AMD_KOPRI measured dissolved inorganic carbon and total alkalinity in coastal waters near the Jang Bogo Station, Antarctica, during 2020. The dataset supports long-term monitoring of ocean acidification in the Antarctic region. Data was collected using a VINDTA 3C instrument and published via NASA Earthdata.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean acidification trends by analyzing time-series measurements of dissolved inorganic carbon.
- Calculating carbonate system parameters like pCO2 or pH from paired total alkalinity and dissolved inorganic carbon data.
- Establishing a coastal baseline for carbon chemistry to compare with future Antarctic monitoring campaigns.
- Correlating carbon measurements with other environmental variables like temperature or salinity, if available in the dataset.
Strengths
- Data provides specific measurements for two key carbonate system variables: dissolved inorganic carbon and total alkalinity.
- Measurements are from the Antarctic coastal zone, a critical region for climate change studies.
- Data collection used a standardized instrument (VINDTA 3C) designed for these seawater parameters.
Limitations
- The dataset's temporal coverage is limited to a single year (2020), preventing analysis of long-term trends.
- The exact sample size, spatial resolution, and measurement frequency are unknown.
- Geographic coverage is specific to the coast near one research station, limiting regional generalization.
Provenance
- Source
- AMD_KOPRI, via NASA Earthdata.
- Collection Method
- In-situ measurements using a VINDTA 3C instrument for seawater analysis.
- Time Range
- 2020
- Freshness
- Data reflects conditions from 2020, with no specified update frequency.
- Geography
- Coastal waters of the Jang Bogo Station, Antarctica.