The Indian Ocean was sampled from March 21 to March 30, 2015. These data include dissolved inorganic carbon, alkalinity, chlorophyll, nutrients, and hydrostatic pressure collected via CTD and bottle samples. Bronte Tilbrook and Tom Trull of CSIRO collected the data as part of the SOCCOM_096U20150321 dataset.
Use Cases
- Model ocean acidification based on dissolved inorganic carbon and alkalinity measurements.
- Study phytoplankton biomass based on chlorophyll and pigment concentrations.
- Analyze nutrient cycling based on nitrate, phosphate, and silicate data.
- Calculate water column properties based on CTD-derived temperature, salinity, and pressure profiles.
- Estimate particulate organic matter fluxes based on particulate organic carbon and nitrogen measurements.
Strengths
- Data includes over 20 distinct chemical, biological, and physical variables.
- Collection period is precisely defined from 2015-03-21 to 2015-03-30.
- Instruments used are specified, including CTD, PAR Sensor, bottle, and transmissometer.
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 geographic bias inherent to a single 10-day cruise.
Provenance
- Source
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO)
- Collection Method
- Discrete sample and profile observations using CTD, PAR Sensor, bottle, and transmissometer.
- Time Range
- 2015-03-21 to 2015-03-30
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-05 23:49:36.633485; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Indian Ocean