Barents Sea Carbon and Water Chemistry Profiles from 2000

Chemical and physical data from 11 days in September-October 2000 were collected from the HAAKON MOSBY research vessel in the Barents Sea. The data include dissolved inorganic carbon, alkalinity, dissolved oxygen, nutrients, and temperature-salinity profiles, measured using CTD and bottle instruments. It was collected by Abdirahman M. Omar and Svein Østerhus of the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research as part of the CARINA international synthesis project.

Use Cases

• Modeling ocean carbon uptake and acidification based on dissolved inorganic carbon and alkalinity measurements.
• Analyzing nutrient cycles (nitrate, phosphate, silicate) in relation to water mass properties.
• Studying water mass formation and circulation using potential temperature and salinity profiles.
• Investigating biological productivity using dissolved oxygen and nutrient concentration data.

Strengths

• Data covers 11 specific days in 2000, providing a precise temporal snapshot.
• Includes 12 distinct chemical and physical variables relevant to carbon system studies.
• Part of the CARINA international synthesis project, suggesting internal consistency checks.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Discrete sample and profile observations using CTD and bottle instruments.

Time Range

2000-09-23 to 2000-10-03

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-05 23:16:22.460128; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Barents Sea