A 12-year-long (2010–2021) hydrological and biogeochemical dataset in the Sicily Channel (Mediterranean Sea)

The dataset presented here consists of 273 conductivity–temperature–depth (CTD) stations, as well as 2034 sampled data points in the water column, where dissolved inorganic nutrients have been measured, that were collected during 12 summer oceanographic cruises (BANSIC series) in the Sicily Channel...

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Published inEarth system science data Vol. 16; no. 2; pp. 743 - 752
Main Authors Placenti, Francesco, Torri, Marco, Schroeder, Katrin, Borghini, Mireno, Cerrati, Gabriella, Cuttitta, Angela, Tancredi, Vincenzo, Buscaino, Carmelo, Patti, Bernardo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Katlenburg-Lindau Copernicus GmbH 05.02.2024
Copernicus Publications
Subjects
Accuracy
Basins
Bioavailability
Biogeochemistry
Data collection
Data points
Datasets
Hydrology
Nitrates
Nutrients
Oceanic analysis
Salinity
Sampling methods
Trends
Water circulation
Water column
Water masses
Mediterranean Sea
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Summary:The dataset presented here consists of 273 conductivity–temperature–depth (CTD) stations, as well as 2034 sampled data points in the water column, where dissolved inorganic nutrients have been measured, that were collected during 12 summer oceanographic cruises (BANSIC series) in the Sicily Channel (central Mediterranean Sea) between 2010 and 2021. The quality of the CTD dataset is ensured by regular sensor calibrations and an accurate control process adopted during the acquisition, processing, and post-processing phases. The quality of the biogeochemical dataset is ensured by the adoption of best-practice analytical and sampling methods. This data collection fills a gap of information in the Sicily Channel, i.e., a key area where complex water mass exchange processes involve the transfer of physical and biogeochemical properties between the eastern and western Mediterranean. The available dataset will be useful to evaluate the long-term variability on a wide spatial scale, supporting studies on the evolution of the Mediterranean circulation and its peculiar biogeochemistry, as well as on the physical and biogeochemical modeling of this area. The data are available in Zenodo (https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8125006, Placenti et al., 2023).
ISSN:1866-3516
1866-3508
1866-3516
DOI:10.5194/essd-16-743-2024