Chemical and physical oceanographic data collected from the JAMES CLARK ROSS research vessel in the South Atlantic, South Pacific, and Southern Oceans from November to December 1992. The dataset includes dissolved inorganic carbon, dissolved oxygen, nutrients, temperature, and salinity, collected using CTD and bottle instruments. It was collected by researchers from Newcastle University and the University of East Anglia as part of the World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) Hydrographic Program.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean carbon uptake based on dissolved inorganic carbon and nutrient measurements.
- Analyzing water mass properties and circulation based on temperature, salinity, and pressure profiles.
- Studying biogeochemical cycles in polar oceans based on nitrate, phosphate, and silicate data.
Strengths
- Data collected as part of the major international World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE).
- Includes multiple key oceanographic variables (e.g., DIC, oxygen, nutrients, temperature, salinity) from a single cruise.
- Covers a specific time period (1992-11-01 to 1992-12-08) and geographic region (Southern Oceans >60 degrees South).
Limitations
- Last updated 1992-12-08; 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
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), originally from N.J.P. Owens and Andrew Watson.
- Collection Method
- Discrete sample and profile observations using CTD and bottle instruments.
- Time Range
- 1992-11-01 to 1992-12-08
- Freshness
- 1992-12-08 00:00:00
- Geography
- South Atlantic Ocean, South Pacific Ocean, Southern Oceans (> 60 degrees South)