Dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, chlorofluorocarbons, nutrients, dissolved ox

The Tropical Atlantic Ocean was sampled during the R/V Meteor MT68/2 cruise from 2006-06-06 to 2006-07-09. The dataset includes discrete sample and profile observations of dissolved inorganic carbon, total alkalinity, chlorofluorocarbons, nutrients, dissolved oxygen, temperature, salinity, helium, tritium, and neon. Observations were carried out in the entire water column, from the sea floor to the sea surface.

Use Cases

• Modeling ocean carbon uptake and acidification based on dissolved inorganic carbon and total alkalinity measurements.
• Studying water mass ventilation and age based on chlorofluorocarbon, helium, tritium, and neon tracer data.
• Analyzing nutrient cycling and biological productivity based on nutrient concentration profiles.
• Investigating physical oceanographic properties and water column structure based on temperature, salinity, and dissolved oxygen profiles.

Strengths

• Data covers the entire water column from sea floor to sea surface.
• Includes multiple complementary chemical tracers (CFCs, helium, tritium, neon) for process studies.
• Specific cruise and time period (R/V Meteor MT68/2, June-July 2006) are clearly documented.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from a single cruise, limiting spatial and temporal representativeness.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Discrete sample and profile observations collected during a research cruise.

Time Range

2006-06-06 to 2006-07-09

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-06 00:21:10.331996; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Tropical Atlantic Ocean