Surface underway observations collected from NOAA Ship KA'IMIMOANA in the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, North Pacific Ocean, and South Pacific Ocean from February to August 2005. The data include partial pressure of carbon dioxide in air and water, salinity, sea surface temperature, and barometric pressure. It was collected by researchers from the NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory as part of four distinct cruise legs.
Use Cases
- Modeling air-sea carbon dioxide flux based on partial pressure differences.
- Analyzing correlations between sea surface temperature and carbon dioxide concentrations.
- Studying spatial and temporal variability of surface ocean chemistry in the Pacific.
- Calibrating or validating satellite-derived ocean carbon or salinity products.
Strengths
- Data covers a specific time series from February to August 2005.
- Includes multiple related chemical and physical variables measured simultaneously.
- Collected by a recognized research institution (NOAA PMEL) on dedicated research cruises.
Limitations
- Row count and file size are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Last updated 2005-08-10 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA_NCEI
- Collection Method
- Surface underway observations using barometric pressure sensors, carbon dioxide gas analyzers, and thermosalinographs.
- Time Range
- 2005-02-18 to 2005-08-10
- Freshness
- 2005-08-10 00:00:00
- Geography
- Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, North Pacific Ocean, South Pacific Ocean