CARINA/18SN19940724 includes discrete chemical and physical oceanographic measurements from the Arctic Ocean, Beaufort Sea, and North Greenland Sea. The data were collected aboard the LOUIS S. ST. LAURENT from July to September 1994 by researchers from the Bedford Institute of Oceanography and Scripps Institution of Oceanography. This dataset is part of the CARINA synthesis project, which produced an internally consistent data set for biogeochemical investigations, particularly of the carbon system.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean carbon uptake based on dissolved inorganic carbon and alkalinity measurements.
- Studying chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) tracer distribution for water mass age and circulation analysis in the Arctic.
- Analyzing nutrient cycles (nitrate, phosphate, silicate) in relation to hydrographic properties like temperature and salinity.
- Investigating the internal consistency of carbon system parameters for data synthesis and quality control as part of the CARINA project.
Strengths
- Data collection was part of the international CARINA synthesis project, which aimed to produce an internally consistent merged data set.
- Includes 15+ measured variables such as dissolved inorganic carbon, alkalinity, multiple CFCs, and nutrients.
- Spatial coverage spans multiple Arctic regions: the Arctic Ocean, Beaufort Sea, and North Greenland Sea.
- Temporal coverage is precisely defined from 1994-07-24 to 1994-09-01.
Limitations
- Last updated 1994-09-01 00:00:00; freshness should be verified for contemporary climate studies.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA_NCEI (NODC Accession 0113983), collected by researchers from Bedford Institute of Oceanography and Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
- Collection Method
- Discrete sample and profile observations using CTD and bottle instruments during cruise CARINA/18SN19940724.
- Time Range
- 1994-07-24 to 1994-09-01
- Freshness
- 1994-09-01 00:00:00
- Geography
- Arctic Ocean, Beaufort Sea, North Greenland Sea