Arctic Ocean Atmospheric and Sea Ice Measurements from O-Buoy5

O-Buoy5 collected daily, hourly, or continuous measurements over Arctic Ocean sea ice, including ozone, carbon dioxide, bromine monoxide, wind, temperature, humidity, pressure, location, and horizon pictures. The dataset was produced by the organization SCIOPS and last updated in January 2012. Carbon dioxide data is noted as level 1 and unfiltered, while other data are final.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal trends in ozone (O3) and carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations over Arctic sea ice.
• Correlate wind speed and direction measurements with bromine monoxide (BrO) levels to study halogen activation events.
• Use latitude, longitude, and UTC time fields to map the spatial and temporal distribution of air temperature and relative humidity.
• Combine horizon pictures with pitch and roll data to assess sea ice conditions and buoy orientation.
• Investigate relationships between barometric pressure, air temperature, and other atmospheric variables in the Arctic environment.

Strengths

• Includes multiple final data products for key atmospheric variables like O3, BrO, wind, and temperature.
• Provides geospatial context with latitude and longitude coordinates for each measurement.

Limitations

• Dataset is temporally stale, with the last update occurring in January 2012.
• The carbon dioxide (CO2) data is specifically noted as level 1 and unfiltered, requiring further processing.
• Sample size, row count, and temporal coverage range are unspecified.

Provenance

Source

NASA Earthdata, provided by organization SCIOPS.

Collection Method

Collected via an O-Buoy instrument deployed on Arctic Ocean sea ice.

Freshness

Last updated on 2012-01-11.

Geography

Arctic Ocean sea ice.