CARINA/09AR19960822 includes discrete chemical and physical measurements from the Aurora Australis research vessel. Bronte Tilbrook and S. Rintoul of CSIRO collected data on alkalinity, dissolved inorganic carbon, and nutrients in the Indian and South Pacific Oceans. The cruise occurred over a one-month period from August to September 1996.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean carbon uptake based on dissolved inorganic carbon and alkalinity measurements
- Investigating nutrient cycling in the Southern Ocean based on nitrate, phosphate, and silicate data
- Studying water column properties and ocean circulation based on temperature, salinity, and pressure profiles
- Analyzing isotopic carbon signatures for biogeochemical investigations based on delta carbon-13 and delta carbon-14 data
Strengths
- Data is part of the CARINA international synthesis project, aimed at producing an internally consistent data set for biogeochemical investigations
- Includes multiple key variables for carbon system studies, such as alkalinity, dissolved inorganic carbon, and carbon isotopes
- Data collection is attributed to specific researchers and a known research vessel, providing provenance
Limitations
- Last updated 1996-09-21 00:00:00; freshness should be verified
- 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 CTD and bottle instruments
- Time Range
- 1996-08-22 to 1996-09-21
- Geography
- Indian Ocean and South Pacific Ocean