Discrete Surface Water Data for Samples Collected In-Transit Along the Davis Strait in 2015

In a collaborative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and University of South Florida (USF), seawater samples were collected along the Davis Strait aboard the research vessel (R/V) Atlantis to study ocean acidification. The Davis Strait connects the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago (CAA) and Baffin Bay. During the cruise (USGS field activity number [FAN]: 15AOA01; R/V Atlantis id: AT30-02) from September 6–24, 2015, the USGS collected discrete surface seawater samples which were analyzed for temperature, salinity, dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC, also referred to as total carbon dioxide [TCO2]), and total alkalinity (TA) at the USGS Carbon Analytical laboratory in St. Petersburg, Florida. Data collection and processing methods follow those described in Robbins and others (2014).

Robbins, L.L., Wynn, J., Knorr, P.O., Onac, B., Lisle, J.T., McMullen, K.Y., Yates, K.K., Byrne, R., and Liu, X., 2014, USGS Arctic Ocean Carbon Cruise 2012: Field Activity L-01-12-AR to collect carbon data in the Arctic Ocean, August-September 2012: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series, https://doi.org/10.3133/ds862.