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Dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), total alkalinity (TALK), water temperature, salinity, nutrients and other measurements collected from discrete samples and profile observations during the R/V Melville GEOSECS_LEG3 cruise (EXPOCODE 318M19771204) in the Mediterranean Sea from 1977-12-04 to 1977-12-09 (NCEI Accession 0250907)

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This dataset includes discrete profile data collected during the R/V Melville GEOSECS_LEG3 cruise (EXPOCODE 318M19771204) in the Mediterranean Sea from 1977-12-04 to 1977-12-09. These data include dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), total alkalinity (TALK), water temperature, salinity, nutrients (silicate, nitrate, nitrite, phosphate) and tritium. This cruise was part of the GEOSECS Indian Ocean Cruises archived in the OCADS Accession 0163183.
  • Cite as: Bainbridge, Arnold E.; Takahashi, Taro (2022). Dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), total alkalinity (TALK), water temperature, salinity, nutrients and other measurements collected from discrete samples and profile observations during the R/V Melville GEOSECS_LEG3 cruise (EXPOCODE 318M19771204) in the Mediterranean Sea from 1977-12-04 to 1977-12-09 (NCEI Accession 0250907). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/4wfp-mm25. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 1977-12-04 to 1977-12-09
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: 8.092
East: 17.252
South: 35.597
North: 37.692
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Weiss, R.F.;, Broecker, W.S.; Craig, H.; Spencer, D. (1983): GEOSECS Indian Ocean Expedition Vol.5, Hydrographic Data. National Science Foundation, Washinghton D.C.
  • Sabine, C.L.; Key, R.M.; Kozyr, A.; Feely, R.A.; Wanninkhof, R.; Millero, F.J.; Peng, T.-H.; Bullister, J.L.; Lee, K. (2005): Global Ocean Data Analysis Project: Results and Data. ORNL/CDIAC-145, NDP-083. Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 110 pp.
  • Takahashi, T.; Broecker, W.S.; Bainbridge, A.E. (1981): The alkalinity and total carbon dioxide concentration in the world oceans, in "Carbon Cycle Modelling", SCOPE Vol. 16, B. Bolin editor, J. Wiley and Sons, NY, 271-286.
  • Takahashi, T.; Broecker, W.S; Bainbridge, A.E (1981): Supplement to the alkalinity and total carbon dioxide concentration in the world oceans. in "Carbon Cycle Modeling", SCOPE Vol. 16, B. Bolin editor, J. Wiley and Sons, NY, 159-199.
  • Copin-Montégut, C. (1993): Alkalinity and carbon budgets in the Mediterranean Sea. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 7(4): 915-925.
  • Sabine, C.; Key, R.M.; Johnson, K.M.; Millero, F.J.; Poisson, A.; Sarmiento, J.L.; Wallace, D.W.R.; Winn, C.D. (1999): Anthropogenic CO2 inventory of the Indian Ocean, Global Biogeochem. Cycles, 13, 179-198.
  • Key, R.M.; Olsen, A.; van Heuven, S.; Lauvset, S.K.; Velo, A.; Lin, X.; Schirnick, C.; Kozyr, A.; Tanhua, T.; Hoppema, M.; Jutterström, S.; Steinfeldt, R.; Jeansson, E.; Ishi, M.; Perez, F.F.; Suzuki, T. (2015): Global Ocean Data Analysis Project, Version 2 (GLODAPv2), ORNL/CDIAC-162, ND-P093. Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US Department of Energy, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. https://doi.org/10.3334/CDIAC/OTG.NDP093_GLODAPv2.
  • Mediterranean Sea Cruises
  • Takahashi, Taro; Key, Robert M.; Keeling, Charles D.; Craig, Harmon; Weiss, Ray F.; Broecker, Wallace S.; Spencer, Derek W. (2017). Dissolved inorganic carbon, alkalinity, temperature, salinity and other variables collected from discrete sample and profile observations using CTD, bottle and other instruments from MELVILLE in the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal and others from 1977-12-04 to 1978-04-28 (NCEI Accession 0163183). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.3334/cdiac/otg.glodapv2_geosecs_ind.
  • 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
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2022-04-01
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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
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Bainbridge, Arnold E.; Takahashi, Taro (2022). Dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), total alkalinity (TALK), water temperature, salinity, nutrients and other measurements collected from discrete samples and profile observations during the R/V Melville GEOSECS_LEG3 cruise (EXPOCODE 318M19771204) in the Mediterranean Sea from 1977-12-04 to 1977-12-09 (NCEI Accession 0250907). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/4wfp-mm25. Accessed [date].
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Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords OCADS Study Type
  • Discrete measurement
  • Profile
Provider Keywords
  • CARIMED
  • GEOSECS
  • MedSea
Provider Variable Abbreviations
  • ALKALI
  • CTDTMP
  • NITRAT
  • NITRIT
  • OXYGEN
  • PHSPHT
  • SALNTY
  • SILCAT
  • TCARBN
  • TRITIUM
Data Center keywords NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
Platform keywords NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes
Instrument keywords NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Provider Geographic Names
  • Mediterranean Sea
Project keywords NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Cruise ID
  • GEOSECS_LEG3
EXPOCODE
  • 318M19771204
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords Ocean Acidification Search Keywords
  • Ocean Carbon and Acidification Data System (OCADS) Project
Reference Section ID
  • Mediterranean Sea
Research Projects
  • CARIMED
  • GEOSECS
  • MedSea
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
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  • Cite as: Bainbridge, Arnold E.; Takahashi, Taro (2022). Dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), total alkalinity (TALK), water temperature, salinity, nutrients and other measurements collected from discrete samples and profile observations during the R/V Melville GEOSECS_LEG3 cruise (EXPOCODE 318M19771204) in the Mediterranean Sea from 1977-12-04 to 1977-12-09 (NCEI Accession 0250907). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/4wfp-mm25. Accessed [date].
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  • Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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  • 2022-04-01T21:30:11Z - NCEI Accession 0250907 v1.1 was published.
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  • Parameter or Variable: CTDTMP; Abbreviation: CTDTMP; Unit: DEG_C; Controlled vocabulary name: CTD WATER TEMPERATURE; Observation type: Profile; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Researcher name: A.E. Bainbridge, R.T. Williams (SIO).
  • Parameter or Variable: Salinity; Abbreviation: SALNTY; Controlled vocabulary name: Salinity; Observation type: discrete; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Researcher name: A.E. Bainbridge, R.T. Williams (SIO).
  • Parameter or Variable: Dissolved Oxygen Concentration; Abbreviation: OXYGEN; Unit: UMOL/KG; Controlled vocabulary name: Dissolved Oxygen Concentration; Observation type: discrete; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Researcher name: A.E. Bainbridge, R.T. Williams (SIO).
  • Parameter or Variable: Silicate; Abbreviation: SILCAT; Unit: UMOL/KG; Controlled vocabulary name: Silicate; Observation type: discrete; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Researcher name: A.E. Bainbridge, R.T. Williams (SIO).
  • Parameter or Variable: Nitrate; Abbreviation: NITRAT; Unit: UMOL/KG; Controlled vocabulary name: Nitrate; Observation type: discrete; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Researcher name: A.E. Bainbridge, R.T. Williams (SIO).
  • Parameter or Variable: Nitrite; Abbreviation: NITRIT; Unit: UMOL/KG; Controlled vocabulary name: Nitrite; Observation type: discrete; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Researcher name: A.E. Bainbridge, R.T. Williams (SIO).
  • Parameter or Variable: Phosphate; Abbreviation: PHSPHT; Unit: UMOL/KG; Controlled vocabulary name: Phosphate; Observation type: discrete; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Researcher name: A.E. Bainbridge, R.T. Williams (SIO).
  • Parameter or Variable: Dissolved Inorganic Carbon; Abbreviation: TCARBN; Unit: UMOL/KG; Controlled vocabulary name: Dissolved Inorganic Carbon; Observation type: discrete; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Detailed sampling and analyzing information: Total inorganic carbon was determinated by means of the Gran (Analyst, 1952) potentiometric titration method using an automated titrator system similar to the described by Edmond (DSR, 1970). The precision of total carbon measurements was ±4 µmol kg-1 (one standard deviation) and the reproducibility for the total carbon was estimated ±10 µM kg-1 (REP PUB 1). The total carbon values for GEOSECS Indian Ocean had been corrected by -15 µM kg-1 because the glass electrode used had sensitivities of about 98% of the ideal value.; Researcher name: A.E. Bainbridge, R.T. Williams, R. Keeling (SIO), T. Takahashi (LDEO).
  • Parameter or Variable: Total Alkalinity; Abbreviation: ALKALI; Unit: UMOL/KG; Controlled vocabulary name: Total Alkalinity; Observation type: discrete; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Detailed sampling and analyzing information: Alkalinity was determinated by means of the Gran (Analyst, 1952) potentiometric titration method using an automated titrator system similar to the described by Edmond (DSR, 1970). The titrator was calibrated repeatedly using standard solutions prepared of sodium borate decahydrate crystals and triple-distilled water. During GEOSECS Indian Ocean was applied a blank correction of 5 µeq kg-1. The precision of alkalinity measurements was ±2 µeq kg-1 (one standard deviation) and the reproducibility was estimated about ±4 µeq kg-1.; Researcher name: A.E. Bainbridge, R.T. Williams, R. Keeling (SIO), T. Takahashi (LDEO).
  • Parameter or Variable: Tritium; Abbreviation: TRITIUM; Controlled vocabulary name: Tritium; Observation type: Bottle discrete; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Researcher name: H.G. Östlund (UM) .
Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument
  • carbon dioxide (CO2) gas analyzer
  • CTD
  • Niskin bottle
  • oxygen sensor
  • salinometer
  • temperature sensor
  • titrator
Platform
  • R/V Melville
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