North Atlantic Ocean chemical and physical data collected from the R/V DISCOVERY between May 11 and June 7, 1989. The dataset includes measurements of dissolved inorganic carbon, carbon dioxide partial pressure, pH, nutrients, and temperature from discrete bottle and CTD samples. It was collected by Andrew Watson of Plymouth Marine Laboratory as part of the CARINA data synthesis project.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean carbon uptake based on dissolved inorganic carbon and carbon dioxide partial pressure measurements.
- Analyzing nutrient distributions and their relationship to biological productivity based on nitrate, phosphate, and silicate data.
- Studying ocean acidification trends based on pH and carbonate system measurements.
- Calibrating satellite-derived oceanographic data using in-situ temperature and salinity profiles.
Strengths
- Data collection is part of the CARINA international synthesis project, aimed at producing an internally consistent dataset.
- Includes multiple key variables for carbon system studies, such as dissolved inorganic carbon, carbon dioxide partial pressure, and pH.
- Provides a specific temporal snapshot from a 28-day cruise in 1989.
Limitations
- Last updated 1989-06-07 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
- Discrete sample and profile observations using CTD and bottle instruments.
- Time Range
- 1989-05-11 to 1989-06-07
- Freshness
- 1989-06-07 00:00:00
- Geography
- North Atlantic Ocean