North Atlantic Ocean data collected from the R/V METEOR between September 2 and September 26, 1991. The dataset includes discrete and underway measurements of partial pressure of carbon dioxide, dissolved inorganic carbon, alkalinity, temperature, salinity, nutrients, and tracers like CFCs and helium isotopes. It was collected by researchers from Universitat Kiel as part of the World Ocean Circulation Experiment Hydrographic Program.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean carbon sequestration based on partial pressure of carbon dioxide and dissolved inorganic carbon measurements.
- Analyzing water mass age and circulation patterns based on chlorofluorocarbon (CFC-11, CFC-12) and tritium tracer data.
- Calibrating satellite-derived sea surface temperature and salinity products with in-situ CTD profile data.
- Studying marine nutrient cycles using nitrate, phosphate, and silicate concentration profiles.
Strengths
- Data collection is part of the large-scale World Ocean Circulation Experiment, covering approximately 23,000 stations from 94 cruises.
- Includes a wide range of chemical, physical, and tracer variables such as alkalinity, dissolved oxygen, CFCs, and helium isotopes.
- Provides both discrete sample profiles and underway surface observations from a defined cruise period.
Limitations
- Last updated 1991-09-26 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA_NCEI
- Collection Method
- Data collected using CTD, Carbon dioxide (CO2) gas analyzer, Shower head chamber equilibrator, and bottle samples from the R/V METEOR.
- Time Range
- 1991-09-02 to 1991-09-26
- Freshness
- 1991-09-26
- Geography
- North Atlantic Ocean