Chemical and physical oceanographic data collected from the Hudson research vessel in the Davis Strait, Labrador Sea, and North Atlantic Ocean between May 9 and June 11, 1997. The dataset includes dissolved inorganic carbon, alkalinity, chlorofluorocarbons, nutrients, temperature, and salinity measured using CTD and bottle instruments. It was collected by researchers from the Bedford Institute of Oceanography and others as part of the CARINA (CARbon dioxide IN the Atlantic Ocean) international synthesis project.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean carbon uptake based on dissolved inorganic carbon and alkalinity measurements.
- Analyzing historical chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) distributions for ocean tracer studies.
- Studying nutrient (nitrate, phosphate, silicate) cycles in the North Atlantic Ocean.
- Investigating relationships between water temperature, salinity, and carbon system parameters.
Strengths
- Data is part of the CARINA international synthesis project, aimed at producing an internally consistent dataset for biogeochemical investigations.
- Includes multiple key variables for carbon system studies: dissolved inorganic carbon, alkalinity, and three chlorofluorocarbon species.
- Coverage spans specific regions (Davis Strait, Labrador Sea, North Atlantic Ocean) over a defined one-month period in 1997.
Limitations
- Last updated 1997-06-11 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 via nasa_earthdata platform
- Collection Method
- Data collected from discrete sample and profile observations using CTD and bottle instruments.
- Time Range
- 1997-05-09 to 1997-06-11
- Geography
- Davis Strait, Labrador Sea, North Atlantic Ocean