North Atlantic and South Atlantic Ocean data collected from the HESPERIDES vessel between April 5 and May 16, 2010. These data include dissolved inorganic carbon, alkalinity, pH, temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, nutrients, and chlorofluorocarbons. The data were collected by researchers from Instituto de Ciencias del Mar - Barcelona and Institute of Marine Research Vigo as part of the International CLIVAR Global Ocean Carbon and Repeat Hydrography Program.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean carbon storage and transport based on dissolved inorganic carbon and alkalinity measurements.
- Analyzing changes in ocean acidification based on pH and total alkalinity data.
- Studying nutrient distributions and their impact on marine ecosystems based on nitrate, phosphate, and silicate data.
- Tracking anthropogenic tracer distributions based on chlorofluorocarbon (CFC-11, CFC-12) measurements.
- Investigating water column properties and ocean circulation based on temperature, salinity, and hydrostatic pressure profiles.
Strengths
- Data covers a specific 42-day cruise in 2010, providing a temporal snapshot.
- Includes multiple key oceanographic parameters for carbon cycle and hydrography studies.
- Associated with a defined international scientific program (CLIVAR).
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 and temporal bias inherent to a single cruise.
Provenance
- Source
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
- Collection Method
- Discrete sample and profile observations using alkalinity titrator, CTD, coulometer, bottle, and spectrophotometer.
- Time Range
- 2010-04-05 to 2010-05-16
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-05 23:43:21.885544; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- North Atlantic Ocean and South Atlantic Ocean