Discrete profile measurements of dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and nutrients collected during the R/V Franklin cruise CLIVAR_I02_2000 in the Indian Ocean from 2000-09-26 to 2000-11-12. Bronte Tilbrook and Susan E. Wijffels of CSIRO collected these data as part of the International CLIVAR Global Ocean Carbon and Repeat Hydrography Program. The program aims to quantify changes in the storage and transport of heat, fresh water, carbon dioxide, and related parameters.
Use Cases
- Quantify changes in ocean carbon storage based on dissolved inorganic carbon and total alkalinity measurements.
- Analyze ocean hydrographic properties based on temperature and salinity profiles.
- Study nutrient distributions and their relationship to ocean biogeochemistry based on nutrient data.
- Assess changes in dissolved oxygen levels in the Indian Ocean over time.
- Model ocean acidification trends based on carbonate system parameters.
Strengths
- Data collected by named scientists Bronte Tilbrook and Susan E. Wijffels from CSIRO.
- Cruise has a specific EXPOCODE (09FA20000926) and temporal coverage from 2000-09-26 to 2000-11-12.
- Part of the systematic International CLIVAR Global Ocean Carbon and Repeat Hydrography Program.
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 2000.
Provenance
- Source
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
- Collection Method
- Discrete sample and profile observations during a specific research cruise.
- Time Range
- 2000-09-26 to 2000-11-12
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-05 23:47:52.322421; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Indian Ocean