WOCE ISS03 FR05/96: CTD and Bottle Profiles from the Indian Ocean

Indian Ocean profiles collected from the FRANKLIN vessel between May 7 and May 31, 1996, include dissolved oxygen, hydrostatic pressure, nitrate, salinity, water temperature, phosphate, and silicate. The data were gathered using CTD and bottle instruments by Peter McIntosh of CSIRO as part of the World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) Hydrographic Program. This cruise contributes to a larger collection of approximately 23,000 stations from 94 WOCE cruises aimed at understanding the ocean's role in climate.

Use Cases

• Analyzing vertical profiles of water temperature and salinity to study ocean stratification.
• Investigating nutrient concentrations (nitrate, phosphate, silicate) for biogeochemical cycle modeling.
• Calibrating ocean circulation models using hydrostatic pressure and dissolved oxygen measurements.
• Studying historical ocean conditions as part of the broader WOCE climate research program.

Strengths

• Data is part of the major World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) program, a cornerstone of climate research.
• Includes multiple key oceanographic variables measured with standard instruments (CTD and bottle).
• Contributes to a large, well-documented collection of approximately 23,000 stations from 94 cruises.

Limitations

• Specific row count, column names, and file size are unknown across all sources.
• The dataset's last update date is conflicting: one source lists 2026-03-06, another lists 1996-05-31.
• License information is not provided.

Provenance

Source

Peter McIntosh of Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO)

Collection Method

Discrete sample and profile observations collected using CTD and bottle instruments.

Time Range

1996-05-07 to 1996-05-31

Freshness

2026-03-06 00:01:09.405863

Geography

Indian Ocean (from FRANKLIN vessel)