Abstract:

This dataset includes seasonal water column carbonate chemistry data from November 2013 to November 2016 at Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. In addition, data from a rapid response cruise on Aug. 1 2016 are also included for water depth up to 250 m.

Suggested Citation:

Xinping Hu. 2018. Water column carbonate chemistry data in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (2013-2016). Distributed by: GRIIDC, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N7G15Z9M

Publications:

Hu, X., Nuttall, M. F., Wang, H., Yao, H., Staryk, C. J., McCutcheon, M. R., … Barbero, L. (2018). Seasonal variability of carbonate chemistry and decadal changes in waters of a marine sanctuary in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Marine Chemistry, 205, 16–28. doi:10.1016/j.marchem.2018.07.006

Purpose:

To study seasonal variation of carbonate chemistry, provide baseline information for the poorly studied continental margin that is inhabited by the northernmost tropical corals around the contiguous United States.

Data Parameters and Units:

Date (MM/DD/YYYY), Station, Latitude (decimal degrees), Longitude (decimal degrees), Pressure (db), Salinity, Temperature (˚C), pH_TOT@25˚C, Alkalinity (µmol/kg), ALK_FLAG_W, DIC-dissolved organic carbon (µmol/kg), DIC_FLAG_W, Notes

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