PACIFICA_49TA20020416 includes chemical, physical, and profile data collected from the TANKAI-MARU in the North Pacific Ocean from 2002-04-16 to 2002-04-25. The data include dissolved inorganic carbon, hydrostatic pressure, nitrate+nitrite, phosphate, salinity, silicate, and water temperature. These data were collected by Tsuneo Ono of the National Research Institute of Fisheries Science using CTD, Coulometer, and bottle instruments.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean carbon sequestration based on dissolved inorganic carbon measurements.
- Analyzing nutrient distributions based on nitrate+nitrite, phosphate, and silicate concentrations.
- Studying physical oceanographic conditions based on hydrostatic pressure, salinity, and water temperature profiles.
- Calibrating biogeochemical models for the North Pacific based on discrete sample data.
Strengths
- Data collected during a specific cruise (PACIFICA_49TA20020416/TK0204) from 2002-04-16 to 2002-04-25.
- Includes multiple key oceanographic parameters: dissolved inorganic carbon, nutrients, salinity, and temperature.
- Part of an international collaborative project (PACIFICA) supported by PICES S-CC.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data is from a single cruise in April 2002; temporal and spatial coverage is limited.
Provenance
- Source
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
- Collection Method
- Discrete sample and profile observations using CTD, Coulometer for DIC measurement, and bottle instruments.
- Time Range
- 2002-04-16 to 2002-04-25
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-05 23:44:04.982748; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- North Pacific Ocean