Dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, pH, and other variables collected from surface discrete observations using flow through pump and other instruments during the cruise ship Explorer of the Seas (ID: 33KF) SOOP lines, Ocean Acidification Cruises in the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic ocean from 2005-05-16 to 2015-02-19 (NCEI Accession 0154385)

This dataset contains surface discrete measurements of dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, pH and other parameters collected from surface discrete observations using flow through pump and other instruments during the cruise ship Explorer of the Seas (ID: 33KF) SOOP lines, Ocean Acidification Cruises in the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic ocean from 2005-05-16 to 2015-02-19. Increasing amounts of atmospheric carbon dioxide from human industrial activities are causing changes in global ocean carbon chemistry. Through the SOOP program we measure air and ocean surface pCO2 and take discrete samples of other carbon parameters. This effort is in support of the coastal monitoring and research objectives of the NOAA Ocean Acidification Program (OAP) and the Climate Program Office.