CARINA/316N20060130: CTD and Bottle Profiles from the South Pacific
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Description
CARINA project data from the 2006 KN182-11 cruise provides a merged, internally consistent set of subsurface ocean measurements for biogeochemical research. Collected using CTD and bottle instruments, the dataset includes dissolved oxygen, nitrate, phosphate, silicate, salinity, and temperature profiles. This specific cruise sampled the South Pacific Ocean over a 44-day period, contributing to a larger synthesis covering the Atlantic, Arctic, and Southern Oceans.
Use Cases
Calibrating ocean carbon cycle models using hydrographic and nutrient profiles.
Studying Antarctic Intermediate Water (AAIW) properties based on salinity and temperature data.
Investigating nutrient limitation in marine ecosystems using nitrate, phosphate, and silicate measurements.
Assessing data consistency for large-scale ocean syntheses as part of the CARINA project.
Strengths
Data is part of the CARINA project, an international effort to produce a merged, internally consistent dataset for biogeochemical investigations.
Includes a specific 44-day time range (2006-01-30 to 2006-03-14) from a defined research cruise (KN182-11).
Measures multiple core oceanographic variables (e.g., DISSOLVED OXYGEN, NITRATE, SALINITY) from two instrument types (CTD and bottle).
Limitations
Column names and exact data structure are unknown, limiting immediate usability.
Conflicting institutional affiliations for one principal investigator (L. Talley is listed with both University of Rhode Island and Scripps Institution of Oceanography).
Key metadata such as row count, file size, and license information is unavailable across all platforms.
Provenance
Source
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) and University of Rhode Island/Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
Collection Method
Discrete sample and profile observations collected using CTD and bottle instruments during research cruise KN182-11.
Time Range
2006-01-30 to 2006-03-14
Freshness
Metadata was last updated on 2026-03-06 on Data.gov, but the underlying data collection ended on 2006-03-14.
Geography
South Pacific Ocean
Dataset is accessible via the Ocean Carbon and Acidification Data System (OCADS). The specific license terms are not stated.