Coastal Carbon Dioxide and Sea Surface Measurements from NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown

Surface underway data from NOAA Ship RONALD H. BROWN covers coastal waters of Florida, the Florida Keys and Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuaries, the Gulf of Mexico, the North Atlantic Ocean, and Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary from July to August 2012. The dataset includes measurements of the partial pressure of carbon dioxide in both the atmosphere and water, salinity, sea surface temperature, and barometric pressure. These data were collected using a Carbon dioxide (CO2) gas analyzer by researchers from NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory.

Use Cases

• Calculating air-sea carbon dioxide flux based on partial pressure differences.
• Analyzing spatial patterns of ocean acidification drivers in coastal waters.
• Correlating sea surface temperature and salinity with carbon dioxide concentrations.
• Validating regional carbon cycle models for the Gulf of Mexico and North Atlantic.

Strengths

• Data collection is attributed to specific principal investigators and a NOAA laboratory.
• Geographic scope is precisely defined across multiple distinct marine regions and sanctuaries.
• Temporal coverage is explicitly defined from 2012-07-21 to 2012-08-13.

Limitations

• Column names and the exact number of data rows are not provided by any source.
• Conflicting last updated dates (2012-08-13 vs. 2026-03-05) suggest potential metadata inconsistency.
• License information is absent from all provided platform descriptions.

Provenance

Source

US DOC; NOAA; OAR; Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory

Collection Method

Surface underway observations using Carbon dioxide (CO2) gas analyzer and other instruments.

Time Range

2012-07-21 to 2012-08-13

Freshness

2026-03-05 23:18:50.650297

Geography

Coastal Waters of Florida, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary, Gulf of Mexico, North Atlantic Ocean, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary