The continental shelf of the US West Coast is the geographic scope for this dataset. It contains surface underway measurements of fugacity of carbon dioxide (fCO2), sea surface salinity, sea surface temperature, and other parameters collected during six NOAA Ship Bell M. Shimada cruises. The data was collected from June 17 to September 29, 2019 in support of the NOAA Ocean Acidification Program's coastal monitoring and research objectives.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in ocean carbon uptake based on fugacity of carbon dioxide (fCO2) measurements
- Study the relationship between sea surface temperature and carbon dioxide levels
- Monitor coastal ocean acidification conditions based on the described parameters
- Validate regional ocean carbon models using in-situ surface underway observations
Strengths
- Data covers a specific geographic region (US West Coast continental shelf)
- Data collection spans a defined time range (June 17 to September 29, 2019)
- Measurements are from six distinct research cruises with documented EXPOCODEs
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
- Collection Method
- Surface underway observations using shower head equilibrator, carbon dioxide gas detector and other instruments
- Time Range
- 2019-06-17 to 2019-09-29
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-05 22:35:28.569093; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Continental shelf of the US West Coast