North Pacific Ocean and South Pacific Ocean measurements collected during a cruise from April to June 1994. The dataset includes dissolved inorganic carbon, alkalinity, pH, salinity, temperature, nutrients, and chlorophyll a. Data were collected by researchers from the National Institute for Resources and Environment as part of the PACIFICA project.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean carbon uptake and acidification based on dissolved inorganic carbon and alkalinity measurements
- Analyzing nutrient distributions and phytoplankton activity based on nitrate, phosphate, silicate, and chlorophyll a data
- Studying physical-chemical relationships in seawater based on concurrent temperature, salinity, and hydrostatic pressure profiles
Strengths
- Data covers a specific cruise across the North and South Pacific Ocean from 1994-04-13 to 1994-06-11
- Includes multiple related chemical and physical parameters measured concurrently
- Part of an international collaborative synthesis project (PACIFICA) supported by PICES
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Last updated 1994-06-11 00:00:00; freshness should be verified
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- National Institute for Resources and Environment; NOAA_NCEI
- Collection Method
- Discrete sample and profile observations using CTD, Coulometer for DIC measurement, and bottle
- Time Range
- 1994-04-13 to 1994-06-11
- Geography
- North Pacific Ocean and South Pacific Ocean