Kimberley Coastal Biological Oceanography Data from October 2013 Dry Season Cruise

October 2013 dry season biological oceanographic data collected in southern Kimberley coastal waters during the WAMSI project (R.V. Solander cruise 5887). The dataset includes physical, chemical, and biological measurements such as CTD profiles, nutrient concentrations, phytoplankton and zooplankton composition, and primary production rates. It was aggregated by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Modeling primary production based on photosynthetron P vs I curves mentioned in the description
• Analyzing nutrient cycling and budgets based on dissolved and particulate nutrient data
• Studying phytoplankton community composition and its relationship to water chemistry
• Assessing zooplankton biomass and community structure from dry weight and composition data
• Investigating coastal carbon dynamics using dissolved inorganic carbon and total alkalinity measurements

Strengths

• Data was collected during a dedicated scientific cruise (R.V. Solander cruise 5887) for a specific project (WAMSI Project 2.2.2)
• Includes a multi-faceted suite of measurements covering physical, chemical, and biological oceanographic parameters
• Temporal coverage is precisely defined as October 2013, representing the dry season

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 cruise in October 2013

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Collected during a dedicated research vessel cruise (R.V. Solander cruise 5887) as part of the WAMSI project.

Time Range

October 2013

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 15:00:09.099168; freshness should be verified

Geography

Southern Kimberley coastal waters, Australia