Table 1
List of the variables and units for the carbonate data from NOAA's CO2 Dynamics Cruises of the eastern and western North Pacific, and from the NORPAX Hawaii-Tahiti Shuttle Experiment.
| Variable (Variable name) | Units or codes |
|---|---|
| Station number (STATNUM) | ENP-2 ..... ENP-41 |
| Station location | latitude and longitude (degrees, minutes, and seconds) |
| Sampling data (DATE) | day, month, and year |
| Sample depth (DEPTH) | meters |
| Water temperature (TEMP) | °C |
| Salinity (SALIN) | |
| pH (PH) | pH at 25°C |
| Normalized total alkalinity(TOTALK) | µeq/kg |
| Normalized calcium (NCA) | µmol/kg |
| Western North Pacific (10 stations) | |
| Station number (STATNUM) | WNP-3 ..... WNP-20 |
| Station location | latitude and longitude (degrees, minutes, and seconds) |
| Sampling date (DATE) | day, month, and year |
| Sample depth (DEPTH) | meters |
| Water temperature (TEMP) | °C |
| Salinity (SALIN) | |
| pH (PH) | ph at 25°C |
| Total alkalinity (TOTALK) | µeg/kg |
| NORPAX Hawaii-Tahiti Shuttle Experiment (15 stations) | |
| Station number (STATNUM) | Leg and station number (3-64 ..... 13-97) |
| Station location | latitude and longitude |
| Sampling data (DATE) | day, month, and year |
| Sample depth (DEPTH) | meters |
| Water temperature (TEMP) | °C |
| Salinity (SALIN) Normalized calcium (NCA) | µmol/kg |
| Duplicate calcium analyses (NCAREP) | µmol/kg |
| Normalized total alkalinity (TOTALK) | µeg/kg |
