Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Lisa L. Robbins
Originator: Kira E. Barrera
Originator: Kendra L. Daly
Originator: Paul O. Knorr
Publication_Date: 2013
Title:
Autonomous Flow-Thru (AFT) pH data of the West Florida Shelf: USGS Cruise 11BHM02
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Data Series
Issue_Identification: 712
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: St. Petersburg, FL
Publisher:
U.S. Geological Survey - St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/0712/data/2011_June/11BHM02_AFT_pH.zip
Description:
Abstract:
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) is conducting a study on the effects of climate change on ocean acidification within the Gulf of Mexico; dealing specifically with the effect of ocean acidification on marine organisms and habitats. To investigate this, the USGS participated in cruises in the West Florida Shelf and northern Gulf of Mexico regions aboard the R/V Weatherbird II, a ship of opportunity lead by Dr. Kendra Daly, of the University of South Florida (USF). This cruise occurred June 25 - 30, 2011, leaving from and returned to Saint Petersburg, Florida. The USGS collected data pertaining to pH, dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), and total alkalinity in discrete samples over a span of 1632 kilometer (km) track line, additionally 36 discrete samples were taken at ten stations, these were taken at various depths. Flow-through conductivity-temperature-depth (CTD) data were collected, which includes temperature, salinity, and pH. Corroborating the USGS data are the vertical CTD profiles collected by USF, using the following sensors: CTD, oxygen, chlorophyll fluorescence, optical backscatter, and transmissometer. Additionally, discrete depth samples for nutrients, chlorophyll, and particulate organic carbon/nitrogen were collected.
Purpose:
The purpose is to study the effects of climate change on ocean acidification within the Gulf of Mexico.
Supplemental_Information:
The USGS Saint Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (SPCMSC) - St. Petersburg, FL, assigns a unique identifier to each cruise or field activity. For example, 11BHM02 tells us the data were collected in 2011 for Benthic Habitat Mapping and the data were collected during the second field activity for that project in that calendar year. Refer to
http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/programs/html/definition/activity.html for a detailed description of the method used to assign the cruise ID.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2011
Currentness_Reference: data collection
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -85.8753
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -83.03413
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.20133
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 27.06688
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:a2dac47b-38bc-43c3-abea-793a24d86c6e
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Ocean Chemistry
Theme_Keyword: pH
Theme_Keyword: total carbon
Theme_Keyword: Salinity
Theme_Keyword: carbon flux
Theme_Keyword: Ocean Acidification
Theme_Keyword: pCO2
Theme_Keyword: Temperature
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Data Categories for Marine Planning
Theme_Keyword: assessments
Theme_Keyword: physical/chemical features
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Marine Realms Information Bank (MRIB) Keywords
Theme_Keyword: chemical analysis
Theme_Keyword: chemical oceanography
Theme_Keyword: environmental chemistry
Theme_Keyword: ocean acidification
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: chemical analysis
Theme_Keyword: marine chemistry
Theme_Keyword: ocean acidification
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Region
Place_Keyword: West Florida Shelf
Place_Keyword: Florida
Place_Keyword: United States
Stratum:
Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Stratum_Keyword: Mesopelagic
Stratum_Keyword: Epipelagic
Stratum_Keyword: ocean surface
Stratum_Keyword: Bathypelagic
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Temporal_Keyword: 2011 June
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
USGS and USF requests to be acknowledged as originator of the data in future products or derivative research.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
United States Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
Contact_Person: Lisa Robbins
Contact_Position: Research Oceanographer
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Unknown
Address: 600 4th Street South
City: St. Petersburg
State_or_Province: Florida
Postal_Code: 33701
Country: US
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8005
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-502-8181
Hours_of_Service: 8am to 5pm M-F EST
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