From October 1994 to January 1996, eleven cruises aboard the R/V Thomas G. Thompson measured particle flux in the Arabian Sea. The U.S. Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS) collected data on total particle flux and fractions of organic carbon, inorganic carbon, nitrogen, silicon, and aluminum. The data is public domain and was obtained from the U.S. JGOFS website at WHOI.
Use Cases
- Modeling carbon sequestration in oceans based on particle flux measurements
- Analyzing seasonal monsoon impacts on biogeochemical cycles based on cruise timing
- Studying deep-sea particle composition based on organic and inorganic carbon fractions
- Correlating particle flux with trap depth, which ranged from 764 to 3915 meters
Strengths
- Provides seasonal coverage of annual monsoon and inter-monsoon cycles over 16 months
- Measures multiple particle fractions (organic carbon, inorganic carbon, nitrogen, silicon, aluminum)
- Includes specific trap deployment coordinates at five sites in the Arabian Sea
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. Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS)
- Collection Method
- Data collected via sediment traps deployed during research cruises.
- Time Range
- October 1994 to January 1996
- Geography
- Arabian Sea southeast of Oman, at five specific coordinate sites.