Physical, chemical, and biological profile data were collected via bottle and CTD casts aboard the R/V Hermano Gines in the Cariaco Basin. The data were submitted by the University of South Florida in St. Petersburg and support the multi-institutional CARIACO program. Measurements were taken from June 14, 2005, to February 7, 2006, off the coast of Venezuela.
Use Cases
- Modeling carbon retention in coastal oceans based on the program's stated focus.
- Analyzing seasonal changes in water column properties based on the eight-month time series.
- Studying the relationship between physical, chemical, and biological parameters in an anoxic basin.
- Calibrating satellite ocean color data with in-situ biological profile measurements.
Strengths
- Data collected as part of the long-term, multi-institutional CARIACO program.
- Includes physical, chemical, and biological parameters from a specific, well-studied basin.
- Covers an eight-month time series from June 2005 to February 2006.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Last updated 2006-02-07 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Fundacion La Salle (Venezuela), submitted by University of South Florida, archived at NOAA NCEI.
- Collection Method
- Data collected using bottle and CTD casts from the vessel HERMANO GINES.
- Time Range
- June 14, 2005 - February 7, 2006
- Freshness
- 2006-02-07 00:00:00
- Geography
- Cariaco Basin, Caribbean Sea, continental shelf of Venezuela