NOAA's Climate Program Office collected surface underway ocean measurements of fugacity of carbon dioxide, water temperature, and salinity during three R/V Thomas G. Thompson cruises. The dataset covers observations in the Atlantic and Southern Oceans from April 2019 to January 2020. It is hosted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Use Cases
- Model ocean carbon dioxide flux based on fugacity of carbon dioxide measurements.
- Analyze sea surface temperature variability across ocean basins.
- Study correlations between salinity and carbon dioxide concentrations.
- Validate satellite-derived ocean carbon data with in-situ surface underway observations.
- Assess seasonal changes in ocean chemistry across the Atlantic and Southern Oceans.
Strengths
- Data originates from three specific research vessel cruises with known EXPOCODEs.
- Measurements cover a defined time range from 2019-04-03 to 2020-01-04.
- Data is collected by a recognized authority, NOAA's Climate Program Office.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the specific cruise tracks.
Provenance
- Source
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
- Collection Method
- Surface underway observations from R/V Thomas G. Thompson cruises TN366, TN367, TN374.
- Time Range
- 2019-04-03 to 2020-01-04
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-05 22:33:56.486235; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Atlantic and Southern Oceans