PACIFICA Ocean Carbon and Physical Parameters from the Kaiyo, 1997

PACIFICA (PACIFic ocean Interior CArbon) project data includes dissolved inorganic carbon, oxygen, nutrients, and physical parameters collected during cruise KY97-13. Takeshi Kawano of JAMSTEC and Masao Ishii of the Meteorological Research Institute gathered these discrete sample and profile observations from the North and South Pacific Ocean. Measurements were taken from the RV Kaiyo between November 29 and December 25, 1997.

Use Cases

• Modeling ocean carbon uptake and storage based on dissolved inorganic carbon measurements.
• Analyzing nutrient distributions (nitrate, phosphate, silicate) for biogeochemical studies.
• Studying ocean physics and water mass properties using temperature, salinity, and potential temperature data.
• Calibrating satellite-derived oceanographic data with in-situ bottle and CTD profile measurements.

Strengths

• Data includes multiple key ocean carbon cycle and physical parameters (DIC, oxygen, nutrients, temperature, salinity).
• Observations were collected during a dedicated research cruise (KY97-13) over a focused one-month period in 1997.
• Project was an international collaborative synthesis effort supported by PICES Section of Carbon and Climate.

Limitations

• Last updated 1997-12-25 00:00:00; 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

Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC); Meteorological Research Institute; NOAA NCEI

Collection Method

Discrete sample and profile observations using CTD, Coulometer for DIC measurement, and bottle.

Time Range

1997-11-29 to 1997-12-25

Freshness

1997-12-25

Geography

North Pacific Ocean and South Pacific Ocean