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Dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), total alkalinity (TA), ph on total scale, water temperature, salinity and other variables collected from discrete sample and profile observations during the R/V Meteor cruise MT84/3 (EXPOCODE 06MT20110405) in the Adriatic Sea, Aegean Sea and Mediterranean Sea from 2011-04-05 to 2011-04-28 (NCEI Accession 0108079)

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This dataset includes discrete sample and profile data collected during the R/V Meteor cruise MT84/3 (EXPOCODE 06MT20110405) in the Adriatic Sea, Aegean Sea and Mediterranean Sea from 2011-04-05 to 2011-04-28. These data include dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), total alkalinity (TA), ph on total scale, water temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen concentration, nitrate, nitrite, phosphate, silicate, chlorofluorocarbon 12 (CFC-12), barium, delta carbon-13, sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), delta carbon-14, delta helium-3, helium, neon, tritium and potential temperature (theta). The instruments used to collect these data include alkalinity titrator, CTD, Niskin bottles, coulometer for DIC measurement and spectrophotometer. The International CLIVAR Global Ocean Carbon and Repeat Hydrography Program carries out a systematic and global re-occupation of select WOCE/JGOFS hydrographic sections to quantify changes in storage and transport of heat, fresh water, carbon dioxide (CO2), and related parameters.
  • Cite as: Tanhua, Toste; Álvarez, Marta; Mintrop, Ludger; McNichol, Ann; Key, Robert M. (2013). Dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), total alkalinity (TA), ph on total scale, water temperature, salinity and other variables collected from discrete sample and profile observations during the R/V Meteor cruise MT84/3 (EXPOCODE 06MT20110405) in the Adriatic Sea, Aegean Sea and Mediterranean Sea from 2011-04-05 to 2011-04-28 (NCEI Accession 0108079). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.3334/cdiac/otg.clivar_06mt20110405. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 2011-04-05 to 2011-04-28
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -8.001
East: 35.172
South: 33.58
North: 41.25
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General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Tanhua, T., M. Alvarez, L. Mintrop, A. McNichol and R. Key (2012). Carbon Dioxide, Hydrographic, and Chemical Data Obtained During the R/V Meteor MT84_3 Mediterranean Sea Cruise (April 5 - April 28, 2011). Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, CLIVAR_Met_84_3_Med_Sea.
  • Tanhua T. (2013). Repeat hydrography in the Mediterranean Sea - Cruise No. M84/3 - April 5 - April 28, 2011, Istanbul (Turkey) - Vigo (Spain). METEOR-Berichte, M84/3, 48 pp., DFG-Senatskommission für Ozeanographie, https://doi.org/10.2312/cr_m84_3.
  • Álvarez, M.; Sanleón-Bartolomé, H.; Tanhua, T.; Mintrop, L.; Luchetta, A.; Cantoni, C.; Schroeder, K.; Civitarese, G. (2014): The CO2 system in the Mediterranean Sea: a basin wide perspective. Ocean Sci., 10, 69-92, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-10-69-2014.
  • Tanhua, T.; Hainbucher, D.; Cardin, V.; Álvarez, M.; Civitarese, G.; McNichol, A.P.; Key, R.M. (2013): Repeat hydrography in the Mediterranean Sea, data from the Meteor cruise 84/3 in 2011. Earth SySt. Sci. Data, 5, 289-294, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-5-289-2013.
  • Hainbucher D.; Rubino, A.; Cardin, V.; Tanhua, T.; Schröder, K.; Bensi M. (2014): Hydrographic situation during M84/3 and P414, Ocean Science, 10, 669-682, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-10-669-2014.
  • Stöven, T.; Tanhua, T. (2014): Ventilation of the Mediterranean Sea constrained by multiple transient tracer measurements, Ocean Sci., 10, 439-457, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-10-439-2014.
  • Schneider, A.; Tanhua, T.; Roether, W.; Steinfeldt, R. (2014): Changes in ventilation of the Mediterranean Sea during the past 25 years, Ocean Sci., 10, 1-16, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-10-1-2014.
  • NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2022). Ocean Carbon and Acidification Data System (OCADS). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/ocean-carbon-acidification-data-system
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2013-06-05
  • revision: 2022-03-25
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Data Update Frequency As needed
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These data were acquired by NCEI from the Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) in accordance with an archival submission agreement between CDIAC and NCEI.

In this accession, NCEI has archived multiple versions of these data. The latest (and best) version of these data has the largest version number.
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Tanhua, Toste; Álvarez, Marta; Mintrop, Ludger; McNichol, Ann; Key, Robert M. (2013). Dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), total alkalinity (TA), ph on total scale, water temperature, salinity and other variables collected from discrete sample and profile observations during the R/V Meteor cruise MT84/3 (EXPOCODE 06MT20110405) in the Adriatic Sea, Aegean Sea and Mediterranean Sea from 2011-04-05 to 2011-04-28 (NCEI Accession 0108079). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.3334/cdiac/otg.clivar_06mt20110405. Accessed [date].
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Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords OCADS Study Type
  • Discrete measurement
  • Profile
Provider Keywords
  • CARIMED
Provider Variable Abbreviations
  • ALKALI
  • BARIUM
  • CFC-12
  • CTDOXY
  • CTDSAL
  • CTDTMP
  • DELC13
  • DELC14
  • DELHE3
  • DELHER
  • HELIUM
  • NEON
  • NITRAT
  • NITRIT
  • OXYGEN
  • PHSPHT
  • PH_TOT
  • SF6
  • SILCAT
  • TCARBN
  • TRITER
  • TRITUM
Data Center keywords NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
Platform keywords NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes
Instrument keywords NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Provider Geographic Names
  • Mediterranean Sea
  • North Atlantic Ocean
Project keywords NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Cruise ID
  • MT84/3
EXPOCODE
  • 06MT20110405
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords Ocean Acidification Search Keywords
  • Ocean Carbon and Acidification Data System (OCADS) Project
Reference Section ID
  • CARIMED
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Tanhua, Toste; Álvarez, Marta; Mintrop, Ludger; McNichol, Ann; Key, Robert M. (2013). Dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), total alkalinity (TA), ph on total scale, water temperature, salinity and other variables collected from discrete sample and profile observations during the R/V Meteor cruise MT84/3 (EXPOCODE 06MT20110405) in the Adriatic Sea, Aegean Sea and Mediterranean Sea from 2011-04-05 to 2011-04-28 (NCEI Accession 0108079). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.3334/cdiac/otg.clivar_06mt20110405. Accessed [date].
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Processing Steps
  • 2013-06-05T20:26:06Z - NCEI Accession 0108079 v1.1 was published.
  • 2016-02-23T04:37:10Z - NCEI Accession 0108079 was revised and v2.2 was published.
    Rationale: Updates were received for this dataset. These updates were copied into the data/0-data/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession.
  • 2017-05-25T15:26:17Z - NCEI Accession 0108079 was revised and v3.3 was published.
    Rationale: Updates were received for this dataset. These updates were copied into the data/0-data/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession.
  • 2022-03-25T20:14:03Z - NCEI Accession 0108079 was revised and v4.4 was published.
    Rationale: Updates were received for this dataset. These updates were copied into the data/0-data/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession.
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  • Parameter or Variable: Dissolved Inorganic Carbon; Abbreviation: TCARBN; Observation type: discrete; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: In-situ observation; Measured or calculated: Calculated; Sampling instrument: Niskin Bottles; Detailed sampling and analyzing information: The measurement was carried out with SOMMA # 014 belonging to IfM Geomar Kiel. Samples were thermostated at 20 (+/- 0.2) degC. A calibrated thermostated pipette (volume approx. 26 ml) was filled with the sample by gas pressure (nitrogen), the sample was transferred to the stripper, acidified with phosphoric acid (approx. 10% solution) and extracted with nitrogen as carrier gas. Liberated CO2 was measured with an UIC COULOMETER type 5012.; Standardization description: The precision was controlled by titration of several bottles filled from the same Niskin bottles at two different locations. From these results, it can be concluded that precision is ±0.6 μmol kg−1 or better. The accuracy was checked by running a total of 42 bottles of certified reference material (CRM, batch 108). Standards were run occasionally (18 times) in duplicate from the same bottle (if the first value differed by more than 1 μmol kg−1 from the certified value). However, only the first result was taken, since it cannot be excluded, that the bottle was affected by contact with lab air between first and second measurement. The second only had the purpose to flag the bottle questionable, should the second measurement deviate by more than 1 μmol kg−1 from the first measurement (this was not the case).The certified value is given with a standard deviation of ± 0.7 μmol kg−1. The precision of the analysis was ± 0.6 μmol kg−1 and the accuracy was determined to be ±2.5 μmol kg−1.; CRM batch number: 108; Researcher name: L. Mintrop (MARIANDA), M. Álvarez (IEO).
  • Parameter or Variable: Total alkalinity; Abbreviation: ALKALI; Observation type: discrete; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: In-situ observation; Measured or calculated: Measured; Sampling instrument: Niskin Bottles; Type of titration: Gran; Curve fitting method: Total Alkalinity (TA) along the METEOR 84/3 cruise was analyzed following a double end point potentiometric technique by Pérez and Fraga (1987) further improved in Pérez et al. (2002); Detailed sampling and analyzing information: Samples for alkalinity determination were collected in 600mL borosilicate bottles and were analysed within one day after sampling. Samples were analysed following the double end point potentiometric technique by Pérez and Fraga (Mar. Chem., 1987) and Pérez et al. (CC.MM., 2000). Measurements of CRM were performed in order to control the accuracy of the alkalinity measurements; the pH as measured by the electrode was corrected to obtain the closest mean alkalinity to the CRM; the pH correction was never larger than 0.05. The precision of the alkalinity measurements was better than ±0.6 μmol kg−1 determined from duplicate Niskin bottles, and the accuracy of the alkalinity measurements (i.e. including sampling errors) is determined to be 1 μmol kg−1 . Additionally, the daily drift of the system was determined by regular measurements of a substandard (surface seawater); this drift was always very low. The precision of the analysis was ± 0.6 µmol/kg and the accuracy was determined to be 1 µmol/kg.; Method reference: Pérez and Fraga (1987); Researcher name: M. Álvarez (IEO).
  • Parameter or Variable: pH; Abbreviation: PH_TOT; pH scale: Total; Observation type: discrete; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: In-situ observation; Measured or calculated: Measured; Sampling instrument: Niskin bottles; Temperature of pH measurement: 25C; Detailed sampling and analyzing information: pH was measured in cylindrical optical glass 10-cm pathlength cells with a spectrophotometric procedure (Clayton and Byrne, DSR I, 1993). pH is reported in the total scale at 25 ºC (pHST25). The precision was estimated to ±0.0012 by measuring replicates from the same Niskin bottle. Regarding the accuracy, the theoretical pH25T value for the 108 CRM batch using the dissociation constants from Mehrbach et al. (LO, 1973) refitted by Dickson and Millero (DSR, 1987) is 7.8782. Replicate pH measurements along the cruise on CRMs are lower than the theoretical value by 0.0962±0.0012 pH units. An internal consistency analysis showed that this correction should not be applied.; Uncertainty: The mean of the STD is ±0.0012 which could be considered as the reproducibility of pH measurements during the cruise.; Researcher name: M. Álvarez (IEO).
  • Parameter or Variable: CTD WATER TEMPERATURE; Abbreviation: CTDTMP; Unit: DEG_C; Controlled vocabulary name: CTD WATER TEMPERATURE; Observation type: Profile; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Researcher name: D. Hainbucher (ZMAW), V. Cardin (OGS).
  • Parameter or Variable: CTD SALINITY; Abbreviation: CTDSAL; Controlled vocabulary name: CTD SALINITY; Observation type: Profile; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Researcher name: D. Hainbucher (ZMAW), V. Cardin (OGS).
  • Parameter or Variable: CTDOXY; Abbreviation: CTDOXY; Unit: UMOL/KG; Controlled vocabulary name: DISSOLVED OXYGEN; Observation type: Profile; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Researcher name: D. Hainbucher (ZMAW), V. Cardin (OGS).
  • Parameter or Variable: Dissolved Oxygen; Abbreviation: OXYGEN; Unit: UMOL/KG; Controlled vocabulary name: Dissolved Oxygen; Observation type: Bottle discrete; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Sampling instrument: Niskin bottles; Researcher name: M. Álvarez (IEO).
  • Parameter or Variable: Silicate; Abbreviation: SILCAT; Unit: UMOL/KG; Controlled vocabulary name: Silicate; Observation type: Bottle discrete; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Sampling instrument: Niskin bottles; Researcher name: T. Tanhua, Kiel, Germany, G. Civitarese (OGS).
  • Parameter or Variable: Nitrate; Abbreviation: NITRAT; Unit: UMOL/KG; Controlled vocabulary name: Nitrate; Observation type: Bottle discrete; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Sampling instrument: Niskin bottles; Researcher name: T. Tanhua, Kiel, Germany, G. Civitarese (OGS).
  • Parameter or Variable: Nitrite; Abbreviation: NITRIT; Unit: UMOL/KG; Controlled vocabulary name: Nitrite; Observation type: Bottle discrete; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Sampling instrument: Niskin bottles; Researcher name: T. Tanhua, Kiel, Germany, G. Civitarese (OGS).
  • Parameter or Variable: Phosphate; Abbreviation: PHSPHT; Unit: UMOL/KG; Controlled vocabulary name: Phosphate; Observation type: Bottle discrete; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Sampling instrument: Niskin bottles; Researcher name: T. Tanhua, Kiel, Germany, G. Civitarese (OGS).
  • Parameter or Variable: Chlorofluorocarbon 12; Abbreviation: CFC-12; Unit: PMOL/KG; Controlled vocabulary name: Chlorofluorocarbon 12; Observation type: Bottle discrete; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Sampling instrument: Niskin bottles; Researcher name: T. Tanhua, Kiel, Germany.
  • Parameter or Variable: SF6; Abbreviation: SF6; Unit: FMOL/KG; Controlled vocabulary name: Sulfur Hexaflouride (SF6); Observation type: Bottle discrete; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Sampling instrument: Niskin bottles; Researcher name: T. Tanhua, Kiel, Germany.
  • Parameter or Variable: TRITUM; Abbreviation: TRITUM; Unit: TU; Controlled vocabulary name: Tritium (Hydrogen isotope); In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Researcher name: T. Tanhua, Kiel, Germany.
  • Parameter or Variable: TRITER; Abbreviation: TRITER; Unit: TU; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Researcher name: T. Tanhua, Kiel, Germany.
  • Parameter or Variable: HELIUM; Abbreviation: HELIUM; Unit: NMOL/KG; Controlled vocabulary name: HELIUM; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Researcher name: T. Tanhua, Kiel, Germany.
  • Parameter or Variable: DELHE3; Abbreviation: DELHE3; Unit: PERCNT; Controlled vocabulary name: DELTA HELIUM-3; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Method reference: T. Tanhua, Kiel, Germany.
  • Parameter or Variable: DELHER; Abbreviation: DELHER; Unit: PERCNT; Controlled vocabulary name: DELTA HELIUM-3; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Researcher name: T. Tanhua, Kiel, Germany.
  • Parameter or Variable: NEON; Abbreviation: NEON; Unit: NMOL/KG; Controlled vocabulary name: NEON; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Researcher name: T. Tanhua, Kiel, Germany.
  • Parameter or Variable: Delta C14; Abbreviation: DELC14; Unit: /MILLE; Controlled vocabulary name: Delta C14; Observation type: Discrete bottle; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Sampling instrument: Niskin bottles; Researcher name: Robert Key; Researcher institution: Princeton University.
  • Parameter or Variable: Delta C13; Abbreviation: DELC13; Unit: /MILLE; Controlled vocabulary name: Delta C13; Observation type: Discrete bottle; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Sampling instrument: Niskin bottles; Researcher name: Robert Key; Researcher institution: Princeton University.
  • Parameter or Variable: BARIUM; Abbreviation: BARIUM; Unit: UM/KG; Controlled vocabulary name: BARIUM; Observation type: Discrete bottle; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Sampling instrument: Niskin bottles; Researcher name: Robert Key; Researcher institution: Princeton University .
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  • 2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.
Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument
  • bottle
  • coulometer for DIC measurement
  • CTD
  • spectrophotometer
  • titrator
Platform
  • METEOR
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