Hydrochemistry in the Irminger and Iceland Seas ...

This paper describes the ways and means of assembling and quality controling the Irminger Sea and Iceland Sea time-series biogeochemical data which are included in the CARINA data set. The Irminger Sea and the Iceland Sea are hydrographically different regions where measurements of sea water carbon...

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Main Authors: Ólafsson, Jón, Ólafsdóttir, Sólveig Rósa, Benoit-Cattin, Alice, Takahashi, Taro
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: PANGAEA 2010
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.737186
https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.737186
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Summary:This paper describes the ways and means of assembling and quality controling the Irminger Sea and Iceland Sea time-series biogeochemical data which are included in the CARINA data set. The Irminger Sea and the Iceland Sea are hydrographically different regions where measurements of sea water carbon and nutrient chemistry were started in 1983. The sampling is seasonal, four times a year. The carbon chemistry is studied with measurements of the partial pressure of carbon dioxide in seawater, pCO2, and total dissolved inorganic carbon, TCO2. The carbon chemistry data are for surface waters only until 1991 when water column sampling was initiated. Other measured parameters are salinity, dissolved oxygen and the inorganic nutrients nitrate, phosphate and silicate. Because of the CARINA criteria for secondary quality control, depth >1500 m, the IRM-TS could not be included in the routine QC and the IS-TS only in a limited way. However, with the information provided here, the quality of the data can be assessed, ... : Supplement to: Ólafsson, Jón; Ólafsdóttir, Sólveig Rósa; Benoit-Cattin, Alice; Takahashi, Taro (2010): The Irminger Sea and the Iceland Sea time series measurements of sea water carbon and nutrient chemistry 1983–2006. Earth System Science Data, 2(1), 99-104 ...