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Russian-American Long-term Census of the Arctic (RUSALCA) Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) data collected by Research Vessel (R/V) Kromov, Southern Chukchi Sea, 2012 (NCEI Accession 0282287)

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The Pacific sector of the Arctic Ocean is experiencing major reductions in seasonal sea ice extent and increases in sea surface temperatures. One of the key uncertainties in this region is how the marine ecosystem will respond to seasonal shifts in the timing of spring sea ice retreat and/or delays in fall sea ice formation. Variations in upper ocean water hydrography, planktonic production, pelagic-benthic coupling and sediment carbon cycling are all influenced by sea ice and temperature change. To more systematically track the broad biological response to sea ice retreat and associated environmental change, an international consortium of scientists have developed a coordinated Distributed Biological Observatory (DBO) that includes selected biological measurements at multiple trophic levels, along with satellite and mooring measurements. The DBO currently focuses on five regional biological hotspot locations along a latitudinal gradient that allows for consistent sampling and monitoring at five biologically productive locations across a latitudinal gradient: DBO 1 (SLIP)-south of St. Lawrence Island (SLI), DBO2 (Chirikov)-north of SLI, DBO3 (southern Chukchi Sea), DBO4-NE Chukchi Sea, and DBO5-Barrow Canyon. This data has been collected and submitted as part of the Distributed Biological Observatory (DBO) program. Data were originally collected as part of the Russian-American Long-term Census of the Arctic (RUSALCA) project, headed by Rebecca Woodgate (woodgate@apl.washington.edu). Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) data were taken aboard the R/V Kromov. During this cruise, data were taken along the established repeat hydrography transect, DBO3. There are 10 dcc data files containing the following parameters: pressure, depth, temperature, conductivity, oxygen, fluorescence, practical salinity, density, and potential temperature.

This dataset was submitted to NCEI by the US National Science Foundation (NSF) Arctic Data Center (ADC) in accordance with the agreement between NCEI and NSF ADC.
  • Cite as: Woodgate, Rebecca; Trafford McRaven, Leah (2023). Russian-American Long-term Census of the Arctic (RUSALCA) Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) data collected by Research Vessel (R/V) Kromov, Southern Chukchi Sea, 2012 (NCEI Accession 0282287). https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0282287. In NSF Arctic Data Center. Datasets managed by the NSF Arctic Data Center and archived at the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/NSF-ADC. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 2012-09-15 to 2012-09-15
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -171.419
East: -166.481
South: 66.752
North: 68.609
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General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Datasets managed by the NSF Arctic Data Center and archived at the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
  • Woodgate, Rebecca; Trafford McRaven, Leah (2019). Russian-American Long-term Census of the Arctic (RUSALCA) Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) data collected by Research Vessel (R/V) Kromov, Southern Chukchi Sea, 2012. NSF Arctic Data Center, https://doi.org/10.18739/a23b5w786
    • Parent ID (indicates this dataset is related to other data):
    • gov.noaa.nodc:NSF-ADC
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2023-09-01
  • creation: 2023-09-01
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
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
Supplemental Information
NSF Arctic Data Center identifier doi:10.18739/A23B5W786
Purpose This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis.
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  • accessLevel: Public
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  • NCEI has archived this dataset as submitted by the NSF Arctic Data Center. If you have any questions about this dataset, please contact the NSF Arctic Data Center.
Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Woodgate, Rebecca; Trafford McRaven, Leah (2023). Russian-American Long-term Census of the Arctic (RUSALCA) Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) data collected by Research Vessel (R/V) Kromov, Southern Chukchi Sea, 2012 (NCEI Accession 0282287). https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0282287. In NSF Arctic Data Center. Datasets managed by the NSF Arctic Data Center and archived at the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/NSF-ADC. Accessed [date].
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  • NSF Arctic Data Center (ADC) Support
    NSF Arctic Data Center (ADC)
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Theme keywords WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
Originator Keywords
  • CTD
  • DBO
  • DBO3
Originator Variables
  • Altimeter - bottom-finding altimeter reading
  • Corrresponding_File - file name
  • DBO_Region - DBO identification
  • DBO_Station - specific station in DBO region
  • Flur - fluoresence
  • Latitude - latitude
  • Longitude - longitude
  • OXYG - dissolved oxygen
  • OxCur - oxygen current
  • Pres - binned pressure
  • Sal(1) - calibrated primary salinity
  • T90(1) - calibrated primary temperature in celsius
  • T90(2) - calibrated secondary temperature in celsius
  • Trans - beam transmission, percent
  • Turbidity - cloudiness or haziness of a fluid
  • wocecode - World Ocean Circulation Experiment quality word for each variable
Data Center keywords NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
Instrument keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Originator Place Names
  • DBO 3 - Southern Chukchi Sea
Project keywords Originator Project Names
  • Distributed Biological Observatory (DBO), Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) data along DBO3, from 2012 RUSALCA on R/V Kromov
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Woodgate, Rebecca; Trafford McRaven, Leah (2023). Russian-American Long-term Census of the Arctic (RUSALCA) Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) data collected by Research Vessel (R/V) Kromov, Southern Chukchi Sea, 2012 (NCEI Accession 0282287). https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0282287. In NSF Arctic Data Center. Datasets managed by the NSF Arctic Data Center and archived at the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/NSF-ADC. Accessed [date].
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  • 2023-09-01T16:24:28Z - NCEI Accession 0282287 v1.1 was published.
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