This dataset includes concentrations of dissolved (<0.2 micrometers (µm)) manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), cadmium (Cd), and lead (Pb) in surface (~2 meters) samples collected between 15 August 2018 and 6 September 2018 during the EXports Processes in the Oceans from RemoTe Sensing (EXPORTS) cruise aboard R/V Roger Revelle cruise RR1813 at Ocean Station PAPA (Station P).
Surface (~2 meters) water samples for dissolved trace metal concentrations were collected using a custom trace metal clean "towfish" sampling system (Mellett and Buck 2020) on the R/V Roger Revelle between 18 August and 6 September 2018 (during cruise RR1813). A total of 24 samples were filtered (<0.2 micrometers, Pall Acropak) inline, collected in acid-cleaned 125-milliliter low-density polyethylene (LDPE, Nalgene) bottles, and acidified to 0.024 M hydrochloric acid (HCl, Fisher Optima). Dissolved trace metal (Fe, Cu, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, Pb) concentrations were determined by high-resolution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (HR-ICP-MS) at the University of South Florida (Hollister et al. 2020).
Samples were collected at sea by Ph.D. student Travis Mellett (USF) and Dr. Salvatore Caprara (USF). Sample analyses for dissolved trace metals were performed by Shannon Burns (USF) with assistance from Dr. Salvatore Caprara (USF).
Buck, K., Burns, S. M., Jenkins, B. D., Brzezinski, M. A. (2023) Dissolved trace metal (Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, Pb) concentrations from surface (towfish) samples collected during the 2018 EXPORTS cruise (RR1813) to the subarctic North Pacific near Ocean Station PAPA (Station P) on R/V Roger Revelle. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 2) Version Date 2023-06-02 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. doi:10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.869683.2 [access date]
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