Surface underway measurements of fugacity of carbon dioxide (fCO2), sea surface temperature, and salinity were collected during seven R/V BlueFin cruises in the Tropical and North Pacific Ocean from June to November 2019. The dataset includes data from cruises BF20190611, BF20190725, BF20190811, BF20190904, BF20190928, BF20191102, and BF20191115. These measurements were collected with support from NOAA's Climate Program Office.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean carbon uptake based on surface fCO2 measurements.
- Analyzing seasonal variability in sea surface temperature and salinity in the Pacific Ocean.
- Studying ocean acidification trends based on underway carbon dioxide data.
- Correlating atmospheric and oceanic carbon dioxide levels using surface fugacity data.
Strengths
- Data covers a specific time range from 2019-06-11 to 2019-11-21.
- Includes measurements from seven distinct research cruises with documented EXPOCODE identifiers.
- Supported by NOAA's Climate Program Office, indicating institutional backing.
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
- 2019-06-11 to 2019-11-21
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-05 23:56:12.947763; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Tropical and North Pacific Ocean