PACIFICA_49RY20020620 includes dissolved inorganic carbon, alkalinity, pH, nutrients, and chlorofluorocarbons collected from discrete samples and CTD profiles in the North Pacific Ocean between June 20 and August 5, 2002. Kazuhiro Nemoto of the Japan Meteorological Agency and Masao Ishii of the Meteorological Research Institute collected the data during cruise RF02-06. The dataset was part of the PACIFICA project, an international synthesis effort for ocean interior carbon data in the Pacific Ocean.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean acidification impacts based on pH and dissolved inorganic carbon measurements
- Analyzing nutrient cycling based on nitrate, phosphate, and silicate concentrations
- Studying chlorofluorocarbon distributions as tracers for ocean circulation based on CFC-11 and CFC-12 data
- Investigating phytoplankton biomass based on chlorophyll a and phaeopigment measurements
- Calculating carbon export potential based on alkalinity and dissolved organic carbon profiles
Strengths
- Data collected during a dedicated research cruise (RF02-06) over a focused time period
- Includes multiple related chemical and physical parameters (e.g., carbon species, nutrients, temperature, salinity) for integrated analysis
- Part of a coordinated international project (PACIFICA) for data synthesis
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 temporal and geographic bias inherent to a single cruise in summer 2002
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
- Time Range
- 2002-06-20 to 2002-08-05
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-05 23:49:53.132749; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- North Pacific Ocean