In situ dataset of particulate organic carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in coastal and open ocean waters
Year: 2026
Type: dataset
Abstract: We present a global in situ dataset of oceanic particulate organic carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus concentrations (POC, PON, and POP, respectively), compiled from multiple sources to provide one of the most comprehensive collections of marine particulate organic matter (POM) to date. The database includes 155776 measurements from 25965 independent stations. Observations span more than three decades (1988-2025) and cover the global ocean from the surface to 6009 m depth. It comprises 70820 POC samples, 69490 PON samples, and 15466 POP samples. Data include concentrations derived from different analytical methods, associated quality control flags (see Table 1), and derived molar ratios. For each sampling station, the dataset includes the sampling date (yyyymmdd format), UTC time (hour, minute), latitude, longitude, depth (m), cruise or program identifier, and the concentrations of POC, PON, and POP (mg m-3). In addition, the following methodological information is provided for each POC, PON, and POP measurement when available: (i) the sampling method, (ii) the type of filter, (iii) whether particulate carbon samples were acidified prior to analysis, (iv) whether DOC correction was applied, and (v) the analytical method or instrument used for quantification. Missing values are indicated as NaN.
Source: SEANOE
DOI: 10.17882/113424
Authors: Fumenia, Alain, Loisel, Hubert, Moutin, Thierry, Adams, Jamee C., Agogué, Hélène, Aluwihare, Lihini I., Arrigo, Kevin R., Babin, Marcel, Baetge, Nicholas, Balch, William M., Bates, Nicholas R., Bjorkman, Karin, Bochdansky, Alexander B., Bonnet, Sophie, Bozec, Yann, Cattaneo, Raffaela, Cauvin, Arnaud, Chaves, Joaquin, Church, Matthew J., Claquin, Pascal, Conan, Pascal, Crispi, Olivier, Crouvoisier, Muriel, Del Amo, Yolanda, Devred, Emmanuel, Diaz, Julia M., Djaoudi, Kahina, Drapeau, David T., Duhamel, Solange, Fassbender, Andrea J., Garcia, Catherine, Giannecchini, Léa, Goñi, Miguel A., Grabowski, Eric, Grégori, Gérald, Grosso, Olivier, Grossteffan, Emilie, Guieu, Cécile, Guillou, Gaël, Johannessen, Sophia C., Johnson, Rodney J., Jolly, Orianne, Juhl, Andrew R., Karl, David M., Koester, Irina, Koch, Florian, Krock, Bernd, Labourdette, Nathalie, Lagadec, Véronique, Landry, Michael R., Leblanc, Karine, Lebreton, Benoit, Leroux, Cédric, Leynaert, Aude, Li, Qian P., Lizon, Fabrice, Lomas, Mickael W., Mannino, Antonio, Marie, Barbara, Martiny, Adam C., Mas, Sébastien, Mcgillicuddy Jr., Dennis J., Mériaux, Xavier, Mills, Matthew M., Moisez, Emilie, Mostajir, Behzad, Mousseau, Laure, Nelson, Craig E., Nunige, Sandra, Pecqueur, David, Petit, Franck, Pineau, Philippe, Pujo-Pay, Mireille, Pulido, Elvira, Reimers, Clare E., Reynolds, Rick A., Rimmelin-Maury, Peggy, Sachdev, Eesha, Savoye, Nicolas, Sherrell, Robert M., Steinberg, Deborah K., Stramski, Dariusz, Strutton, Peter G., Stukel, Mickael R., Subramaniam, Ajit, Sultan, Emmanuelle, Tzortziou, Maria, Turk-Kubo, Kendra, Yager, Patricia L., Van Dijken, Gert, Vantrepotte, Vincent, Vidussi, Francesca, Waggoner, Emily M., Wegley Kelly, Linda
Institutions: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Lille, Université du littoral côte d'opale, Laboratoire d’Océanologie et de Géosciences, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Université de Toulon, Aix-Marseille Université, Institut Pytheas, Institut Méditerranéen d’Océanologie, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, LIttoral ENvironnement et Sociétés, La Rochelle Université, Stanford University, Takuvik Joint International Laboratory, Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, Arizona State University, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, University of Hawaii System, Old Dominion University, Station Biologique de Roscoff, Sorbonne Université, Adaptation et Diversité en Milieu Marin, Laboratoire d’Océanographie de Villefranche, Goddard Space Flight Center, University of Montana, Marine Ecosystems and oRganisms reSEArch Lab, Université de Caen Normandie, Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls-sur-Mer, Laboratoire d'Océanographie Microbienne, Université de Bordeaux, École Pratique des Hautes Études, Environnements et Paléoenvironnements Océaniques et Continentaux, Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, University of Arizona, NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, University of California, Irvine, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement, Oregon State University, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, New York University Abu Dhabi, New York University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin, Chinese Academy of Sciences, South China Sea Institute Of Oceanology, State Key Laboratory of Tropical Oceanography, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Ifremer, Université de Montpellier, Marine Biodiversity Exploitation and Conservation, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, William & Mary, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, University of Tasmania, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, Florida State University, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Structure et Instabilité des Génomes, University of California, Santa Cruz
Language: English
Subfield: Oceanography
Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Life below water
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7153259173