PARAGON 1 - KM2112 - Total Organic Carbon In Situ Measurements

This dataset contains measurements of total organic carbon concentrations (TOC) collected during the PARAGON 1 expedition (KM2112) in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre. Measurements come from daily collections of whole seawater at 150 m using trace metal clean techniques. Samples for measurements of TOC concentrations were collected by aliquoting 40 mL of whole seawater into pre-combusted borosilicate vials. Samples were acidified with 27 µL of 12N HCl (Optima grade, Fisher), capped with Teflon-lined silicone septa lids, and stored in the dark at room temperature until analysis on shore. Total organic carbon concentrations were determined by high temperature combustion on a modified Shimadzu TOC analyzer according to Carlson et al. (2010). Timestamp is in UTC.