Surface underway chemical and physical data were collected from NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown in the North and South Atlantic Ocean from March 8 to April 17, 2010. The data include partial pressure of carbon dioxide in air and water, salinity, sea surface temperature, and barometric pressure. These measurements were collected by Rik Wanninkhof of NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory as part of the CLIVAR_A13.5_2010_Underway dataset.
Use Cases
- Calculate air-sea carbon dioxide flux based on partial pressure differences mentioned in the description
- Analyze correlations between sea surface temperature and carbon dioxide partial pressure in water
- Study spatial variability of oceanic carbon parameters across the Atlantic Ocean
- Validate or calibrate ocean carbon models based on in-situ underway measurements
Strengths
- Data collection spans a specific 40-day period from 2010-03-08 to 2010-04-17
- Includes multiple related parameters: carbon dioxide partial pressure, salinity, temperature, and barometric pressure
- Associated with a specific scientific cruise and program (CLIVAR_A13.5_2010_Underway)
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the specific Atlantic Ocean cruise track
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
- 2010-03-08 to 2010-04-17
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-05 23:43:25.521671; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- North Atlantic Ocean and South Atlantic Ocean