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    • Dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), total alkalinity (TA), temperature, salinity, oxygen, nutrient, and CTD data collected from discrete profile measurements during Puget Sound cruise RC006 (EXPOCODE 33IY20180723) on R/V Rachel Carson from 2018-07-23 to 2018-07-27 (NCEI Accession 0206803)

    Metadata Updated: September 2, 2025

    This dataset contains data collected from the Puget Sound cruise that took place from 2018-07-23 to 2018-07-27 aboard the R/V Rachel Carson. Twenty seven time-series stations were occupied in the Salish Sea and adjoining coastal waters in Washington State marine waters. The cruise was designed to obtain a synoptic snapshot of key carbon, physical, and other biogeochemical parameters as they relate to ocean acidification (OA) in Washington's estuarine and coastal environments. At all sampling stations, CTD casts were conducted to measure temperature, conductivity, pressure, and oxygen concentrations using CTD and oxygen sensors. Discrete water samples were collected throughout the water column at all stations in Niskin bottles. Laboratory analyses were run to measure dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), oxygen, and nutrient concentrations and total alkalinity. More information--including a map of stations occupied during this cruise (and other Salish cruises), full-resolution CTD downcast data for all stations sampled, chlorophyll and phaeopigment concentrations, and other sensor data--can be found at nvs.nanoos.org/CruiseSalish by exploring the Map, Data, and Plots tabs. This effort was conducted in support of the estuarine and coastal monitoring and research objectives of the Washington Ocean Acidification Center (WOAC) and conforms to climate-quality monitoring guidelines of the Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network (goa-on.org) and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Ocean Acidification Program. The official R/V Rachel Carson code for this cruise is RC006, with shiptime support from WOAC.

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    Metadata Date 2025-06-10T12:53:11Z
    Metadata Created Date December 4, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date September 2, 2025
    Reference Date(s) November 15, 2019 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

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    Harvested from NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date 2025-06-10T12:53:11Z
    Metadata Created Date December 4, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date September 2, 2025
    Reference Date(s) November 15, 2019 (publication)
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    Guid gov.noaa.nodc:0206803
    Access Constraints Cite as: Alin, Simone R.; Newton, Jan; Greeley, Dana; Curry, Beth; Herndon, Julian; Ostendorf, Morgan L.; Mitchell-Morton, Alex; Feely, Richard A. (2019). Dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), total alkalinity (TA), temperature, salinity, oxygen, nutrient, and CTD data collected from discrete profile measurements during Puget Sound cruise RC006 (EXPOCODE 33IY20180723) on R/V Rachel Carson from 2018-07-23 to 2018-07-27 (NCEI Accession 0206803). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/jeeq-rn49. Accessed [date]., 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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    Bbox West Long -123.13148
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    Licence accessLevel: Public, Data from UW/PRISM/NANOOS/WOAC/NOAA/PMEL cruises in Washington waters (hereafter “Salish cruises”) are made freely available to the public and the scientific community in the belief that their wide dissemination will lead to greater understanding and new scientific and policy insights. The investigators sharing these data rely on the ethics and integrity of the user to ensure that the institutions and investigators involved in producing the Salish cruise data sets receive fair credit for their work, which in turn helps ensure the continuity of the observational time-series. If the data are obtained for potential use in a publication or presentation, we urge the end user to inform the investigators at the outset of this work so that we can help ensure that the quality and limitations of the data are accurately represented. If these data are essential to the work, or if an important result or conclusion depends on these data, co-authorship may be appropriate. This should be discussed at an early stage in the work. We request that manuscripts using these data be shared before they are submitted for publication. Please direct all queries about this data set to Drs. Simone Alin and Jan Newton.
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    Temporal Extent Begin 2018-07-23
    Temporal Extent End 2018-07-27

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