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Dissolved inorganic carbon, pH, alkalinity, temperature, salinity and other variables collected from discrete sample and profile observations using CTD, bottle and other instruments from the BELGICA, CHARLES DARWIN and others in the Bay of Biscay, English Channel and others from 1993-04-01 to 1995-11-01 (NCEI Accession 0115608)

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This dataset includes chemical, discrete sample, physical and profile data collected from BELGICA, CHARLES DARWIN, DISCOVERY, HEINCKE, MADORNINA, METEOR, PELAGIA, POSEIDON and VALDIVIA in the Bay of Biscay, English Channel, North Atlantic Ocean and North Sea from 1993-04-01 to 1995-11-01 and retrieved during cruise CARINA and OMEX-1. These data include ALKALINITY, AMMONIUM, DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON, DISSOLVED OXYGEN, HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE, NITRATE, NITRITE, PHOSPHATE, Potential temperature (theta), SALINITY, SILICATE, UREA, WATER TEMPERATURE and pH. The instruments used to collect these data include CTD and bottle. These data were collected by Alberto Borges of Université de Liège as part of the CARINA/OMEX1NA (OMEX-1) dataset. The CARINA (CARbon dioxide IN the Atlantic Ocean) data synthesis project is an international collaborative effort of the EU IP CARBOOCEAN, and U.S. partners. It has produced a merged internally consistent dataset of open ocean subsurface measurements for biogeochemical investigations, in particular, studies involving the carbon system. The original focus area was the North Atlantic Ocean, but over time the geographic extent expanded and CARINA now includes data from the entire Atlantic, the Arctic Ocean, and the Southern Ocean.

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0115608 AMMONIUM (NH4) DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON (DIC) DISSOLVED OXYGEN HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE NITRATE NITRITE pH phosphate Potential temperature (theta) SALINITY silicate total alkalinity UREA WATER TEMPERATURE bottle CTD chemical discrete sample physical profile BELGICA DISCOVERY MADORNINA METEOR POSEIDON R/V Pelagia RRS Charles Darwin RV Heincke VALDIVIA Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center CARbon dioxide IN the Atlantic Ocean (CARINA) CARBOOCEAN Integrated Project (CARBOOCEAN) OCEAN MARGIN EXCHANGE (OMEX) Bay of Biscay (Golfe de Gascogne) English Channel (La Manche) North Atlantic Ocean North Sea oceanography DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOE/ORNL/ESD/CDIAC > Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U. S. Department of Energy CARINA OMEX-1 CARINA > CARINA (CARbon dioxide IN the Atlantic Ocean) Data Synthesis Project OMEX > OCEAN MARGIN IN EXCHANGE PROJECT Ocean Carbon and Acidification Data System (OCADS) Project EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > ALKALINITY EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > AMMONIA EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > INORGANIC CARBON EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > NITRATE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > NITRITE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > OXYGEN EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > PH EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > PHOSPHATE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > SILICATE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN PRESSURE > WATER PRESSURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY Discrete measurement Profile ALKALI AMMONI CTDOXY CTDSAL CTDTMP NITRAT NITRIT OXYGEN PH PHSPHT SILCAT TCARBN UREA CTD > Conductivity, Temperature, Depth Ships BELGICA (call sign: ORGQ, ICES code: 11BE, 1984-2021) CHARLES DARWIN (call sign: GDLS, ICES code: 74AB, 1985-2006) DISCOVERY (ICES code: 74DI) HEINCKE (call sign: DBCK, ICES code: 06HK, 1990-) MADORNINA (ICES code: 29MD) METEOR (call sign: DBBH, ICES code: 06MT, 1964-1985) PELAGIA (call sign: PGRQ, ICES code: 64PE, 1991-) POSEIDON (ICES code: 06P1, 1902-1945) VALDIVIA (ICES code: 06AZ, 1970-1999) OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH SEA Atlantic Ocean

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issued 2014-01-07T00:00:00.000+00:00
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  "AMMONIUM (NH4)",
  "DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON (DIC)",
  "DISSOLVED OXYGEN",
  "HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE",
  "NITRATE",
  "NITRITE",
  "pH",
  "phosphate",
  "Potential temperature (theta)",
  "SALINITY",
  "silicate",
  "total alkalinity",
  "UREA",
  "WATER TEMPERATURE",
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  "CTD",
  "chemical",
  "discrete sample",
  "physical",
  "profile",
  "BELGICA",
  "DISCOVERY",
  "MADORNINA",
  "METEOR",
  "POSEIDON",
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  "RRS Charles Darwin",
  "RV Heincke",
  "VALDIVIA",
  "Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization",
  "Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center",
  "CARbon dioxide IN the Atlantic Ocean (CARINA)",
  "CARBOOCEAN Integrated Project (CARBOOCEAN)",
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  "English Channel (La Manche)",
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  "North Sea",
  "oceanography",
  "DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce",
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  "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > INORGANIC CARBON",
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  "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > PHOSPHATE",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > SILICATE",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN PRESSURE > WATER PRESSURE",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY",
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modified 2014-01-07T00:00:00.000+00:00
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  "https://doi.org/10.1016/s0967-0645(01)00029-7",
  "https://doi.org/10.1016/s0967-0645(01)00040-6",
  "https://doi.org/10.1016/s0967-0645(01)00036-4",
  "https://doi.org/10.1016/s0967-0645(01)00037-6",
  "https://doi.org/10.1029/2000gb001307",
  "https://doi.org/10.1016/0924-7963(95)00033-x",
  "https://doi.org/10.1016/0278-4343(95)00010-x",
  "https://doi.org/10.1080/00364827.1999.10420426",
  "https://doi.org/10.1016/s0967-0645(01)00031-5",
  "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/ocean-carbon-acidification-data-system",
  "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/ocean-carbon-acidification-data-system/oceans/CARINA/",
  "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/ocean-carbon-acidification-data-system/oceans/RepeatSections/",
  "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/ocean-carbon-acidification-data-system/oceans/GLODAPv2_2023/"
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rights otherRestrictions
spatial 3.1158,25.2838,-33.6382,56.5875
temporal 1993-04-01T00:00:00+00:00/1995-11-01T00:00:00+00:00
title Dissolved inorganic carbon, pH, alkalinity, temperature, salinity and other variables collected from discrete sample and profile observations using CTD, bottle and other instruments from the BELGICA, CHARLES DARWIN and others in the Bay of Biscay, English Channel and others from 1993-04-01 to 1995-11-01 (NCEI Accession 0115608)

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