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: In-situ observation; Sampling instrument: CTD/Niskin bottles; Quality flag convention: WOCE quality control flags are used: 2 = good value, 3 = questionable value, 4 = bad value, 5 = value not reported, 6 = mean of replicate measurements, 9 = sample not drawn. .

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Parameter or Variable: Dissolved Inorganic Carbon; Abbreviation: DIC; Unit: micro-mol/kg; Observation type: Surface discrete measurement; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: In-situ observation; Measured or calculated: Measured; Sampling instrument: flow through system; Analyzing instrument: Coulometer used: AOML1 (SOMMA #1), AOML2 (SOMMA #2); Detailed sampling and analyzing information: Analysis Date: April 4-6, 2006. Coulometers used: AOML1 and AOML2 Blank range: 15.6-29.2 counts/min CRM # used and assigned value (include both DIC and salinity): Batch 69, c:1907.63 umol/kg, S:31.569. CRM value measured: AOML 1: offset 9.9 umol/kg (1897.7 umol/kg) AOML-2: offset 7.4 umol/kg (1900.2 umol/kg) The average run time was 13 minutes, the minimum run time was 9 minutes and the maximum run time was 20 minutes. Reproducibility: (# samples and average difference): 6 sets of duplicate samples, average difference 1.1 umol/kg. CRM, salinity and HgCl2 correction applied: yes Remarks- A density correction was applied for all the samples. Due to added HgC12 (measured DIC*1.00037), a volume correction was applied for all the samples. The average CRM correction was 8.7 umol/kg and was run at the beginning and end of the cell. If the cell’s lifetime reached it, a CRM was also run at 12 mg of C. The first CRM of each cell was used for a CRM correction. There was good agreement between the duplicate samples. The CTD temperature and salinity was interpolated by Carlos Fonseca for the following samples: Station 57/Niskin Bottle 2 Station 62/Niskin Bottle 16 The DIC sample bottle number 104 was not found in the sampling sheets. It was estimated to be station 20/Niskin bottle 8 by Carlos Fonseca and added as such. During the cruise, there was some confusion about how to secure the top to the sample bottles with rubber bands. The coulometers had not been used for several months. Acid delivery valve #8 and drain valve #9 malfunctioned and needed to be replaced. Forty samples were sent to Dr. Millero's lab for alkalinity analysis.; CRM manufacturer: Dr. A. Dickson of UCSD; CRM batch number: Batch: 42; Preservation method: saturated HgCl2; Preservative volume: 0.2 ml; Quality flag convention: WOCE quality control flags are used: 2 = good value, 3 = questionable value, 4 = bad value, 5 = value not reported, 6 = mean of replicate measurements, 9 = sample not drawn.; Researcher name: Rik Wanninkhof, Leticia Barbero; Researcher institution: Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Parameter or Variable: Total alkalinity; Abbreviation: TAlk; Unit: micro-mol/kg; Observation type: Profile/underway (flow through); In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: In-situ observation; Measured or calculated: Measured; Sampling instrument: Niskin bottle; Type of titration: Full Titration; Cell type (open or closed): Open; Curve fitting method: Least-Square Analysis; CRM manufacturer: Dr. A. Dickson of UCSD; Preservation method: saturated HgCl2; Preservative volume: 0.2 ml; Quality flag convention: WOCE quality control flags are used: 2 = good value, 3 = questionable value, 4 = bad value, 5 = value not reported, 6 = mean of replicate measurements, 9 = sample not drawn.; Method reference: Millero, F. J., Zhang, J. Z., Lee, K., and Campbell, D. M. (1993). Titration alkalinity of seawater. Marine Chemistry, 44(2), 153-165.; Researcher name: Frank Millero, RSMAS; Researcher institution: RSMAS.
Parameter or Variable: Salinity; Abbreviation: Salinity_PSS78; Observation type: Discrete; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: In-situ observation; Measured or calculated: Measured; Sampling instrument: Niskin Bottles; Researcher name: Rik Wanninkhof; Researcher institution: Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Parameter or Variable: Water pressure; Abbreviation: CTDPRS; Unit: decibars; Observation type: Profile; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: In-situ observation; Measured or calculated: Measured; Researcher name: Rik Wanninkhof; Researcher institution: Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Parameter or Variable: Water temperature; Abbreviation: CTDTMP; Unit: degrees celsius (ITS-90); Observation type: Profile; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: In-situ observation; Measured or calculated: Measured; Sampling instrument: SBE 911plus CTD; Uncertainty: plus or minus 0.001 degrees celsius; Quality flag convention: WOCE quality control flags are used: 2 = good value, 3 = questionable value, 4 = bad value, 5 = value not reported, 6 = mean of replicate measurements, 9 = sample not drawn..
Parameter or Variable: Salinity; Abbreviation: CTDSAL; Unit: practical salinity scale of 1978; Observation type: Profile; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: In-situ observation; Sampling instrument: CTD; Quality flag convention: WOCE quality control flags are used: 2 = good value, 3 = questionable value, 4 = bad value, 5 = value not reported, 6 = mean of replicate measurements, 9 = sample not drawn..
Parameter or Variable: Dissolved Oxygen; Abbreviation: CTDCTDOXY; Unit: micromoles per kilogram; Observation type: Profile; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: In-situ observation; Sampling instrument: CTD; Quality flag convention: WOCE quality control flags are used: 2 = good value, 3 = questionable value, 4 = bad value, 5 = value not reported, 6 = mean of replicate measurements, 9 = sample not drawn..
Parameter or Variable: Silicate, phosphate, Nitrite, Ammonium; Abbreviation: Nutrients; Unit: micromoles per kilogram; Observation type: Profile; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: In-situ observation; Sampling instrument: CTD/Niskin bottles; Quality flag convention: WOCE quality control flags are used: 2 = good value, 3 = questionable value, 4 = bad value, 5 = value not reported, 6 = mean of replicate measurements, 9 = sample not drawn. .

Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument	carbon dioxide (CO2) gas analyzer CTD Niskin bottle nutrient autoanalyzer oxygen sensor titrator
Platform	NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown

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