MN COLIBRI: Ocean Carbon and Surface Conditions, 2010-2011
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Description
Surface underway data from the MN COLIBRI vessel includes measurements of atmospheric and aquatic carbon dioxide partial pressure, salinity, sea surface temperature, and barometric pressure. The data were collected across the North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, including the Alboran Sea and Strait of Gibraltar, from March 30, 2010, to January 2, 2011. Instruments used include a carbon dioxide gas analyzer, thermosalinographs, and a barometric pressure sensor.
Use Cases
Modeling air-sea carbon dioxide exchange based on partial pressure measurements in the atmosphere and water.
Analyzing regional ocean acidification trends using fugacity of carbon dioxide in seawater data.
Studying physical oceanographic conditions via concurrent salinity and sea surface temperature records.
Investigating meteorological influences on ocean carbon uptake using barometric pressure data.
Strengths
Data covers a wide geographic area across multiple seas and ocean basins.
Includes concurrent chemical, physical, and meteorological variables for integrated analysis.
Collected via specific, documented instruments like CO2 gas analyzers and thermosalinographs.
Limitations
Key metadata such as row count, file size, and specific column names are unavailable across all sources.