Chemical and physical profile data collected from the Labrador Sea and North Atlantic Ocean during May 2001. The data includes dissolved inorganic carbon, alkalinity, pH, nutrients, chlorofluorocarbons, and water properties. It was collected by researchers from GEOMAR and the Institute for Marine Sciences, Kiel, Germany, as part of the CARINA synthesis project.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean carbon uptake based on dissolved inorganic carbon and alkalinity measurements.
- Analyzing nutrient distributions (nitrate, phosphate, silicate) for marine ecosystem studies.
- Tracking anthropogenic tracers using chlorofluorocarbon (CFC-11, CFC-12) data.
- Studying ocean acidification trends based on pH and total alkalinity profiles.
- Investigating water column structure using temperature, salinity, and dissolved oxygen data.
Strengths
- Data collected during a specific cruise from 2001-05-07 to 2001-05-31.
- Includes 14 distinct chemical and physical variables for biogeochemical investigations.
- Part of the CARINA international synthesis project, aiming for internal consistency.
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 cruise in the North Atlantic.
Provenance
- Source
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
- Collection Method
- Discrete sample and profile observations using CTD and bottle instruments.
- Time Range
- 2001-05-07 to 2001-05-31
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-06 00:05:27.570919; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Labrador Sea and North Atlantic Ocean