CARINA/OMEX-1 data set includes chemical and physical measurements collected from nine research vessels in the North Atlantic Ocean and adjacent seas between April 1993 and November 1995. The data were collected by A. Borges of CSIRO using CTD and bottle instruments. It includes variables such as dissolved inorganic carbon, alkalinity, pH, nutrients, and temperature.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean carbon uptake based on dissolved inorganic carbon and alkalinity measurements.
- Analyzing nutrient cycling patterns in the North Atlantic based on nitrate, phosphate, and silicate data.
- Studying temporal changes in ocean acidification indicators based on pH and alkalinity data.
- Investigating spatial variability of water properties in the Bay of Biscay and North Sea based on temperature and salinity profiles.
Strengths
- Data collected from nine distinct research vessels, providing multi-source validation.
- Includes 14 key chemical and physical variables relevant to carbon cycle studies.
- Coverage spans over two years (1993-1995) across multiple regions of the North Atlantic.
Limitations
- Last updated 1995-11-01; 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 sample and profile observations using CTD and bottle instruments.
- Time Range
- 1993-04-01 to 1995-11-01
- Geography
- Bay of Biscay, English Channel, North Atlantic Ocean, North Sea