CARINA (CARbon dioxide IN the Atlantic Ocean) data synthesis project collected chemical and physical oceanographic data from the North Atlantic Ocean during a cruise from October to November 1997. Catherine Goyet of University of Perpignan Via Domita and Ruth Curry of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution collected these data using CTD and bottle instruments. The dataset includes alkalinity, dissolved inorganic carbon, dissolved oxygen, hydrostatic pressure, potential temperature, salinity, and water temperature.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean carbon uptake based on dissolved inorganic carbon and alkalinity measurements
- Analyzing water column stratification based on temperature, salinity, and hydrostatic pressure profiles
- Studying marine biogeochemical cycles based on dissolved oxygen and inorganic carbon data
- Investigating Atlantic Ocean water properties based on potential temperature and salinity observations
Strengths
- Data collected by named principal investigators from recognized institutions (Catherine Goyet of UPVD and Ruth Curry of WHOI)
- Specific temporal coverage from 1997-10-05 to 1997-11-19
- Part of an international collaborative synthesis project (CARINA) aimed at producing internally consistent data
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
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to a single cruise in the North Atlantic Ocean
Provenance
- Source
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
- Collection Method
- Discrete sample and profile observations using CTD, bottle and other instruments from the KNORR research vessel
- Time Range
- 1997-10-05 to 1997-11-19
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-05 23:33:50.703695; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- North Atlantic Ocean