Surface underway observations from SHIRASE in the Bali Sea, Celebes Sea, Indian Ocean, Java Sea, Makassar Strait, Philippine Sea, South Pacific Ocean, Southern Oceans, and Tasman Sea from 1992-11-15 to 1993-03-20. The data include dissolved inorganic carbon, alkalinity, salinity, sea surface temperature, air temperature, barometric pressure, wind direction, and wind speed. These data were collected by researchers from Hokkaido University and the Meteorological Research Institute as part of the MRI Shirase I dataset.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean carbon uptake and acidification based on dissolved inorganic carbon and alkalinity measurements.
- Analyzing relationships between sea surface temperature and atmospheric conditions based on temperature, pressure, and wind data.
- Studying regional variations in marine carbonate chemistry across multiple ocean basins.
- Calibrating or validating autonomous sensors for measuring dissolved inorganic carbon in surface waters.
Strengths
- Data covers a specific research cruise spanning over four months from November 1992 to March 1993.
- Includes multiple key variables for ocean carbon chemistry research, such as dissolved inorganic carbon and total alkalinity.
- Geographic coverage spans nine distinct ocean regions, including the Southern Oceans.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Last updated 1993-03-20; freshness should be verified for contemporary applications.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA_NCEI
- Collection Method
- Surface underway observations using an autonomous sensor for dissolved inorganic carbon and other instruments.
- Time Range
- 1992-11-15 to 1993-03-20
- Geography
- Bali Sea, Celebes Sea, Indian Ocean, Java Sea, Makassar Strait, Philippine Sea, South Pacific Ocean, Southern Oceans (> 60 degrees South), Tasman Sea