NCEI Accession 0163188 contains chemical, meteorological, and physical surface underway data collected from the cruise ship Allure Of The Seas in the Caribbean Sea, Coastal Waters of Florida, Gulf of Mexico, and North Atlantic Ocean from April 10, 2016, to January 2, 2017. The data include partial pressure of carbon dioxide in air and water, salinity, sea surface temperature, and barometric pressure, collected using a Carbon dioxide (CO2) gas analyzer. It was collected by researchers from the NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory as part of the VOS_Allure_of_the_Seas program.
Use Cases
- Modeling air-sea carbon dioxide flux based on partial pressure measurements.
- Analyzing seasonal variability of surface ocean CO2 levels based on time-series data.
- Studying correlations between sea surface temperature and carbon dioxide partial pressure.
- Validating satellite-derived ocean carbon measurements based on in-situ surface data.
Strengths
- Data covers a specific 8.5-month time period from April 10, 2016, to January 2, 2017.
- Measurements were taken across multiple ocean regions: Caribbean Sea, Coastal Waters of Florida, Gulf of Mexico, and North Atlantic Ocean.
- Data includes key variables for carbon cycle studies: partial pressure of CO2 in air and water, salinity, and sea surface temperature.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to the cruise ship's route and schedule.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
- Collection Method
- Surface underway observations using a Carbon dioxide (CO2) gas analyzer and other instruments.
- Time Range
- 2016-04-10 to 2017-01-02
- Freshness
- Last updated 2017-01-02 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Caribbean Sea, Coastal Waters of Florida, Gulf of Mexico, North Atlantic Ocean