Articles | Volume 2, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-2-1-2010
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-2-1-2010
11 Jan 2010
 | 11 Jan 2010

Atlantic CFC data in CARINA

R. Steinfeldt, T. Tanhua, J. L. Bullister, R. M. Key, M. Rhein, and J. Köhler

Abstract. Water column data of carbon and carbon-relevant parameters have been collected and merged into a new database called CARINA (CARbon IN the Atlantic). In order to provide a consistent data set, all data have been examined for systematic biases and adjusted if necessary (secondary quality control (QC)). The CARINA data set is divided into three regions: the Arctic/Nordic Seas, the Atlantic region and the Southern Ocean. Here we present the CFC data for the Atlantic region, including the chlorofluorocarbons CFC-11, CFC-12 and CFC-113 as well as carbon tetrachloride (CCl4). The methods applied for the secondary quality control, a crossover analyses, the investigation of CFC ratios in the ocean and the CFC surface saturation are presented. Based on the results, the CFC data of some cruises are adjusted by a certain factor or given a "poor'' quality flag.

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