North Sea Carbon Dioxide and Sea Surface Measurements from October 2012

Surface underway chemical, meteorological, and physical data collected from the CEFAS ENDEAVOUR research vessel in the North Sea on October 19-20, 2012. The dataset includes measurements of partial pressure of carbon dioxide in air and water, salinity, sea surface temperature, and barometric pressure. Data were collected by David J. Pearce and Naomi Greenwood of the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) using carbon dioxide gas analyzers and equilibrators.

Use Cases

• Modeling air-sea carbon dioxide flux based on partial pressure measurements in the atmosphere and water.
• Analyzing correlations between sea surface temperature and carbon dioxide partial pressure.
• Studying short-term variability in coastal carbon chemistry based on high-frequency underway observations.
• Calibrating or validating regional ocean carbon models for the North Sea.

Strengths

• Includes simultaneous measurements of carbon dioxide in both the atmosphere and seawater, enabling flux calculations.
• Data collection occurred over a specific two-day period in October 2012, providing a focused temporal snapshot.
• Associated with a documented cruise ID (74E920121019), providing traceability.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from a very short time range (two days), limiting analysis of seasonal or long-term trends.

Provenance

Source

Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), collected via the CEFAS ENDEAVOUR vessel.

Collection Method

Surface underway observations using Carbon dioxide (CO2) gas analyzer and Shower head chamber equilibrator.

Time Range

2012-10 19 to 2012-10-20

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-05 23:11:15.446160; freshness should be verified.

Geography

North Sea