Tropical Atlantic Ocean Carbon and Hydrographic Profiles from 2015 Cruise

Discrete profile measurements of dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, temperature, salinity, oxygen, nutrients, and CFCs were collected during the R/V Meteor cruise M116/1 in the Tropical Atlantic Ocean. The data were gathered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from May 1 to June 3, 2015. The dataset is part of the Ocean Carbon and Acidification Data System (OCADS).

Use Cases

• Modeling ocean carbon storage based on dissolved inorganic carbon and total alkalinity measurements.
• Studying ocean ventilation and water mass age based on CFC tracer data.
• Analyzing nutrient cycling and primary productivity based on nitrate, silicate, and phosphate data.
• Investigating physical oceanographic conditions based on concurrent temperature and salinity profiles.

Strengths

• Includes multiple co-located chemical and physical variables for integrated analysis.
• Data collected during a dedicated research cruise (R/V Meteor M116/1) in a defined region and time period.
• Part of the NOAA Ocean Carbon and Acidification Data System (OCADS), suggesting standardized protocols.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single cruise.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Discrete profile measurements collected during a research vessel cruise.

Time Range

2015-05-01 to 2015-06-03

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-05 23:26:05.224751; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Tropical Atlantic Ocean