NCEI 0157291: Carbon Dioxide Fugacity and Sea Surface Data from Explorer of the Seas

NCEI Accession 0157291 contains surface underway measurements of carbon dioxide fugacity, salinity, and sea surface temperature collected aboard the EXPLORER OF THE SEAS research vessel. The data were gathered in the Caribbean Sea, Coastal Waters of Florida, Gulf of Mexico, and North Atlantic Ocean during seven distinct cruises from January 4 to February 15, 2015. Measurements were taken using a Carbon dioxide (CO2) gas analyzer and other instruments, focusing on air-sea differences in carbon dioxide partial pressure.

Use Cases

• Analyzing air-sea carbon dioxide flux based on partial pressure differences.
• Studying ocean acidification trends using in-situ pCO2 measurements.
• Correlating sea surface temperature with carbon dioxide fugacity in coastal and open ocean regions.
• Validating satellite-derived sea surface salinity and temperature products with shipboard data.

Strengths

• Data collection spans seven distinct cruise legs over a focused six-week period in 2015.
• Includes direct, instrument-derived measurements of carbon dioxide fugacity in both air and water.
• Covers multiple distinct geographic regions: Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Coastal Florida, and North Atlantic Ocean.

Limitations

• Column names and dataset size (rows, file size) are not provided by any source, limiting technical assessment.
• Conflicting 'last updated' metadata exists between platforms (2015-02-15 vs. 2026-03-05).
• License information is not provided, restricting clarity on reuse permissions.

Provenance

Source

Rik Wanninkhof and Denis Pierrot of NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML).

Collection Method

Surface underway observations collected using a Carbon dioxide (CO2) gas analyzer and other instruments aboard the R/V EXPLORER OF THE SEAS.

Time Range

2015-01-04 to 2015-02-15

Freshness

2026-03-05 22:32:46.534758

Geography

Caribbean Sea, Coastal Waters of Florida, Gulf of Mexico, North Atlantic Ocean