Surface Underway Carbon Dioxide and Oceanographic Data from the English Channel, 2013

From July 11 to 23, 2013, this dataset contains surface underway chemical, meteorological, and physical observations collected from the CEFAS ENDEAVOUR research vessel in the English Channel and North Sea. The data include partial pressure of carbon dioxide in air and water, salinity, sea surface temperature, and barometric pressure, measured using carbon dioxide gas analyzers and equilibrators. It was collected by researchers from the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) and is associated with cruise ID 74E920130711.

Use Cases

• Calculate air-sea CO2 flux based on partial pressure differentials mentioned in the description.
• Analyze correlations between sea surface temperature and carbon dioxide solubility from the collected variables.
• Model coastal carbon dynamics in the English Channel and North Sea using the underway surface data.
• Validate satellite-derived sea surface salinity or temperature products with in-situ measurements.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific 13-day period in July 2013, providing a focused temporal snapshot.
• Includes multiple related variables: CO2 partial pressure in air and water, salinity, temperature, and barometric pressure.
• Specifies the instruments used (CO2 gas analyzer and shower head chamber equilibrator), indicating methodological clarity.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), via NOAA.

Collection Method

Surface underway observations collected from the research vessel CEFAS ENDEAVOUR.

Time Range

2013-07-11 to 2013-07 23

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-05 23:03:25.589742; freshness should be verified.

Geography

English Channel and North Sea.