CARINA data synthesis project produced a merged internally consistent data set for biogeochemical investigations. This subset includes chemical and physical profile data collected from the DARVIN vessel in the Inner Sea-West Coast Scotland and North Atlantic Ocean between June 14 and July 2, 1991. Andrew Watson of Plymouth Marine Laboratory collected these data using CTD and bottle instruments.
Use Cases
- Model ocean carbon uptake based on dissolved inorganic carbon and alkalinity measurements.
- Analyze nutrient distributions based on nitrate, nitrite, phosphate, and silicate data.
- Study water column properties based on temperature, salinity, and hydrostatic pressure profiles.
Strengths
- Data is part of the CARINA international synthesis project, ensuring internal consistency for biogeochemical studies.
- Includes multiple key ocean chemistry variables: alkalinity, dissolved inorganic carbon, nitrate, nitrite, phosphate, silicate.
- Provides discrete sample and profile data from a specific research cruise (CARINA/74AB19910614).
Limitations
- Last updated 1991-07-02 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
- NOAA_NCEI
- Collection Method
- Data collected using CTD and bottle instruments during a research cruise.
- Time Range
- 1991-06-14 to 1991-07-02
- Geography
- Inner Sea - West Coast Scotland and North Atlantic Ocean