1971 to 1996 physical and chemical oceanographic data were collected in the North Atlantic Ocean using CTD and bottle cast instruments. The dataset was submitted by the British Oceanographic Data Center and Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory as part of the Plankton Reactivity In the Marine Environment (PRIME) project. Its presence across multiple government platforms indicates established scientific importance.
Use Cases
- Analyzing vertical profiles of seawater temperature, salinity, and pressure from CTD casts.
- Studying the relationship between chemical nutrient concentrations and plankton dynamics.
- Examining long-term trends in oceanographic conditions in the North Atlantic over a 25-year period.
- Calibrating or validating regional oceanographic models with in-situ bottle sample data.
Strengths
- Covers a substantial 25-year time period from 1971 to 1996.
- Data collection employed established oceanographic methods including CTD and bottle casts.
- Dataset is hosted by multiple authoritative platforms (NOAA Data.gov, NASA Earthdata), signaling vetting and reuse.
Limitations
- Specific column names, row counts, and file sizes are not provided by any source.
- License information and detailed authorship are unavailable.
- The most recent update date conflicts between platforms (1996-07-23 vs. 2026-03-05), suggesting metadata may not reflect new data.
Provenance
- Source
- British Oceanographic Data Center; Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory
- Collection Method
- Collected using CTD (Conductivity, Temperature, Depth) instruments and bottle casts.
- Time Range
- 1971-01-01 to 1996-07-23
- Freshness
- 2026-03-05 22:56:45.323172
- Geography
- North Atlantic Ocean