North Atlantic Phytoplankton and Ocean Chemistry Data from JGOFS, 1978-1980

Phytoplankton and oceanographic data collected during three research cruises in the North Atlantic Ocean from 1978 to 1980. The data were gathered by the Atlantic Oceanographic Meteorological Laboratory as part of the Joint Global Ocean Flux Study. It includes measurements of temperature, salinity, oxygen, nutrients, organic matter, pigments, chlorophyll-A, phaeophytin, productivity, and photosynthesis light curves.

Use Cases

• Modeling primary productivity based on photosynthesis light curves and chlorophyll-A measurements.
• Analyzing nutrient cycles and their relationship to phytoplankton biomass based on nutrient and pigment data.
• Studying the role of organic matter in marine ecosystems based on organic matter parameter measurements.
• Investigating temporal and spatial variability in ocean chemistry based on temperature, salinity, and oxygen data from multiple cruises.

Strengths

• Data collected as part of the established Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS) program.
• Includes multiple related parameters: biological, nutrient, and physical oceanography measurements.
• Covers three distinct research projects (ROME I, ROME II, SUW) across a 2+ year time range.

Limitations

• Last updated 1980-05-05 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 National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), submitted by Carol Reese from OCD NOAA.

Collection Method

Collected using net and other instruments from NOAA Ship RESEARCHER and R/V ENDEAVOR.

Time Range

1978-02 15 to 1980-05-05

Freshness

Historical data; collection ended in 1980.

Geography

North Atlantic Ocean