CARINA is an international data synthesis project focused on biogeochemical investigations of the carbon system. This dataset includes discrete measurements of dissolved inorganic carbon, alkalinity, nutrients, and chlorofluorocarbons collected via CTD and bottle instruments during a 2003 cruise in the Labrador Sea and North Atlantic Ocean. The data were collected by researchers from Dalhousie University and Universität Bremen.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean carbon uptake and acidification based on dissolved inorganic carbon and pH measurements
- Analyzing nutrient cycling and water chemistry based on nitrate, phosphate, and silicate data
- Tracking anthropogenic tracers in the ocean based on chlorofluorocarbon (CFC-11, CFC-12) concentrations
- Studying water column properties and oceanographic profiles based on temperature, salinity, and dissolved oxygen data
Strengths
- Data is part of the CARINA project, an international effort to produce a merged, internally consistent dataset for biogeochemical investigations
- Includes multiple key variables for carbon system studies: dissolved inorganic carbon, alkalinity, pH, and chlorofluorocarbons
- Spatial coverage includes the Labrador Sea and North Atlantic Ocean
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 in 2003
Provenance
- Source
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
- Collection Method
- Data collected from discrete sample and profile observations using CTD and bottle instruments during cruise CARINA/06MT20030723
- Time Range
- 2003-07-23 to 2003-08-29
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-05 23:54:02.076505; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Labrador Sea and North Atlantic Ocean