Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and NOAA ESRL collected surface underway chemical, meteorological, and physical data from the Nathaniel Palmer research vessel in the Indian, South Atlantic, South Pacific, and Southern Oceans from January 2001 to January 2002. The dataset includes barometric pressure, partial pressure of carbon dioxide in water, salinity, and sea surface temperature. These data were gathered using carbon dioxide gas analyzers and shower head chamber equilibrators.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean carbon flux based on partial pressure of carbon dioxide measurements.
- Analyzing sea surface temperature and salinity correlations in Southern Ocean regions.
- Studying atmospheric pressure influence on oceanic CO2 fugacity.
- Calibrating autonomous CO2 measurement instruments using the described equilibrator method.
Strengths
- Data collected over a specific one-year period from 2001-01-30 to 2002-01-13.
- Includes four distinct measured variables: barometric pressure, CO2 partial pressure, salinity, and sea surface temperature.
- Originates from a named research vessel (Nathaniel Palmer) and credited institutions (LDEO, NOAA ESRL).
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 cruise tracks.
Provenance
- Source
- Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) and NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL)
- Collection Method
- Surface underway observations using Carbon dioxide (CO2) gas analyzer and Shower head chamber equilibrator.
- Time Range
- 2001-01-30 to 2002-01-13
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-05 23:44:50.737348; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Indian Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean, South Pacific Ocean and Southern Oceans (> 60 degrees South)