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CARIACO Ocean Time-Series data collected in the Cariaco Basin since 1995

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This collection includes surface primary production (carbon fixation rates by photosynthesis of planktonic algae), regional hydrography, physical forcing variables (such as the wind), and the settling flux of particulate organic carbon, measured in the Cariaco Basin as part of the Carbon Retention In A Colored Ocean Project (CARIACO) Ocean Time-Series Program.
  • Cite as: Scranton, Mary; Taylor, G. T.; Varela, Ramón; Astor, Yrene; Muller-Karger, Frank; Lorenzoni, Laura; McIntyre, Michelle (2001). CARIACO Ocean Time-Series data collected in the Cariaco Basin since 1995. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/CARIACO. Accessed [date].
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Distributor NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Dataset Point of Contact NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Time Period 1995-08-11 to Present
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -67
East: -64
South: 10
North: 12
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • CARIACO Ocean Time-Series Program
  • Muller-Karger, F. E., Astor, Y. M., Benitez-Nelson, C. R., Buck, K. N., Fanning, K. A., Lorenzoni, L., Montes, E., Rueda-Roa, D. T., Scranton, M. I., Tappa, E., Taylor, G. T., Thunell, R. C., Troccoli, L., & Varela, R. (2019). The Scientific Legacy of the CARIACO Ocean Time-Series Program. Annual Review of Marine Science, 11(1), 413–437. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-marine-010318-095150
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2001-04-16
  • revision: 2026-02-13
  • creation: 1997
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Ongoing - data is continually being updated
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
Purpose To help elucidate the connection between forcing mechanisms, processes in the water column and how they are translated into the sedimentary record.
Use Limitations
  • accessLevel: public
  • Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.
Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Scranton, Mary; Taylor, G. T.; Varela, Ramón; Astor, Yrene; Muller-Karger, Frank; Lorenzoni, Laura; McIntyre, Michelle (2001). CARIACO Ocean Time-Series data collected in the Cariaco Basin since 1995. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/CARIACO. Accessed [date].
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Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords Provider Keywords
  • Acetate
  • Ciliated Protists
  • Dark carbon fixation rate
  • Dissolved Iron
  • Dissolved Manganese
  • Flagellated Protists
  • Heterotrophic Bacterial Production
  • Incorporation_Acetate Uptake rate constant
  • Methanogenic Archaea
  • Particulate Elemental Sulfur
  • Phytoplankton density
  • Phytoplankton taxonomy
  • Phytoplankton- count
  • Primary production
  • Prokaryotes Total
  • Propionate
  • Respiration_Acetate Uptake rate constant
  • Total zero valent Sulfur
  • Total_Acetate uptake rate constant
  • Viral-Like Particles (VLP)
  • Zooplankton biomass- ash
  • Zooplankton biomass- dry weight
  • Zooplankton taxonomy and abundance
Data Center keywords NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
Platform keywords NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes
Instrument keywords NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords Provider Instruments
  • Bongo Plankton Net
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Provider Place Names
  • Cariaco Basin
  • Cariaco Basin off northeast Venezuela
  • Southeastern Caribbean Sea
Project keywords NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Originator Project Names
  • Fondo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnologia e Innovacion (FONACIT)
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
  • National Science Foundation (NSF)
Provider Project Names
  • Fondo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnologia e Innovacion (FONACIT)
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
  • National Science Foundation (NSF)
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Keywords Send2NCEI Submission Package ID
  • 02H84D
  • 58H31G
  • 5A3LD2
  • A467XD
  • BHHB6E
  • G45YGN
  • TD1GWA
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Scranton, Mary; Taylor, G. T.; Varela, Ramón; Astor, Yrene; Muller-Karger, Frank; Lorenzoni, Laura; McIntyre, Michelle (2001). CARIACO Ocean Time-Series data collected in the Cariaco Basin since 1995. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/CARIACO. Accessed [date].
Access Constraints
  • Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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Processing Steps
  • 2001-04-16T04:00:00Z - NCEI Accession 0000340 v1.1 was published.
  • 2002-06-17T13:29:03Z - NCEI Accession 0000732 v1.1 was published.
  • 2002-06-19T18:21:01Z - NCEI Accession 0000737 v1.1 was published.
  • 2002-11-19T19:40:22Z - NCEI Accession 9700238 v1.1 was published.
  • 2002-11-19T19:40:22Z - NCEI Accession 9800045 v1.1 was published.
  • 2002-11-19T19:40:22Z - NCEI Accession 9900202 v1.1 was published.
  • 2003-04-21T12:00:48Z - NCEI Accession 0000989 v1.1 was published.
  • 2003-07-02T11:27:08Z - NCEI Accession 0001078 v1.1 was published.
  • 2004-02-18T15:14:05Z - NCEI Accession 0001345 v1.1 was published.
  • 2005-03-08T18:55:04Z - NCEI Accession 0002057 v1.1 was published.
  • 2005-08-05T17:14:07Z - NCEI Accession 0002316 v1.1 was published.
  • 2005-12-29T19:44:04Z - NCEI Accession 0002481 v1.1 was published.
  • 2007-04-25T16:38:10Z - NCEI Accession 0014920 was revised and v2.2 was published.
  • 2009-08-12T12:41:54Z - NCEI Accession 0056729 v1.1 was published.
  • 2010-08-16T10:52:19Z - NCEI Accession 0066503 was revised and v2.2 was published.
  • 2010-12-02T12:41:03Z - NCEI Accession 0069000 v1.1 was published.
  • 2012-06-28T12:22:03Z - NCEI Accession 0092235 v1.1 was published.
  • 2013-03-15T10:46:15Z - NCEI Accession 0000340 was revised and v1.2 was published.
  • 2013-03-19T18:13:13Z - NCEI Accession 9700238 was revised and v1.2 was published.
  • 2013-06-03T15:01:58Z - NCEI Accession 0107209 v1.1 was published.
  • 2013-10-29T18:29:10Z - NCEI Accession 0038513 v1.1 was published.
  • 2013-10-29T19:37:07Z - NCEI Accession 0013170 v1.1 was published.
  • 2013-10-30T14:36:08Z - NCEI Accession 0002797 v1.1 was published.
  • 2015-12-16T19:44:07Z - NCEI Accession 0139312 v1.1 was published.
  • 2015-12-23T17:14:44Z - NCEI Accession 0121284 v1.1 was published.
  • 2016-05-17T17:51:56Z - NCEI Accession 0119359 v1.1 was published.
  • 2016-05-17T17:52:00Z - NCEI Accession 0147704 v1.1 was published.
  • 2017-07-14T00:36:22Z - NCEI Accession 0164194 v1.1 was published.
  • 2017-08-01T18:34:17Z - NCEI Accession 0164194 was revised and v2.2 was published.
  • 2019-06-24T21:16:22Z - NCEI Accession 0189595 v1.1 was published.
  • 2019-08-03T02:01:28Z - NCEI Accession 0191567 v1.1 was published.
  • 2019-08-03T02:01:39Z - NCEI Accession 0191571 v1.1 was published.
  • 2019-08-28T22:17:22Z - NCEI Accession 0191401 v1.1 was published.
  • 2019-09-09T20:36:19Z - NCEI Accession 0201747 v1.1 was published.
  • 2021-10-15T02:35:24Z - NCEI Accession 0014920 v1.1 was published.
  • 2021-10-15T02:35:24Z - NCEI Accession 0066503 v1.1 was published.
  • 2022-01-03T15:19:00Z - NCEI Accession 0002316 was revised and v1.2 was published.
  • 2023-02-16T08:19:56Z - NCEI Accession 9800045 was revised and v1.2 was published.
  • 2023-02-16T14:03:53Z - NCEI Accession 9900202 was revised and v1.2 was published.
  • 2026-01-05T16:08:27Z - NCEI Accession 0000732 was revised and v1.2 was published.
  • 2026-01-05T16:10:27Z - NCEI Accession 0000737 was revised and v1.2 was published.
  • 2026-01-23T03:48:18Z - NCEI Accession 0002057 was revised and v1.2 was published.
  • 2026-02-10T17:44:10Z - NCEI Accession 0002316 was revised and v1.3 was published.
  • 2026-02-13T16:16:25Z - NCEI Accession 0002481 was revised and v1.2 was published.
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Processing Steps
  • 2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.
Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument
  • bottle
  • CHN Analyzer
  • chromatograph
  • conductivity sensor
  • CTD
  • fluorometer
  • GPS
  • laboratory analysis
  • microscope
  • net - zooplankton net
  • Niskin bottle
  • nutrient autoanalyzer
  • oxygen sensor
  • pressure gauge
  • salinometer
  • scintillation counter
  • sediment sampler - grab
  • spectrophotometer
  • temperature probe
  • temperature sensor
Platform
  • B/O HERMANO GINES
Last Modified: 2026-03-19T14:31:51Z
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