Water temperature, salinity, chlorophyll, oxygen, PAR taken by CTD for NOAA PMEL EcoFOCI Project from research vessel Ocean Starr, cruise OS1701, legs 1,2,3, from 2017-08-01 to 2017-10-04 (NCEI Accession 0289934)

CTD profile data (128 casts) were collected in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas from the Fishing Vessel Ocean Starr (OS1701 Legs 1,2,3), August 1 to October 4, 2017). The cruise was part of the Arctic Integrated Ecosystem Survey (Arctic IES) funded as part of the North Pacific Research Board (NPRB) Arctic Integrated Ecosystem Research Program (Arctic IERP). The program and research on this expedition were sponsored by NPRB and the Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management (BOEM), with in-kind support by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). These data contribute to understanding how reductions in Arctic sea ice and associated changes in the physical environment influence the flow of energy through the ecosystems of the two Seas. The physical data are part of a wider range of data collected towards this effort. Notably, there was no sea ice present in the northern regions during the survey area as compared to surveys that occurred during 2012 and 2013 (see cruise report). CTD data and water samples were collected by NOAA, PMEL Ecosystems & Fisheries-Oceanography Coordinated Investigations (EcoFOCI). This data set contains 1-meter-averaged profile data. Profile data from CTD instruments were processed at NOAA/PMEL/EcoFOCI using standard techniques. CTD data contacts: Phyllis Stabeno, Calvin Mordy, Peggy Sullivan, Shaun Bell.

Scientist from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL), Ecosystems and Fisheries-Oceanography Coordinated Investigations (EcoFOCI), University of Washington, Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, and Ecosystem Studies (CICOES), North Pacific Research Board (NPRB) Arctic Integrated Ecosystem Research Program (IERP), Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management (BOEM) participated. Data are in NetCDF. Longitudes are in degW.