Arabian Sea Zooplankton and Chemistry Data from 1995

Zooplankton, chemical, and other data were collected from the R/V THOMAS G. THOMPSON in the Arabian Sea between January 9 and April 7, 1995. The dataset was created by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution as part of the Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS). It is archived by NOAA NCEI and is accessible on multiple data platforms.

Use Cases

• Analyzing zooplankton community composition and abundance in the Arabian Sea.
• Studying relationships between chemical oceanographic parameters and biological samples.
• Investigating seasonal marine biological processes during the early 1995 observation period.
• Supporting calibration and validation of marine ecosystem models for the region.

Strengths

• Data originates from a major oceanographic institution (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) and a coordinated international program (JGOFS).
• Temporal coverage is precisely defined across a nearly three-month cruise from January to April 1995.
• Cross-platform presence on NASA EarthData and Data.gov indicates established curation and accessibility.

Limitations

• Column names, row counts, and dataset size are not specified in any source description.
• Sources conflict on the last updated date, reporting both 1995-04-07 and 2026-03 05.

Provenance

Source

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS).

Collection Method

Collected using zooplankton net casts from the R/V THOMAS G. THOMPSON.

Time Range

1995-01-09 to 1995-04-07

Freshness

2026-03-05 22:28:52.602445

Geography

Arabian Sea