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RAGNARoCC: Radiatively active gases from the North Atlantic Region and Climate Change (June 2014 onwards)

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General  
Data holding centreBritish Oceanographic Data Centre
CountryUnited Kingdom  United Kingdom
Time periodFrom June 2014 onwards
OngoingYes
Geographical area

North Atlantic Ocean

Observations 
Parameters

Stable isotopes in water bodies

Instruments

Gas chromatograph mass spectrometers

Description 
Summary

The RAGNARoCC dataset includes surface and deep ocean measurements of greenhouse gas concentrations including carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide. The dataset was collected in the North Atlantic Ocean during the RRS James Clark Ross cruise JR20140531 (JR302) which surveyed from Canada, to Greenland, to the United Kingdom via Iceland. The JR302 cruise started on 6th June 2014 and finished on 22nd July 2014. Some water samples were analysed aboard ship, whilst others were subsequently analysed ashore. The dataset is based on data and water samples collected by surface underway measurements and during CTD stations from the RRS James Clark Ross. The RAGNARoCC dataset was collected to understand the size and variability of the sources and sinks of greenhouse gases between the ocean and atmosphere in the North Atlantic Ocean. The dataset was produced by various members of the RAGNARoCC project consortium. Dr. Brian King was the cruise principal investigator for JR302. The data are made available by the British Oceanographic Data Centre, with relevant data also contributing to community research portals such as http://www.socat.info/. The dataset currently includes some of the data from cruise JR302, but is expected to include additional data from JR302. Additional data is also expected from the Porcupine Abyssal Plain Sustained Observatory (PAP-SO) mooring; the Voluntary Observing Ship (VOS) MV Benguela Stream; data from a Bay of Biscay Ferry-box route; and the RRS Discovery cruise DY040.

OriginatorsBermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences
Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre
University of Southampton School of Ocean and Earth Science
References

Humphreys M.P.; Greatrix F.M.; Tynan E.; Griffiths A.M.; Fry C.H.; Garley R.; Achterberg E.P.; McDonald A.; Boyce A. (2015) Stable carbon isotopes of dissolved inorganic carbon for RRS James Clark Ross cruise JR302 in the subpolar North Atlantic Ocean from June to July 2014. doi:10/8bs, ; Humphreys, Achterberg, Griffiths, McDonald & Boyce (2015) Measurements of the stable isotope composition of dissolved inorganic carbon in the Northeastern Atlantic and Nordic Seas during summer 2012, Earth Syst. Sci. Data 7, 127-135, doi:10.5194/essd-7-127-2015, ; McNichol, Quay, Gagnon & Burton (2010) Collection and measurement of carbon isotopes in seawater DIC, The GO-SHIP Repeat Hydrography Manual: A Collection of Expert Reports and Guidelines, IOCCP Report No. 14, ICPO Publication Series No. 134, Version 1, ; Dickson, Sabine & Christian (2007) Guide to best practices for ocean CO2 measurements, PICES Special Publication 3, ; Coplen (1995) Reporting of stable hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen isotopic abundances, Geothermics 24(5-6), 707-712, doi:10.1016/0375-6505(95)00024-0, ; Humphreys, Greatrix, Tynan, Achterberg, McDonald & Boyce (2016) Stable carbon isotopes of dissolved inorganic carbon in a zonal transect across the subpolar North Atlantic (in prep.),

Data web sitehttps://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/
Availability 
OrganisationBritish Oceanographic Data Centre
AvailabilityUnrestricted
ContactPolly Hadžiabdić (Head of the BODC Requests Team)
Address

British Oceanographic Data Centre
Joseph Proudman Building 6 Brownlow Street
Liverpool
Merseyside
L3 5DA
United Kingdom

Telephone+44 151 795 4892
Emailenquiries@bodc.ac.uk
Administration 
Collating centreBritish Oceanographic Data Centre
Local identifier1048RAGNARoCC
Global identifier6332
Last revised2017-01-30