Indian Ocean CTD Cast Measurements from USS PARGO, August–September 1993

Indian Ocean data collected via CTD casts from the USS PARGO between August 26 and September 9, 1993. The dataset includes measurements for chlorophyll a, conductivity, temperature, depth, salinity, and pressure. It was submitted by Dr. James Morison of the University of Washington's Polar Science Center, Applied Physics Laboratory.

Use Cases

• Analyze vertical water column profiles based on depth, temperature, and salinity data.
• Study chlorophyll a distribution as an indicator of phytoplankton biomass.
• Investigate water mass characteristics based on conductivity and pressure measurements.
• Model oceanographic conditions for a specific time period in the Indian Ocean.

Strengths

• Data collected over a defined 15-day period from August 26 to September 9, 1993.
• Includes multiple key oceanographic variables: chlorophyll a, conductivity, temperature, depth, salinity, and pressure.
• Submitted by a named principal investigator from a recognized research institution.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 1993-09-09 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

NOAA_NCEI

Collection Method

CTD casts from the USS PARGO.

Time Range

1993-08-26 to 1993-09-09

Freshness

1993-09 00:00:00

Geography

Indian Ocean