Bottle and CTD cast measurements of chemical properties, temperature, pressure, and salinity were collected from the R/V Thomas G. Thompson. Data collection involved four institutions and occurred over a two-month period from July to September 1995. The project was part of the Joint Global Ocean Flux Study / Arabian Sea Process Studies.
Use Cases
- Analyze vertical profiles of salinity and temperature from CTD casts to identify water masses.
- Correlate chemical measurements from bottle samples with physical parameters like pressure and temperature.
- Study temporal changes in oceanographic conditions over the two-month cruise period.
- Model relationships between pressure (depth) and collected chemical or physical properties.
Strengths
- Data collection involved four established oceanographic institutions, suggesting rigorous methodology.
- Measurements cover a specific, focused two-month time frame during a key monsoon season.
Limitations
- The dataset is temporally limited to a single cruise in 1995, preventing long-term trend analysis.
- Specific sample size (row count), column details, and data completeness are unknown.
- The dataset's age (1995) means it may not reflect current oceanographic conditions.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI Accession 9800037).
- Collection Method
- Data collected via bottle and CTD (Conductivity, Temperature, Depth) casts from the R/V Thomas G. Thompson.
- Time Range
- 1995-07-17 to 1995-09-15
- Freshness
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- Geography
- Arabian Sea.