Carbonate chemistry analyses (total alkalinity, DIC, and d13C of DIC) from discrete bottle samples and CTD data from 12 stations sampled during R/V Endeavor cruise EN669 in the Gulf of Maine during August 2021

Abstract

This dataset includes seawater properties observed during cruise EN669 on the R/V Endeavor in the Gulf of Maine, conducted in August 2021 by PI Katherine Allen and the shipboard science party. Included are data from twelve CTD/Niskin rosette casts at twelve different stations accompanied by carbonate chemistry analyses (total alkalinity, DIC, and d13C of DIC) from discrete bottle samples collected during each cast. Bottle samples were analyzed by Adam Subhas at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution after the cruise was complete. Data from CTD casts were collected by the Endeavor's shipboard scientific party. These Gulf of Maine seawater observations provide constraints on growth conditions of synchronously collected foraminifera, enabling geochemical paleo-proxies to be assessed and refined for regional paleoceanographic reconstructions.

For a complete list of measurements, refer to the full dataset description in the supplemental file 'Dataset_description.pdf'. The most current version of this dataset is available at: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/915709