Chemical and physical oceanographic data collected from the Southern Surveyor vessel across the North and South Pacific Ocean from February to March 2009. The dataset includes measurements of dissolved inorganic carbon, alkalinity, chlorofluorocarbons, nutrients, and temperature profiles. Researchers from CSIRO collected these data as part of the International CLIVAR Global Ocean Carbon and Repeat Hydrography Program.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean carbon storage based on dissolved inorganic carbon and alkalinity measurements
- Analyzing changes in chlorofluorocarbon concentrations for ocean ventilation studies
- Studying nutrient distributions (nitrate, phosphate, silicate) for biogeochemical analysis
- Calculating ocean heat content changes based on temperature and salinity profiles
Strengths
- Data collected during a specific research cruise (CLIVAR_P15S_2009) from 2009-02-03 to 2009-03-24
- Includes multiple key oceanographic parameters: carbon, nutrients, chlorofluorocarbons, and physical properties
- Associated with a systematic global re-occupation program (CLIVAR) for quantifying change
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO)
- Collection Method
- Discrete sample and profile observations using Alkalinity titrator, CTD, Coulometer, and bottle
- Time Range
- 2009-02-03 to 2009-03-24
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-06 00:13:30.300877; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- North Pacific Ocean and South Pacific Ocean