From June 6 to July 5, 1987, NOAA Ship Oceanographer collected chemical and physical oceanographic data in the Coral Sea, North Pacific Ocean, Solomon Sea, and South Pacific Ocean. The data includes measurements of chlorofluorocarbons, dissolved oxygen, nitrate, phosphate, silicate, salinity, and water temperature using CTD and bottle instruments. These data were collected by S. Hayes of the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory as part of the GLODAPv2 project.
Use Cases
- Calibrating ocean carbon models based on inorganic carbon and carbon-relevant variables.
- Analyzing historical distributions of chlorofluorocarbons (CFC-11, CFC-12) in the Pacific Ocean.
- Studying nutrient cycles (nitrate, phosphate, silicate) in relation to hydrostatic pressure and temperature profiles.
- Creating benchmark estimates for future observational studies of ocean chemistry.
Strengths
- Data covers a specific one-month cruise (1987-06-06 to 1987-07-05) across multiple Pacific Ocean regions.
- Includes multiple chemical and physical variables (CFCs, dissolved oxygen, nutrients, salinity, temperature).
- Part of the GLODAPv2 project, aiming for a uniformly calibrated global ocean data product.
Limitations
- Last updated 1987-07-05 00:00:00; 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
- NOAA_NCEI
- Collection Method
- Data collected from discrete sample and profile observations using CTD and bottle instruments.
- Time Range
- 1987-06-06 to 1987-07-05
- Geography
- Coral Sea, North Pacific Ocean, Solomon Sea, South Pacific Ocean