Surface Ocean CO2 and Environmental Data from Celebrity Flora Cruise in 2019

Surface underway measurements of partial pressure of carbon dioxide, temperature, salinity, and barometric pressure were collected during the Celebrity Flora cruise lines in the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Pacific Ocean. The dataset was gathered by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) from May 15 to December 1, 2019. It originates from a CO2 instrument installed on the new cruise ship designed for Galapagos Islands tours.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal trends in sea surface pCO2 across the Atlantic and Pacific transects from May to December 2019.
• Investigate correlations between partial pressure of carbon dioxide and concurrent measurements of sea surface temperature and salinity.
• Model air-sea CO2 flux using pCO2 and barometric pressure data along the ship's route through the Galapagos Islands.
• Assess spatial variability in surface ocean chemistry between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean during the cruise loops.

Strengths

• Data collection spans a 7-month period from May to December 2019.
• Measurements cover three major ocean basins: Atlantic, Caribbean, and Pacific.
• Includes specific, high-value variables for carbon cycle studies: pCO2, temperature, salinity, and barometric pressure.

Limitations

• The dataset is limited to a single year (2019) and a single vessel's track.
• Sample size, row count, and data density (e.g., measurement frequency) are unknown.
• Data is geographically biased to the specific cruise routes of the Celebrity Flora.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Collection Method

Surface underway measurements collected via a CO2 instrument installed on the cruise ship Celebrity Flora.

Time Range

2019-05-15 to 2019-12-01.

Freshness

Data collection ended on 2019-12-01.

Geography

Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Pacific Ocean, including routes around the Galapagos Islands.