Nitrous oxide (N2O) and transient tracer (chlorofluorocarbons, sulfur hexafluoride) concentrations from samples collected on three GO-SHIP cruises in the tropical Pacific Ocean during 2015-2016

Nitrous oxide (N2O) and transient tracer (chlorofluorocarbons, sulfur hexafluoride) concentrations were determined in water samples collected on three Global Ocean Ship-based Hydrographic Investigations Program (GO-SHIP) cruises to investigate the transport, production, and efflux of N2O across the tropical Pacific Ocean. The three GO-SHIP cruises were 1) P16N in April – May 2015 aboard the R/V Ronald H. Brown, 2) P15S in April – June 2016 aboard the R/V Investigator, and 3) P18 in Nov – Dec 2016 aboard the R/V Ronald H. Brown from rosettes of either 24 or 36 – 10-liter (L) Niskin bottles equipped with Seabird SBE9plus CTDs. Samples for dissolved chlorofluorocarbons (CFC–11, CFC-12), sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), and N2O were collected following the method described in Bullister et al. (2008).