Oceanographic CTD and Bottle Data from the North Pacific, February 1994

Discrete sample and profile data collected from the R/V Kaiyo in the North Pacific Ocean and Philippine Sea from February 16 to 24, 1994. The data include measurements of temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, nutrients, and other variables. These data were collected by Kei Muneyama of JAMSTEC as part of the GLODAPv2_49XK19940216 dataset.

Use Cases

• Modeling ocean circulation and water mass properties based on temperature and salinity profiles.
• Analyzing nutrient distributions (nitrate, phosphate, silicate) for biogeochemical studies.
• Calibrating or validating oceanographic models using in-situ CTD and bottle data.
• Studying dissolved oxygen levels and carbon-14 isotopes for climate research.

Strengths

• Data includes multiple key oceanographic variables: temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and nutrients.
• Collection period is precisely defined from 1994-02-16 to 1994-02-24.
• Data is associated with the authoritative GLODAPv2 compilation.

Limitations

• Last updated 1994-02-24 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), via NOAA NCEI.

Collection Method

Collected using CTD and bottle instruments from the R/V Kaiyo.

Time Range

1994-02 16 to 1994-02-24

Freshness

1994-02-24 00:00:00

Geography

North Pacific Ocean and Philippine Sea