Surface Ocean Carbon and Physical Variables from the SHIRASE Expedition, 1992-1993
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Description
Surface underway chemical, meteorological, and physical data were collected from the SHIRASE research vessel across the Bali Sea, Celebes Sea, Indian Ocean, Java Sea, Makassar Strait, Philippine Sea, South Pacific Ocean, Southern Oceans, and Tasman Sea. The dataset includes measurements of dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, salinity, sea surface temperature, air temperature, barometric pressure, wind speed, and wind direction from 1992-11-15 to 1993-03-20. Hisayuki Y. Inoue of Hokkaido University and Masao Ishii of the Meteorological Research Institute collected these data as part of the MRI Shirase I dataset.
Use Cases
Modeling ocean carbon uptake based on dissolved inorganic carbon and total alkalinity measurements.
Analyzing relationships between sea surface temperature, salinity, and carbonate chemistry.
Studying regional air-sea interactions based on concurrent wind, air temperature, and barometric pressure data.
Calibrating or validating satellite-derived sea surface salinity or temperature products with in-situ data.
Strengths
Data covers a wide geographic area across multiple seas and oceans in the Southern Hemisphere.
Includes concurrent chemical, physical, and meteorological variables enabling multivariate analysis.
Specific collection period is documented from 1992-11-15 to 1993-03-20.
Data origin is clearly attributed to named principal investigators and institutions.
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 temporal bias inherent to a single expedition in the early 1990s.
Provenance
Source
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Collection Method
Surface underway observations using an autonomous sensor for DIC and other instruments.
Time Range
1992-11-15 to 1993-03-20
Freshness
Last updated 2026-03-06 00:22:29.115590; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Bali Sea, Celebes Sea, Indian Ocean, Java Sea, Makassar Strait, Philippine Sea, South Pacific Ocean, Southern Oceans (> 60 degrees South), Tasman Sea
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