Atlantic Ocean Carbon and Water Chemistry Profiles from 1994

From November 15 to December 19, 1994, this dataset contains chemical and physical profile data collected from the METEOR research vessel in the Davis Strait, Labrador Sea, and North Atlantic Ocean. It includes measurements of dissolved inorganic carbon, chlorofluorocarbons, oxygen, nutrients, and temperature, collected using CTD and bottle instruments as part of the CARINA/WOCE A01 project. The data were contributed by researchers from Dalhousie University and the University of Hamburg.

Use Cases

• Modeling ocean carbon uptake and storage based on dissolved inorganic carbon and CFC measurements.
• Analyzing historical water mass properties and circulation based on salinity, temperature, and oxygen profiles.
• Investigating nutrient cycling in the North Atlantic based on nitrate, phosphate, and silicate data.
• Calibrating or validating climate models using the internally consistent CARINA data synthesis.

Strengths

• Data is part of the CARINA international synthesis project, which produced an internally consistent dataset for biogeochemical investigations.
• Includes multiple key variables for carbon system studies, such as dissolved inorganic carbon, CFC-11, CFC-12, and delta carbon-14.
• Covers a specific cruise (06MT19941115) with a clear temporal range of over one month in late 1994.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single cruise in 1994.

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 during a research cruise.

Time Range

1994-11-15 to 1994-12-19

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 06 00:22:23.797735; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Davis Strait, Labrador Sea, North Atlantic Ocean