Bacteria and other oceanographic data were collected via bottle casts aboard the HERMANO GINES vessel from November 14, 1997, to November 7, 1998. The dataset was submitted by the State University of New York - Stony Brook as part of the Carbon Retention in a Colored Ocean (CARIACO) project. Measurements focus on the Caribbean Sea region.
Use Cases
- Analyze temporal trends in bacterial abundance from bottle cast samples over the one-year period.
- Correlate bacteria measurements with concurrent physical and chemical oceanographic data from the CARIACO project.
- Model carbon retention dynamics in the Caribbean Sea using integrated biological and hydrographic observations.
- Study spatial and seasonal variability of marine microbes in a tropical ocean basin.
Strengths
- Data collection spans a full annual cycle from November 1997 to November 1998.
- Part of the long-term, well-documented CARIACO time-series project.
- Focus on the under-sampled tropical Caribbean Sea region.
Limitations
- Dataset is over 25 years old, limiting analysis of current ocean conditions.
- Specific sample count, measured parameters, and data resolution are unknown.
- Geographic coverage is limited to the specific cruise track of the HERMANO GINES.
Provenance
- Source
- State University of New York - Stony Brook, submitted to NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).
- Collection Method
- Bottle casts from the research vessel HERMANO GINES.
- Time Range
- 1997-11-14 to 1998-11-07
- Freshness
- Data collection ended on 1998-11-07; no updates expected.
- Geography
- Caribbean Sea