Hydrography and biogeochemistry dedicated to the Mediterranean BGC-Argo network during a cruise with RV <i>Tethys 2</i> in May 2015

• Main Authors: V. Taillandier, T. Wagener, F. D'Ortenzio, N. Mayot, H. Legoff, J. Ras, L. Coppola, O. Pasqueron de Fommervault, C. Schmechtig, E. Diamond, H. Bittig, D. Lefevre, E. Leymarie, A. Poteau, L. Prieur
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2018-03-01
• Series: Earth System Science Data
• Online Access: https://www.earth-syst-sci-data.net/10/627/2018/essd-10-627-2018.pdf
• ISSN: 1866-3508; 1866-3516

We report on data from an oceanographic cruise, covering western, central and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, on the French research vessel <i>Tethys 2</i> in May 2015. This cruise was fully dedicated to the maintenance and the metrological verification of a biogeochemical observing system based on a fleet of BGC-Argo floats. During the cruise, a comprehensive data set of parameters sensed by the autonomous network was collected. The measurements include ocean currents, seawater salinity and temperature, and concentrations of inorganic nutrients, dissolved oxygen and chlorophyll pigments. The analytical protocols and data processing methods are detailed, together with a first assessment of the calibration state for all the sensors deployed during the cruise. Data collected at stations are available at <a href="https://doi.org/10.17882/51678" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.17882/51678</a> and data collected along the ship track are available at <a href="https://doi.org/10.17882/51691" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.17882/51691</a>.