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Total dissolved, dissolved labile, and soluble nickel concentrations determined in water column samples collected on the 2019 Bermuda Atlantic Iron Time-series (BAIT) cruises in the Western Subtropical North Atlantic Gyre
This dataset includes the total dissolved, dissolved labile, and soluble nickel concentration results determined in water column samples collected using a trace-metal clean CTD rosette, or an inflatable dinghy, during four cruises in the Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS) region in March, May, August, and November 2019. The samples and associated data were collected for the Bermuda Atlantic Iron Time-series (BAIT) project (GEOTRACES Process Study GApr13). Post-cruise sample analyses were performed at the University of South Florida (labile dissolved nickel) and Old Dominion University (dissolved nickel, soluble nickel).
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- PAR ID:
- 10556849
- Publisher / Repository:
- Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO)
- Date Published:
- Subject(s) / Keyword(s):
- BATS trace elements metal speciation nickel bioavailability
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Location:
- Bermuda Atlantic Time-Series Study region, waters of the western Subtropical North Atlantic Gyre (ca. 30°N-33°N, 62°W-65°W); (East Bound Longitude:-63.58; North Bound Latitude:32.151; South Bound Latitude:31.177; West Bound Longitude:-64.815)
- Right(s):
- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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