Arctic Ocean Carbon and Water Chemistry Measurements from the HEALY, July-August 2003

CARINA_HLY-0301 collected 17 chemical and physical variables, including dissolved inorganic carbon and chlorofluorocarbons, during a 27-day research cruise in the Baffin Bay and Lincoln Sea. The data were gathered using CTD and bottle instruments by researchers from the Bedford Institute of Oceanography and Oregon State University. This dataset is part of the international CARINA synthesis project for biogeochemical investigations of the carbon system.

Use Cases

• Modeling ocean carbon uptake and acidification based on dissolved inorganic carbon and alkalinity measurements.
• Analyzing water mass age and circulation patterns based on chlorofluorocarbon (CFC-11, CFC-12) tracer data.
• Studying nutrient cycles and primary production based on nitrate, phosphate, and silicate concentrations.
• Investigating Arctic Ocean hydrography based on concurrent temperature, salinity, and pressure profiles.

Strengths

• Includes 17 distinct chemical and physical variables for a multi-faceted analysis.
• Data collected over a 27-day period from 2003-07-21 to 2003-08-16, providing a temporal snapshot.
• Part of the CARINA international synthesis project, which aims for internal consistency.

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 is from a single cruise in 2003; temporal and geographic scope is limited.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Discrete sample and profile observations using CTD and bottle instruments.

Time Range

2003-07-21 to 2003-08 16

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-05 23:23:04.188712; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Baffin Bay and Lincoln Sea, Arctic Ocean