Surface underway chemical, meteorological, and physical data were collected from NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter in the Caribbean Sea, Coastal Waters of Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Gulf of Mexico, and North Atlantic Ocean from March 24 to November 12, 2011. Denis Pierrot, Kevin F. Sullivan, and Rik Wanninkhof of NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) collected these data as part of the Global Coastal Carbon Data Project. The dataset includes measurements of air-sea difference in partial pressure of carbon dioxide, barometric pressure, partial pressure of carbon dioxide in atmosphere and water, salinity, and sea surface temperature.
Use Cases
- Modeling coastal carbon cycles based on partial pressure of carbon dioxide measurements.
- Analyzing air-sea gas exchange dynamics based on air-sea difference in partial pressure of carbon dioxide.
- Studying ocean acidification trends based on sea surface temperature and salinity data.
- Correlating meteorological conditions with carbon dioxide levels based on barometric pressure data.
Strengths
- Data collected over a defined period from 2011-03-24 to 2011-11-12.
- Measurements cover multiple coastal regions including the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea.
- Data collected by NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) researchers.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
- Collection Method
- Data collected from surface underway observations using Carbon dioxide (CO2) gas analyzer and Shower head chamber equilibrator.
- Time Range
- 2011-03-24 to 2011-11-12
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-05 23:46:10.393250; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Caribbean Sea, Coastal Waters of Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Gulf of Mexico, North Atlantic Ocean