North Atlantic Ocean Hydrographic Profiles for Carbon Cycle Analysis, 2000

Hydrographic data collected from the RV PELAGIA in the North Atlantic Ocean from 2000-09 26 to 2000-10-16. The dataset includes dissolved inorganic carbon, oxygen, nutrients, temperature, and salinity, gathered using CTD and bottle instruments. Hendrik M. van Aken and Karel Bakker of NIOZ collected these data as part of the CARINA and CLIVAR/WOCE programs.

Use Cases

• Modeling ocean carbon storage and transport based on dissolved inorganic carbon measurements.
• Analyzing changes in ocean heat content based on potential temperature (theta) and salinity profiles.
• Studying nutrient cycling and primary production based on nitrate, nitrite, phosphate, and silicate data.
• Calibrating and validating global ocean circulation models based on high-quality repeat hydrography data.

Strengths

• Data collected as part of the systematic, global CLIVAR/WOCE repeat hydrography program for quantifying change.
• Includes multiple key oceanographic variables: dissolved inorganic carbon, oxygen, nutrients, temperature, and salinity.
• Specific temporal coverage from 2000-09-26 to 2000-10-16 on a defined cruise (64PE169).

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.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Discrete sample and profile observations using CTD and bottle instruments.

Time Range

2000-09-26 to 2000-10-16

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-05 23:04:05.725408; freshness should be verified.

Geography

North Atlantic Ocean