CARINA/09AR19960822 includes chemical, physical, and profile data collected from the Aurora Australis research vessel in the Indian and South Pacific Oceans from August to September 1996. Bronte Tilbrook and Stephen R. Rintoul of CSIRO collected measurements for dissolved inorganic carbon, alkalinity, oxygen, nutrients, and temperature using CTD and bottle instruments. The CARINA project is an international synthesis effort producing internally consistent ocean subsurface data for biogeochemical investigations.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean carbon uptake based on dissolved inorganic carbon and alkalinity measurements
- Analyzing nutrient cycling in the Southern Ocean based on nitrate, phosphate, and silicate data
- Studying water column properties and ocean circulation based on CTD-derived temperature, salinity, and pressure profiles
- Investigating isotopic carbon signatures based on delta carbon-13 and delta carbon-14 data
- Calibrating biogeochemical models using internally consistent data from the CARINA synthesis project
Strengths
- Data is part of the CARINA international synthesis project, which produces internally consistent datasets for biogeochemical studies
- Includes multiple key carbon system variables (alkalinity, dissolved inorganic carbon, delta carbon isotopes) alongside physical and nutrient measurements
- Specific collection period (1996-08-22 to 1996-09-21) and geographic scope (Indian Ocean and South Pacific Ocean) are documented
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 month-long cruise in 1996
Provenance
- Source
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO)
- Collection Method
- Discrete sample and profile observations using CTD and bottle instruments
- Time Range
- 1996-08-22 to 1996-09-21
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-06 00:18:44.117408; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Indian Ocean and South Pacific Ocean