Aragonite Saturation State in Deep Sea Coral Habitats collected from NOAA Ship Nancy Foster in Gulf of Mexico from 2017-08-14 to 2017-08-30 (NCEI Accession 0209115)

The dataset contains 17 depth profiles from 20-1000 m depth on the West Florida Shelf. Parameters include aragonite saturation state, total alkalinity, DIC, temperature and salinity. The data were collected using a CTD rosette aboard a NOAA-led research expedition in August 2017 entitled ‘Southeast Deep Coral Initiative: Exploring Deep-Sea Corals Ecosystems of the Southeast US’. The NOAA-led survey explored deep-sea coral habitat along West Florida shelf, using the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Odysseus aboard NOAA Ship Nancy Foster. The cruise report for the expedition is hosted online here: https://doi.org/10.7289/V5/TM-NOS-NCCOS-244 (Wagner et al 2018).