Discrete profile measurements of dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, water temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and nutrients collected during the R/V Marion-Dufresne cruise EXPOCODE 35MF19820626. The data was gathered in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Indian Ocean from June 26 to July 3, 1982, and is archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean acidification based on dissolved inorganic carbon and total alkalinity measurements.
- Studying water mass properties and circulation based on temperature and salinity profiles.
- Analyzing nutrient distributions and their relationship to biological productivity.
- Investigating dissolved oxygen variability in relation to hydrographic conditions.
Strengths
- Data includes multiple key oceanographic variables (DIC, alkalinity, temperature, salinity, oxygen, nutrients) for a coherent analysis.
- Measurements are from a specific research cruise (EXPOCODE 35MF19820626) with a defined time range (1982-06-26 to 1982-07-03) and geography (Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean).
- Data is sourced from a recognized authoritative institution, NOAA_NCEI.
Limitations
- Last updated 1982-07-03 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA_NCEI
- Collection Method
- Discrete samples and profile observations collected during the R/V Marion-Dufresne cruise.
- Time Range
- 1982-06-26 to 1982-07-03
- Freshness
- 1982-07-03 00:00:00
- Geography
- Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean