CARINA/06MT303 and WOCE_A01EW cruises collected chemical, physical, and profile data from the METEOR research vessel in the Atlantic Ocean and adjacent seas between November 15 and December 19, 1994. The dataset includes measurements of dissolved inorganic carbon, chlorofluorocarbons, helium isotopes, nutrients, and temperature. It was collected by researchers from Dalhousie University and GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel for the CARINA synthesis project.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean carbon uptake and storage based on dissolved inorganic carbon measurements
- Tracking anthropogenic tracer distribution based on chlorofluorocarbon (CFC-11, CFC-12) concentrations
- Studying ocean ventilation and water mass age based on helium isotope (delta helium-3, tritium) data
- Analyzing nutrient cycles in ocean basins based on nitrate, phosphate, and silicate measurements
- Investigating physical oceanographic properties based on salinity, temperature, and hydrostatic pressure profiles
Strengths
- Data covers a specific 35-day research cruise in 1994, providing a temporally focused snapshot
- Includes a wide range of chemical and physical variables relevant to ocean carbon studies
- Part of the CARINA international synthesis project aiming for internal consistency
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 geographic bias inherent to the specific cruise track
Provenance
- Source
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
- Collection Method
- Discrete sample and profile observations using CTD and bottle instruments
- Time Range
- 1994-11-15 to 1994-12-19
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-05 22:53:51.786040; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Davis Strait, Gulf of Guinea, Labrador Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean