This dataset includes marine chemistry measurements (PO4, SiOH4, NO3, NO2, NH4) from the "Microbial DO respir" cruise on R/V Pelican (cruise ID PE22-03) in the Northern Gulf of Mexico in August 2021. Surface and bottom water samples were collected in duplicate at five stations.
Sampling was conducted on R/V Pelican cruise PE22-03 in the Northern Gulf of Mexico in August 2021. Surface and bottom water samples were collected in duplicate at five stations.
Duplicate water samples from surface and bottom water at each station were collected from Niskin bottles attached to the CTD rosette into polycarbonate carboys and subsequently filtered via peristaltic pumping and masterflex tubing through 2.7 µm Whatman GF/D and 0.22 µm Sterivex filters. This filtrate was collected into 50 mL Falcon tubes and immediately stored at -20 degrees Celsius. Samples were shipped frozen to the University of Washington Marine Chemistry Laboratory for analysis. Details on analysis protocols and instruments can be found at https://www.ocean.washington.edu/story/Marine_Chemistry_Laboratory
Details on sample processing for this dataset can be found in the attached Supplemental File "PE22-03_Nutrients_File_Header.pdf".
Thrash, J. C. (2023) Nutrient concentrations from R/V Pelican cruise PE22-03 in the Northern Gulf of Mexico in August 2021. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2022-09-02 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. doi:10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.878848.1 [access date]
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