PACIFICA project data from cruise MR98-K02 includes biological, chemical, and physical measurements collected from the MIRAI research vessel in the North and South Pacific Ocean between December 29, 1998 and February 1, 1999. The dataset contains variables such as dissolved inorganic carbon, pH, salinity, temperature, chlorophyll, and nutrients. Takeshi Kawano of JAMSTEC and Masao Ishii of the Meteorological Research Institute collected the data using CTD, Coulometer, and bottle instruments.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean carbon uptake and acidification based on dissolved inorganic carbon and pH measurements.
- Studying marine primary productivity patterns based on chlorophyll and nutrient data.
- Analyzing water mass properties and circulation based on salinity, temperature, and hydrostatic pressure profiles.
Strengths
- Data covers a specific transect in the North and South Pacific Ocean over a focused 35-day period.
- Includes multiple related parameter groups: carbon chemistry, nutrients, biological pigments, and physical properties.
- Collected as part of the international PACIFICA synthesis project supported by PICES.
Limitations
- Last updated 1999-02-01 00:00:00; 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
- Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) and Meteorological Research Institute; Geochemical Research Department
- Collection Method
- Discrete sample and profile observations using CTD, Coulometer for DIC measurement, and bottle.
- Time Range
- 1998-12-29 to 1999-02-01
- Freshness
- 1999-02-01 00:00:00
- Geography
- North Pacific Ocean and South Pacific Ocean