Dissolved inorganic carbon, water temperature, salinity and other variables collected from

Discrete sample and profile observations collected during the R/V L'Atalante BIOZAIRE III cruise in the South Atlantic Ocean from 2003-12-14 to 2004-01-07. The data include Dissolved Inorganic Carbon, water temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, stable isotopes, and nutrients. Nicolas Metzl of Sorbonne University collected these data using CTD and Niskin bottles.

Use Cases

• Modeling ocean carbon uptake based on Dissolved Inorganic Carbon (DIC) and temperature data.
• Studying water mass properties and mixing based on salinity and stable isotope (Delta Carbon-13, Delta Oxygen-18) profiles.
• Analyzing nutrient dynamics and biological productivity based on nitrate, silicate, and phosphate measurements.
• Calibrating and validating satellite-derived oceanographic data using in-situ CTD profile observations.

Strengths

• Includes multiple core oceanographic variables (DIC, temperature, salinity, oxygen, nutrients, stable isotopes) for a single research cruise.
• Data collection period is precisely defined from 2003-12-14 to 2004-01-07.
• Specific instruments used (CTD, Niskin bottles) and principal investigator (Nicolas Metzl, Sorbonne University) are documented.

Limitations

• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single cruise in the South Atlantic Ocean.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Discrete samples and profile observations collected via CTD and Niskin bottles during a research cruise.

Time Range

2003-12-14 to 2004-01-07

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-05 23:08:22.407995; freshness should be verified.

Geography

South Atlantic Ocean