gov.noaa.nodc:0170849 eng utf8 dataset NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NOAA Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information custodian 2026-03-26T06:59:50Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Total alkalinity, pH (on total scale) and other hydrographic and chemical data obtained during the R/V S.A. Agulhas II SOCCOM cruise AGU027 (EXPOCODE 91AH20170907) in the South Atlantic Ocean from 2017-09-07 to 2017-10-11 (NCEI Accession 0170849) 2018-03-06 publication 2018-12-17 revision 2018-02-27 creation International DOI Foundation (IDF) 10.7289/v5b27skp NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0170849 NCEI Archive Management System 0170849 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information publisher Robert M. Key Princeton University key@princeton.edu http://www.princeton.edu HTTP Princeton University website Institution web page information resourceProvider Princeton University http://www.princeton.edu HTTP Princeton University website Institution web page information resourceProvider Tahlia Henry University of Cape Town (UCT) tahliahenry@gmail.com https://uct.ac.za/ HTTPS University of Cape Town (UCT) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Lynne Talley Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) scrippsnews@ucsd.edu https://scripps.ucsd.edu/ HTTPS Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Andrew G. Dickson Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) adickson@ucsd.edu https://scripps.ucsd.edu/ HTTPS Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Susan Becker Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) https://scripps.ucsd.edu/ HTTPS Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) website Institution web page information collaborator Melissa Miller collaborator Emmanuel Boss University of Maine (UMO) emmanuel.boss@maine.edu https://umaine.edu/ HTTPS University of Maine (UMO) website Institution web page information collaborator Henry, Tahlia University of Cape Town (UCT) https://uct.ac.za/ HTTPS University of Cape Town (UCT) website Institution web page information author Talley, Lynne D. Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) https://scripps.ucsd.edu/ HTTPS Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) website Institution web page information author Dickson, Andrew G. Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) adickson@ucsd.edu https://scripps.ucsd.edu/ HTTPS Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) website Institution web page information author Miller, Melissa author Becker, Susan Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) https://scripps.ucsd.edu/ HTTPS Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) website Institution web page information author Boss, Emmanuel University of Maine (UMO) https://umaine.edu/ HTTPS University of Maine (UMO) website Institution web page information author University of Cape Town (UCT) https://uct.ac.za/ HTTPS University of Cape Town (UCT) website Institution web page information contributor Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) https://scripps.ucsd.edu/ HTTPS Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) website Institution web page information contributor tableDigital This dataset includes profile discrete measurements of total alkalinity, pH (on total scale), temperature, salinity, oxygen, nutrients and POC obtained during the R/V S.A. Agulhas II SOCCOM cruise AGU027 (EXPOCODE 91AH20170907) in the South Atlantic Ocean from 2017-09-07 to 2017-10-11. The R/V Agulhas II cruise AGAU027 was the Southern Ocean Carbon and Climate Observations and Modeling (SOCCOM) biogeochemical profiling float deployments cruise. SOCCOM biogeochemical profiling float deployments Funding Information: NSF (Operations and Maintenance of the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI), OCE-1026342) completed historicalArchive NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact asNeeded NCEI Accession 0170849 was revised and a new version of the archival package was published. Updates to existing archival packages may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. The latest version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. 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AGULHAS II platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS Scripps Institution of Oceanography University of Cape Town dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Princeton University dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Southern Ocean Carbon and Climate Observations and Modeling (SOCCOM) project NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS South Atlantic Ocean place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication SOCCOM, AGU027 project Cruise ID 91AH20170907 project EXPOCODE Ocean Carbon and Acidification Data System (OCADS) Project project Ocean Acidification Search Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > ALKALINITY EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > ORGANIC CARBON EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > OXYGEN EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > PH EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 2026 revision 23 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Discrete measurement Profile theme OCADS Study Type ALKALI CTDOXY CTDSAL CTDTMP OXYGEN PH_TOT POC, DOC SALNTY SILCAT, NITRAT, NITRIT, PHSPHT theme Provider Variable Abbreviations CTD > Conductivity, Temperature, Depth NISKIN BOTTLES PH METERS > PH METERS SALINOMETERS TOC > Total Organic Carbon Analyzer instrument Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords 2026 revision 23 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian S. A. Agulhas II (call sign: ZSNO, ICES code: 91AH, 2009-) platform ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 2026 revision 23 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian South Atlantic Ocean place Provider Geographic Names accessLevel: Public otherRestrictions Cite as: Henry, Tahlia; Talley, Lynne D.; Dickson, Andrew G.; Miller, Melissa; Becker, Susan; Boss, Emmanuel (2018). Total alkalinity, pH (on total scale) and other hydrographic and chemical data obtained during the R/V S.A. Agulhas II SOCCOM cruise AGU027 (EXPOCODE 91AH20170907) in the South Atlantic Ocean from 2017-09-07 to 2017-10-11 (NCEI Accession 0170849). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v5b27skp. Accessed [date]. Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. 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All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession. 2018-12-17T22:04:15Z NCEI Accession 0170849 v2.2 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0170849/2.2 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0170849 v2.2 published 2018-12-17T22:04:15Z download dataset Parameter or Variable: Total alkalinity; Abbreviation: ALKALI; Unit: UMOL/KG; Observation type: Discrete, bottle; Measured or calculated: Measured; Sampling instrument: Bottles; Analyzing instrument: Samples will be shipped to the US for analysis by Dr. Andrew Dickson’s lab at SIO; Type of titration: potentiometric titration; Cell type (open or closed): open; Quality flag convention: WOCE quality control flags are used: 2 = good value, 3 = questionable value, 4 = bad value; Method reference: Dickson, Andrew G., Chris Sabine and James R. Christian, editors, "Guide to Best Practices for Ocean CO2 Measurements", Pices Special Publication 3, IOCCP Report No. 8, October 2007, SOP 3b, "Determination of total alkalinity in sea water using an open-cell titration"; Researcher name: Andrew Dickson; Researcher institution: SIO, USA Parameter or Variable: pH; Abbreviation: PH_TOT; pH scale: Total Scale; Observation type: Discrete, bottle; Measured or calculated: Measured; Sampling instrument: Niskin Bottles; Detailed sampling and analyzing information: Samples will be shipped to the US for analysis by Dr. Andrew Dickson’s lab at SIO; Quality flag convention: WOCE quality control flags are used: 2 = good value, 3 = questionable value, 4 = bad value; Researcher name: Andrew Dickson; Researcher institution: SIO Parameter or Variable: CTD Temperature; Abbreviation: CTDTMP; Unit: degrees celcius; Observation type: CTD sensor; Sampling instrument: CTD; Analyzing instrument: CTD; Quality flag convention: WOCE quality control flags are used: 2 = good value, 3 = questionable value, 4 = bad value; Researcher name: Tahlia Henry; Researcher institution: University of Cape Town Parameter or Variable: CTD Salinity; Abbreviation: CTDSAL; Observation type: CTD sensor; Sampling instrument: CTD; Analyzing instrument: CTD; Quality flag convention: WOCE quality control flags are used: 2 = good value, 3 = questionable value, 4 = bad value; Researcher name: Tahlia Henry; Researcher institution: University of Cape Town Parameter or Variable: Bottle Salinity; Abbreviation: SALNTY; Observation type: Bottle, discrete; Sampling instrument: CTD; Quality flag convention: WOCE quality control flags are used: 2 = good value, 3 = questionable value, 4 = bad value; Researcher name: Tahlia Henry; Researcher institution: University of Cape Town Parameter or Variable: CTD Oxygen; Abbreviation: CTDOXY; Unit: UMOL/KG; Observation type: CTD sensor; Sampling instrument: CTD; Quality flag convention: WOCE quality control flags are used: 2 = good value, 3 = questionable value, 4 = bad value; Researcher name: Tahlia Henry; Researcher institution: University of Cape Town Parameter or Variable: Bottle Oxygen; Abbreviation: OXYGEN; Unit: UMOL/KG; Observation type: Bottle, discrete; Sampling instrument: CTD; Quality flag convention: WOCE quality control flags are used: 2 = good value, 3 = questionable value, 4 = bad value; Researcher name: Lynne Talley; Researcher institution: SIO, USA Parameter or Variable: Nutrients; Abbreviation: SILCAT, NITRAT, NITRIT, PHSPHT; Unit: UMOL/KG; Observation type: Bottle, discrete; Sampling instrument: CTD; Quality flag convention: WOCE quality control flags are used: 2 = good value, 3 = questionable value, 4 = bad value; Researcher name: Lynne Talley; Researcher institution: SIO, USA Parameter or Variable: Dissolved ORGANIC Carbon; Abbreviation: POC, DOC; Unit: UMOL/KG; Observation type: Bottle, discrete; Sampling instrument: CTD bottles; Quality flag convention: WOCE quality control flags are used: 2 = good value, 3 = questionable value, 4 = bad value; Researcher name: Emmanuel Boss; Researcher institution: University of Maine asNeeded Metadata are developed, maintained and distributed by NCEI. Updates are performed as needed to maintain currentness. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian CTD CTD Conductivity-Temperature-Depth probe Niskin bottle Niskin bottle Device for obtaining samples of seawater at a specific depth Why special entry for Niskin bottle but no entry for Nansen bottle? pH sensor pH sensor generic meter used to measure pH Any of a class of instruments used to quantify pH in a water or other type of sample. salinometer salinometer generic salinometer use salinometer when the instrument type used is unclear but the data include salinity measurements Total Organic Carbon (TOC) analyzer Total Organic Carbon (TOC) analyzer measures the total amount of organic carbon contained in water S.A. AGULHAS II Updated information from ICES for the vessel S. A. Agulhas II from SOUTH AFRICA. T Name : S. A. Agulhas II Flag : SOUTH AFRICA - ZA (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : ZSNO Platform Class : 31 Research vessel IMO : 9577135 Commissioned Date : 2009-11-17 Current Length : 134.2 Built : 2012-04-03 Notes : Icebreaker owned by the South African Government and used as a research vessel and polar research base supply ship. Additional Information Sources: - http://www.sanap.ac.za/sanap_agulhas2.html - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._A._Agulhas_II - http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/details/ships/601986000 Confirmed by NOAA on 2014-02-03.