Dataset: Hydrographic, nutrient, and carbonate system data from R/V Janan cruises in the Arabian Gulf in December 2018 and May 2019

ValidatedFinal no updates expectedDOI: 10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.833517.1Version 1 (2021-12-29)Dataset Type:Cruise Results

Principal Investigator, Contact: James W. Murray (University of Washington)

Co-Principal Investigator: Oguz Yigiterhan (Qatar University)

BCO-DMO Data Manager: Dana Stuart Gerlach (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Project: Carbonate System Chemistry in the Arabian Gulf (Arabian Gulf CO2)

Abstract

The data show that the average value of pCO2 in surface seawater in the Exclusive Economic Zone of Qatar is supersaturated with respect to the atmosphere. The excess pCO2 reflects a balance between a source due to the impact of increasing T and S on the carbonate system equilibrium constants and a sink due to CO2 loss due to gas exchange from surface seawater after it enters the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz. Nevertheless, CaCO3 formation was still more important, relative to net biologica...

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Hydrographic, nutrient and carbonate system data was collected aboard the R/V Janan on two single day cruises in the Arabian Gulf.  

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Murray, J. W., Yigiterhan, O. (2022) Hydrographic, nutrient, and carbonate system data from R/V Janan cruises in the Arabian Gulf in December 2018 and May 2019. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2021-12-29 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. doi:10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.833517.1 [access date]

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