Ocean Twilight Zone: North Atlantic Carbon Cycle Data

North Atlantic data from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's Ocean Twilight Zone program, collected during a 2021 field campaign. The dataset likely contains measurements related to ocean chemistry, optics, and temperature, focusing on the twilight zone ecosystem's role in the carbon cycle and climate. The program partnered with NASA EXPORTS for sampling.

Use Cases

• Analyzing carbon transport based on ocean chemistry measurements
• Modeling light attenuation in the mesopelagic zone based on ocean optics data
• Studying temperature gradients and their effect on carbon storage based on ocean temperature profiles
• Assessing the twilight zone's role in climate regulation based on integrated biogeochemical data

Strengths

• Data originates from a major scientific institution (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
• Collection involved a partnership with a major space agency program (NASA EXPORTS)
• The dataset appears on multiple authoritative government data platforms

Limitations

• Column names and specific data structure are unknown
• Dataset size (rows, file size) is not documented on any platform
• Sources disagree on the last updated date (datagov: 2026-04-09, nasa_earthdata: 2024-07-01)

Provenance

Source

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Ocean Twilight Zone program

Collection Method

Field sampling during the Spring of 2021 in the North Atlantic

Time Range

Spring 2021

Freshness

Last updated dates conflict: 2026-04-09 (datagov) and 2024-07-01 (nasa_earthdata)

Geography

North Atlantic