CARINA/18SN19970924 includes discrete chemical and physical measurements from the Arctic Ocean and Beaufort Sea collected aboard the LOUIS S. ST. LAURENT in September and October 1997. The data, gathered by researchers from the Bedford Institute of Oceanography and Scripps Institution of Oceanography, include dissolved inorganic carbon, alkalinity, chlorofluorocarbons, nutrients, and temperature profiles. This dataset is part of the CARINA synthesis project for biogeochemical investigations.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean carbon uptake based on dissolved inorganic carbon and alkalinity measurements
- Tracking chlorofluorocarbon (CFC-11, CFC-12, CFC-113) concentrations for ocean ventilation studies
- Analyzing nutrient cycles (nitrate, phosphate, silicate) in Arctic waters
- Studying water column structure using CTD-derived salinity and temperature profiles
Strengths
- Data collected during a specific cruise (CARINA/18SN19970924) from 1997-09-24 to 1997-10-15
- Includes 15 distinct chemical and physical variables, such as chlorofluorocarbons and nutrients
- Part of the CARINA international synthesis project for internally consistent biogeochemical data
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to a single cruise in 1997
Provenance
- Source
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
- Collection Method
- Discrete sample and profile observations using CTD and bottle instruments
- Time Range
- 1997-09-24 to 1997-10-15
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-05 23:53:57.620706; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Arctic Ocean and Beaufort Sea