Chlorophyll a concentration data were collected along a World Ocean Circulation Experiment transect during the Aurora Australis voyage in October 1991. The data collection was part of the ASAC project 40, focusing on Antarctic marine protists and UV-B impacts. The dataset originates from the Australian Antarctic Data Centre.
Use Cases
- Analyze spatial distribution of chlorophyll a concentration along the WOCE transect to map phytoplankton blooms.
- Correlate chlorophyll a levels with sampling date and location to study seasonal productivity in the Antarctic during October 1991.
- Use the geospatial coordinates to integrate this data with other oceanographic datasets from the WOCE program for basin-scale analysis.
Strengths
- Data collected as part of the standardized World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) program.
- Specific temporal context provided for the collection period in October 1991.
Limitations
- Sample size and spatial resolution are unknown.
- Dataset is temporally limited to a single month in 1991.
- Specific measurement methods, units, and data columns are not detailed.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Antarctic Data Centre (AU_AADC), collected under ASAC project 40.
- Collection Method
- Field measurements taken during the WOCE voyage 1 of the research vessel Aurora Australis.
- Time Range
- October 1991
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Southern Ocean, along a WOCE transect route sailed by the Aurora Australis.