The South Pacific Ocean is the geographic scope for this dataset of chemical and physical oceanographic measurements. It includes discrete sample and profile data for dissolved inorganic carbon, pH, alkalinity, nutrients, and temperature collected from the R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer during a 1997 cruise. The data were collected by researchers from Horn Point Laboratory and the Rosenstiel School as part of the CLIVAR Global Ocean Carbon and Repeat Hydrography Program.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean acidification trends based on dissolved inorganic carbon and pH measurements.
- Studying nutrient cycling and primary productivity based on nitrate, phosphate, and silicate data.
- Analyzing water mass properties and circulation based on salinity, temperature, and potential temperature profiles.
- Investigating particulate organic matter export based on particulate organic carbon and nitrogen measurements.
Strengths
- Includes 16 distinct chemical and physical variables, such as alkalinity, dissolved oxygen, and nutrients.
- Data collected during a dedicated research cruise (NBP-97-3) over a defined period from 1997-04-04 to 1997-05-12.
- Associated with the systematic CLIVAR Global Ocean Carbon and Repeat Hydrography Program.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data is from a single cruise in 1997, limiting temporal analysis.
Provenance
- Source
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
- Collection Method
- Data collected using CTD and bottle instruments from discrete sample and profile observations.
- Time Range
- 1997-04-04 to 1997-05-12
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-05 23:37:27.083914; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- South Pacific Ocean