Discrete sample and profile data collected from the R/V Tyro in the North Atlantic Ocean between July 1 and July 12, 1990. The data include dissolved inorganic carbon, dissolved oxygen, nutrients, salinity, and water temperature, collected using CTD and bottle instruments by Hendrik M. van Aken and Michel Stoll of NIOZ. This dataset is part of the CARINA (CARbon dioxide IN the Atlantic Ocean) international synthesis project for biogeochemical investigations.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean carbon uptake based on dissolved inorganic carbon and hydrographic data.
- Analyzing nutrient distributions (nitrate, phosphate, silicate) for marine productivity studies.
- Calibrating oceanographic models using concurrent measurements of salinity, temperature, and dissolved oxygen.
- Studying water mass properties and circulation using tritium and potential temperature profiles.
Strengths
- Data is part of the CARINA project, an international effort to produce a merged, internally consistent dataset for biogeochemical investigations.
- Includes multiple co-located chemical and physical variables (e.g., dissolved inorganic carbon, nutrients, temperature, salinity) from a single cruise.
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 and temporal bias inherent to a single 12-day cruise in July 1990.
Provenance
- Source
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; collected by Hendrik M. van Aken and Michel Stoll of NIOZ.
- Collection Method
- Data collected from discrete sample and profile observations using CTD and bottle instruments during cruise CARINA/64TR19900701.
- Time Range
- 1990-07-01 to 1990-07-12
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-05 23:30:45.542222; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- North Atlantic Ocean