[Nitrous oxide and transient tracer concentrations in the tropical Pacific Ocean] - Nitrous oxide (N2O) and transient tracer (chlorofluorocarbons, sulfur hexafluoride) concentrations from samples collected on three GO-SHIP cruises in the tropical Pacific Ocean during 2015-2016 (Equatorial transport of nitrous oxide from the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean)

Nitrous oxide (N2O) and transient tracer (chlorofluorocarbons, sulfur hexafluoride) concentrations were determined in water samples collected on three Global Ocean Ship-based Hydrographic Investigations Program (GO-SHIP) cruises to investigate the transport, production, and efflux of N2O across the tropical Pacific Ocean. The three GO-SHIP cruises were 1) P16N in April – May 2015 aboard the R/V Ronald H. Brown, 2) P15S in April – June 2016 aboard the R/V Investigator, and 3) P18 in Nov – Dec 2016 aboard the R/V Ronald H. Brown from rosettes of either 24 or 36 – 10-liter (L) Niskin bottles equipped with Seabird SBE9plus CTDs.

Samples for dissolved chlorofluorocarbons (CFC–11, CFC-12), sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), and N2O were collected following the method described in Bullister et al. (2008).