North Greenland Sea Hydrographic Data on Carbon and Nutrients, February 1994

Discrete water sample and profile data collected from the RV Haakon Mosby in the North Greenland Sea during February 1994. The dataset includes measurements for dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, dissolved oxygen, nutrients, salinity, and temperature. Data were collected by researchers from the University of Bergen's Geophysical Institute as part of the CARINA/58AA19940203 cruise for the CLIVAR Global Ocean Carbon and Repeat Hydrography Program.

Use Cases

• Calibrating ocean carbon cycle models based on dissolved inorganic carbon and total alkalinity measurements.
• Analyzing nutrient distributions (nitrate, phosphate, silicate) in Arctic waters.
• Studying water mass properties and circulation using concurrent temperature, salinity, and pressure profiles.
• Investigating ocean acidification drivers using paired carbon system parameters.

Strengths

• Data includes multiple co-located chemical and physical parameters (e.g., DIC, TA, nutrients, temperature, salinity).
• Data collection is tied to a specific, documented research cruise (CARINA/58AA19940203) and program (CLIVAR).
• Temporal coverage is precisely defined from 1994-02-03 to 1994-02-23.

Limitations

• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single cruise in the North Greenland Sea.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Data collected using CTD and bottle instruments during a research cruise.

Time Range

1994-02-03 to 1994-02-23

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-05 23:39:07.281294; freshness should be verified.

Geography

North Greenland Sea