Ship-Based Atmospheric and Ocean Carbon Dioxide Measurements in the Pacific, 2017

North Pacific Ocean, Philippine Sea, Solomon Sea, South Pacific Ocean, and Tasman Sea surface data collected from the M/S Trans Future 5 vessel between January 12, 2017, and January 4, 2018. The dataset includes measurements of air-sea carbon dioxide partial pressure difference, sea surface temperature and salinity, wind, humidity, and barometric pressure. Data were collected by researchers from the National Institute for Environmental Studies using carbon dioxide gas analyzers, equilibrators, and thermosalinographs.

Use Cases

• Modeling ocean-atmosphere carbon dioxide flux based on pCO2 measurements in water and air.
• Analyzing correlations between sea surface temperature, salinity, and carbon dioxide levels.
• Studying regional marine meteorology patterns based on wind speed, direction, humidity, and barometric pressure data.
• Calibrating or validating satellite-derived sea surface data with in-situ underway measurements.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific time range from 2017-01-12 to 2018-01-04.
• Includes multiple related data types: chemical (pCO2), physical (SST, SSS), and meteorological.
• Collected by named researchers (Shin-ichiro Nakaoka, Yukihiro Nojiri) from a recognized environmental institute.

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 and temporal bias inherent to the single ship's route.

Provenance

Source

National Institute for Environmental Studies, collected as part of the SOOP_Trans_Future_5_2017 lines.

Collection Method

Surface underway data collected from the M/S Trans Future 5 ship of opportunity using barometric pressure sensors, CO2 gas analyzers, equilibrators, and thermosalinographs.

Time Range

2017-01-12 to 2018-01-04

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 05 23:16:00.730061; freshness should be verified.

Geography

North Pacific Ocean, Philippine Sea, Solomon Sea, South Pacific Ocean, Tasman Sea