NCEI Accession 0157407 contains surface underway data collected by the research vessel POLARSTERN from December 2007 to August 2008. The dataset includes measurements of atmospheric and aquatic carbon dioxide partial pressure, salinity, sea surface temperature, wind speed, and wind direction across multiple ocean basins. These data were collected by researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Groningen University, and the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean carbon uptake based on partial pressure of carbon dioxide measurements.
- Analyzing air-sea gas exchange dynamics using paired atmospheric and water CO2 fugacity data.
- Studying polar ocean biogeochemistry using salinity and sea surface temperature variables.
- Investigating meteorological influences on ocean carbon cycles using wind speed and direction data.
- Calibrating satellite-derived ocean carbon measurements with in-situ surface underway observations.
Strengths
- Data spans multiple ocean basins including the Arctic, North Atlantic, and Southern Oceans.
- Includes simultaneous chemical, meteorological, and physical variables for integrated analysis.
- Collected by a recognized research vessel (POLARSTERN) with institutional backing from multiple research organizations.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Last updated 2008-08-05 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA_NCEI
- Collection Method
- Surface underway observations using Carbon dioxide (CO2) gas analyzer and other instruments.
- Time Range
- 2007-12-03 to 2008-08-05
- Freshness
- 2008-08-05
- Geography
- Arctic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, North Greenland Sea, Norwegian Sea, South Atlantic Ocean, South Pacific Ocean, Southern Oceans (> 60 degrees South)