Arctic Ocean and Canadian Archipelago data collected from the LOUIS S. ST. LAURENT research vessel between August 3 and August 18, 1997. The dataset includes dissolved inorganic carbon, alkalinity, chlorofluorocarbons, and other hydrographic variables measured using CTD and bottle instruments. It was collected by researchers from the Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and Oregon State University as part of the CARINA synthesis project.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean carbon uptake based on dissolved inorganic carbon and alkalinity measurements.
- Tracing water mass age and circulation using chlorofluorocarbon (CFC-11, CFC-12, CFC-113) concentrations.
- Studying nutrient dynamics in Arctic waters based on nitrate, phosphate, and silicate data.
- Calibrating oceanographic models with hydrographic profile data for salinity, temperature, and dissolved oxygen.
Strengths
- Data covers a specific 16-day cruise in August 1997 across four Arctic regions.
- Includes 15 distinct chemical and physical variables relevant to carbon system studies.
- Part of the CARINA international synthesis project, suggesting internal consistency checks.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single summer cruise.
Provenance
- Source
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
- Collection Method
- Discrete sample and profile observations using CTD and bottle instruments.
- Time Range
- 1997-08-03 to 1997-08-18
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-06 00:10:07.666956; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Baffin Bay, Davis Strait, Hudson Strait, Northwest Passage