North Atlantic Ocean Pigment and Depth Measurements from JGOFS/BATS Project

October 1993 to December 1996 data collection of pigment species, depth, and pressure from bottle and CTD casts in the North Atlantic Ocean. Measurements were conducted from the R/V WEATHERBIRD and submitted by the Bermuda Biological Station for Research. This dataset is part of the Joint Global Ocean Flux Study / Time Series Site 'BATS' (JGOFS/BATS) project.

Use Cases

• Analyze correlations between pigment species concentrations and sampling depth/pressure to understand phytoplankton community structure.
• Model vertical profiles of pigment data over time to study seasonal and interannual variability in the North Atlantic.
• Use depth and pressure measurements from CTD casts to calibrate or validate oceanographic sensor data.
• Investigate long-term trends in specific pigment species as part of the BATS time-series for climate change impact studies.

Strengths

• Time-series data collected over a 3-year and 3-month period from 1993 to 1996.
• Data originates from a well-established, authoritative oceanographic time-series program (JGOFS/BATS).
• Includes measurements from two complementary collection methods: bottle casts and CTD casts.

Limitations

• Specific sample size (row count), column details, and data granularity are unknown.
• Data is temporally stale, with collection ending over 27 years ago, limiting analysis of recent ocean states.
• Geographic coverage is limited to the specific North Atlantic region sampled by the BATS program.

Provenance

Source

Bermuda Biological Station for Research, submitted to NOAA NCEI.

Collection Method

Data collected using bottle and CTD casts from the R/V WEATHERBIRD.

Time Range

1993-10-01 to 1996-12-31

Freshness

Static dataset; collection ended on 1996-12-31.

Geography

North Atlantic Ocean (JGOFS/BATS time-series site).