Southern Ocean Carbon Dioxide and Sea Surface Measurements from 2002-2003

Surface underway data from the LAURENCE M. GOULD research vessel in the South Atlantic, South Pacific, and Southern Oceans (>60°S) from December 2002 to November 2003. The dataset includes measurements of barometric pressure, partial pressure of carbon dioxide in water, salinity, and sea surface temperature. Data were collected by researchers from Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory using CO2 gas analyzers and equilibrators.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanic carbon dioxide uptake based on partial pressure (fugacity) measurements.
• Analyzing sea surface temperature and salinity correlations in the Southern Ocean.
• Studying seasonal variations in barometric pressure and surface ocean conditions.
• Calibrating autonomous carbon dioxide measurement systems for underway observations.

Strengths

• Data collected over a nearly one-year period from 2002-12-29 to 2003-11 30.
• Specific instrument types are documented: Carbon dioxide (CO2) gas analyzer and Shower head chamber equilibrator.
• Geographic scope covers three major ocean basins in the Southern Hemisphere.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) and NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL).

Collection Method

Surface underway observations from the research vessel LAURENCE M. GOULD.

Time Range

2002-12-29 to 2003-11-30

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-05 23:04:54.800029; freshness should be verified.

Geography

South Atlantic Ocean, South Pacific Ocean, Southern Oceans (> 60 degrees South)