NCEI Accession 0157271: Ship-Based Ocean and Atmosphere Measurements

NCEI Accession 0157271 contains surface underway data collected from the vessel Trans Future 5 across the western Pacific Ocean and adjacent seas from December 18, 2012, to January 2, 2014. The dataset includes measurements of carbon dioxide partial pressure in air and water, sea surface temperature, salinity, wind speed, and other meteorological variables. Data were collected by Yukihiro Nojiri of the National Institute for Environmental Studies using instruments like carbon dioxide gas analyzers, thermosalinographs, and barometric pressure sensors.

Use Cases

• Calculating air-sea carbon dioxide flux based on partial pressure measurements.
• Analyzing correlations between sea surface temperature and carbon dioxide concentrations.
• Studying regional meteorological patterns using wind speed, humidity, and barometric pressure data.
• Validating satellite-derived ocean surface data with in-situ salinity and temperature measurements.

Strengths

• Covers a multi-year time range from 2012-12-18 to 2014-01-02.
• Includes direct measurements of carbon dioxide partial pressure in both air and water, a key variable for flux calculations.
• Data collected across multiple specific cruise IDs, suggesting structured, repeated observations.

Limitations

• Key metadata such as row count, file size, and specific column names are unavailable across all sources.
• Conflicting last updated dates exist between platforms (2014-01-02 vs. 2026-03-05), obscuring provenance timeliness.

Provenance

Source

Yukihiro Nojiri of the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), collected from the vessel Trans Future 5.

Collection Method

Surface underway observations using barometric pressure sensors, carbon dioxide gas analyzers, shower head chamber equilibrators, and thermosalinographs.

Time Range

2012-12-18 to 2014-01-02

Freshness

2026-03-05 23:45:31.575448

Geography

Bass Strait, Coral Sea, Inland Sea (Seto Naikai), North Pacific Ocean, Philippine Sea, Solomon Sea, South Pacific Ocean, Tasman Sea