A database of marine macronutrient, temperature and salinity measurements made around the highly productive island of South Georgia, the Scotia Sea and the Antarctic Peninsula between 1980 and 2009

Whitehouse, Michael J.; Hendry, Katharine R.; Tarling, Geraint A.; Thorpe, Sally E.; ten Hoopen, Petra

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-211-2023

Articles | Volume 15, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-211-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-211-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 15, issue 1

Data description paper

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12 Jan 2023

Data description paper |

| 12 Jan 2023

A database of marine macronutrient, temperature and salinity measurements made around the highly productive island of South Georgia, the Scotia Sea and the Antarctic Peninsula between 1980 and 2009

Michael J. Whitehouse, Katharine R. Hendry, Geraint A. Tarling, Sally E. Thorpe, and Petra ten Hoopen

Data sets

Macronutrient, temperature and salinity measurements made around the island of South Georgia and the wider Scotia Sea, the Antarctic Peninsula, and in the Bellingshausen Sea between 1980 and 2009 M. J. Whitehouse, K. R. Hendry, G. A. Tarling, S. E. Thorpe, and P. ten Hoopen https://doi.org/10.5285/4014370F-8EB2-492B-A5F3-6DC68BF12C1E

Short summary

We present a database of Southern Ocean macronutrient, temperature and salinity measurements collected on 20 oceanographic cruises between 1980 and 2009. Vertical profiles and underway surface measurements were collected year-round as part of an integrated ecosystem study. Our data provide a novel view of biogeochemical cycling in biologically productive regions across a critical period in recent climate history and will contribute to a better understanding of the drivers of primary production.