Transatlantic Equatorial Cruise I Oceanographic Measurements

The dataset contains interdisciplinary measurements from the TRATLEQ1 cruise, focusing on upwelling in the tropical Atlantic. It is the first program to cover a complete equatorial section from east to west and surface to bottom, collecting physical, chemical, biogeochemical, and biological data. The cruise contributed to multiple international research projects including GEOMAR OCEANS, EU TRIATLAS, and BMBF SPACES.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the relationship between physical forcing and biological production in tropical Atlantic upwelling zones.
• Modeling chemical cycles and carbon export pathways across a full equatorial transect.
• Studying plankton community structure in relation to ocean temperature and salinity gradients.
• Investigating the current system's role in setting background conditions for biogeochemical processes.

Strengths

• Provides the first measurement program covering a whole equatorial section from eastern to western boundary and surface to bottom.
• Integrates interdisciplinary data covering physical, chemical, biogeochemical, and biological parameters.

Limitations

• Specific column names, row counts, and dataset size are not provided by any source.
• Sources conflict on license information: one specifies 'other-license-specified', while another lists 'None'.

Provenance

Source

GEOMAR research program OCEANS, with contributions to EU TRIATLAS and BMBF SPACES projects.

Collection Method

Interdisciplinary cruise measurements.

Time Range

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Freshness

2026-03-12 21:05:01.688021

Geography

Tropical Atlantic, covering a full equatorial section from the eastern to the western boundary.