Abstract
Large national and international observational efforts over recent decades have provided extensive and invaluable datasets of a range of ocean variables. Compiled large datasets, structured, or unstructured, are a powerful tool that allow scientists to access and synthesize data collected over large spatial and temporal scales. The data treatment approaches for any element in the ocean could lead to new global perspectives of their distribution patterns and to a better understanding of large-scale oceanic processes and their impact on other biogeochemical cycles, which may not be evident otherwise. Ocean chemistry Big Data analysis may not just be limited to distribution patterns, but may be used to assess how sampling efforts and analytical methodologies can be improved. Furthermore, a systematic global scale assessment of data is important to evaluate the gaps in knowledge and to provide avenues for future research. In this context, here we provide an extensive compilation of oceanic aluminum (Al) concentration data from global ocean basins, including data available in the GEOTRACES Intermediate Data product (Schlitzer et al., 2018), but also thus far unpublished data.
Highlights
Large national and international observational efforts over recent decades have provided extensive and invaluable datasets of a range of ocean variables
We further provided global dAl concentration statistics for each of the major oceanic, enclosed, and semi-enclosed basins and provided global average depth profiles for representative areas within the major regions
The compilation shows a large variability in dAl concentration data which highlights the varying
Summary
Large national and international observational efforts over recent decades have provided extensive and invaluable datasets of a range of ocean variables. Org) a recommendation on filtration protocols for all trace metals has been adopted in order to ensure data comparability among different groups In this manuscript we focus on dAl and make the simple assumption that the strong vertical and basin-scale gradients in dAl concentrations within the ocean are larger than the systematic differences between unfiltered (unacidified and measured shortly after collection) and filtered samples. The aim of this manuscript is to provide the scientific community with a global oceanic dAl database containing historical and recent data. Eastern West Weddell Sea Northeast Coral & Tasman Sea North Enderby & Crozet Basin – Arabian Sea Arabian Sea Arabian Sea Arabian Sea Arabian Sea Arabian Sea Arabian Sea Latitudinal Northeast
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