The U.S. JGOFS Arabian Sea Process Study collected data via a towed Seasoar vehicle during four cruises from November 1994 to October 1995. The cruises provided seasonal coverage of monsoon cycles southeast of Oman, measuring parameters like temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and chlorophyll-a fluorescence in the upper ocean. The data is public domain and was obtained from the U.S. JGOFS website at WHOI.
Use Cases
- Modeling upper ocean carbon cycling based on dissolved oxygen and chlorophyll-a fluorescence measurements.
- Analyzing seasonal monsoon impacts on ocean properties based on temperature and salinity data.
- Studying dissolved organic matter dynamics based on DOM fluorescence readings.
- Investigating light penetration and phytoplankton activity based on PAR and light transmission data.
Strengths
- Data covers four distinct seasonal cruises over a 16-month period.
- Cruises targeted the unique and intense carbon cycling system of the Arabian Sea.
- Parameters include multiple physical and biological oceanographic measurements.
Limitations
- Last updated 1996-01-31 23:59:59.999000; 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
- U.S. JGOFS website at WHOI.
- Collection Method
- Data collected by a towed Seasoar vehicle during four research cruises.
- Time Range
- November 1994 to October 1995.
- Geography
- Arabian Sea, southeast of Oman.