Surface underway and time series coastal data collected from three vessels in the Bay of Fundy between March and October 2018. NOAA_NCEI provides measurements of air temperature, barometric pressure, and partial pressure of carbon dioxide in both atmosphere and water. Instruments used include a carbon dioxide gas analyzer and a shower head chamber equilibrator.
Use Cases
- Modeling air-sea carbon dioxide flux based on partial pressure measurements in atmosphere and water.
- Analyzing seasonal variability in coastal ocean chemistry based on time series data from March to October.
- Correlating sea surface temperature and salinity with carbon dioxide levels in the Bay of Fundy.
- Calibrating autonomous carbon dioxide measurement systems using data from specific instruments like the shower head chamber equilibrator.
Strengths
- Data collection spans a 7-month period from March to October 2018, capturing seasonal changes.
- Includes measurements from three distinct vessel platforms, suggesting spatial coverage within the Bay of Fundy.
- Measures key variables for carbon cycle studies, including pCO2 in both air and water, sea surface temperature, and salinity.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Last updated 2018-10-25 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA_NCEI
- Collection Method
- Surface underway and time series coastal observations collected from three vessels using carbon dioxide gas analyzers and equilibrators.
- Time Range
- 2018-03-28 to 2018-10-25
- Freshness
- Data collection ended on 2018-10-25.
- Geography
- Bay of Fundy, North Atlantic Ocean