Trace metal measurements from the Amundsen and Ross Seas collected aboard the icebreaker Oden. The dataset likely contains distributions of dissolved and particulate metals and cellular metal stoichiometry data. Data was contributed by AMD_USAPDC and last updated in August 2008.
Use Cases
- Analyzing trace metal distributions based on dissolved and particulate forms mentioned in the description
- Studying phytoplankton metal stoichiometry based on metal/carbon ratios mentioned in the description
- Investigating climate change effects on metals biogeochemistry based on shipboard incubation studies mentioned in the description
- Modeling biogeochemical cycling of Zn, Cu, and Cd relative to carbon fluxes in the Southern Ocean based on findings mentioned in the description
Strengths
- Data focuses on a full suite of bioactive trace metals as stated in the description
- Includes measurements from both the Amundsen and Ross Seas as stated in the title
Limitations
- Last updated 2008-08-31 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
- AMD_USAPDC
- Collection Method
- Ship-based sampling aboard icebreaker Oden, likely including shipboard incubation studies.
- Geography
- Amundsen and Ross Seas, Antarctic Ocean