The Davis Strait, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Labrador Sea, and North Atlantic Ocean are the regions covered by this dataset. It contains discrete chemical and physical measurements from the Hudson vessel during the WOCE_A01W cruise in June-July 1995. The data were collected by Peter E. Jones of the Bedford Institute of Oceanography as part of the World Ocean Circulation Experiment.
Use Cases
- Model ocean carbon sequestration based on dissolved inorganic carbon and alkalinity measurements.
- Analyze chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) distribution as tracers for ocean circulation patterns.
- Study nutrient cycles in the North Atlantic based on nitrate, phosphate, and silicate content.
- Calculate water density and stratification using salinity, temperature, and hydrostatic pressure profiles.
Strengths
- Data is part of the large-scale World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE), which covered approximately 23,000 stations from 94 cruises.
- Includes multiple key ocean chemistry variables such as CFC-11, CFC-12, CFC-113, carbon tetrachloride, and methyl chloroform.
- Provides precise temporal and geographic context: a single cruise (WOCE_A01W) from June 7 to July 5, 1995.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Last updated 1995-07-05 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA_NCEI (National Centers for Environmental Information)
- Collection Method
- Data collected from discrete sample and profile observations using CTD and bottle instruments.
- Time Range
- 1995-06-07 to 1995-07-05
- Freshness
- 1995-07-05
- Geography
- Davis Strait, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Labrador Sea, North Atlantic Ocean