Antarctic Oceanographic CTD Data from 1995/96 Campaign

CTD data from 16 oceanographic stations in Mar de la Flota, Antarctica, collected aboard the icebreaker Almirante Irizar during the 1995/96 Summer Antarctic Campaign. The data was gathered by the Argentine Antarctic Institute using a Neil Brown Ins. Sys. Model MKIIIb CTD profiler. The dataset was last updated in May 1996.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between Salinity and Temperature across different Pressure levels to identify water masses.
• Map the spatial distribution of Sigma (potential density anomaly) using Latitude and Longitude coordinates.
• Correlate seabed depth from Profundidad en Ecosonda with surface water Salinity and Temperature measurements.
• Examine vertical profiles by grouping data from specific Station Codes (e.g., IR01D027) to study the water column structure.

Strengths

• Data from 16 distinct oceanographic stations provides multiple sampling points.
• Includes 8 specific measured variables per profile, such as Pressure, Temperature, and Salinity.

Limitations

• Small sample size of only 16 stations limits statistical power for broad conclusions.
• Data is temporally stale, collected during a single campaign in 1995/96.

Provenance

Source

Argentine Antarctic Institute, collected aboard the icebreaker Almirante Irizar.

Collection Method

In-situ measurements using a Neil Brown Ins. Sys. Model MKIIIb CTD profiler.

Time Range

Summer Antarctic Campaign 1995/96.

Freshness

Last updated 1996-05-14; no update frequency indicated.

Geography

Mar de la Flota, Antarctica.