Antarctic Oceanographic Profiles from Polarstern 1992

Temperature profiles, salinity, and nutrient data were collected during the US JGOFS Antarctic Environments Southern Ocean Process Study (AESOPS) project. Measurements were taken from the research vessel POLARSTERN in the Southern Oceans between October 2 and November 25, 1992, using bottle casts, plankton nets, and high-resolution CTD instruments. The data were submitted by the Netherlands Institute for Sea Research.

Use Cases

• Analyzing vertical temperature and salinity profiles from CTD casts.
• Studying nutrient distribution patterns in the Antarctic marine environment.
• Correlating plankton net sample data with concurrent physical oceanographic measurements.
• Investigating seasonal oceanographic changes during the austral spring of 1992.

Strengths

• Data originates from a major international oceanographic program (US JGOFS/AESOPS).
• Measurements were collected using standard oceanographic instruments (CTD, bottle casts, plankton nets).
• Provides a focused temporal snapshot of the austral spring season in the Southern Ocean.

Limitations

• Specific column names, row counts, and file sizes are not provided by any source.
• Sources conflict on the 'last updated' date, listing both 1992-11-25 and 2026-03-05.
• The dataset's license information is unknown.

Provenance

Source

Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, submitted under the US JGOFS Antarctic Environments Southern Ocean Process Study (JGOFS/AESOPS) project.

Collection Method

Collected using bottle casts, plankton nets, and high-resolution CTD casts from the R/V POLARSTERN.

Time Range

1992-10-02 to 1992-11-25

Freshness

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Geography

Southern Oceans, Antarctic and South Atlantic regions.