Surface Underway Carbon Dioxide and Oceanographic Data from the North Atlantic, 2013

Coastal_CEND_05_13 data includes surface underway chemical, meteorological, and physical observations collected from the CEFAS ENDEAVOUR research vessel by David J. Pearce and Naomi Greenwood of Cefas. Measurements were taken in the Bristol Channel, English Channel, Irish Sea, St. George's Channel, and North Atlantic Ocean from April 19 to May 8, 2013. These data include partial pressure of carbon dioxide in air and water, salinity, sea surface temperature, and barometric pressure.

Use Cases

• Calculate air-sea CO2 flux based on partial pressure difference measurements.
• Analyze correlations between sea surface temperature and CO2 fugacity in coastal waters.
• Model ocean acidification trends in the North Atlantic based on in-situ pCO2 data.
• Validate satellite-derived salinity or temperature products with underway surface observations.

Strengths

• Data includes simultaneous atmospheric and aquatic CO2 partial pressure measurements, enabling flux calculations.
• Covers a specific three-week cruise (2013-04 19 to 2013-05-08) with consistent methodology.
• Collected by named scientists (David J. Pearce, Naomi Greenwood) from a recognized institution (Cefas).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Temporal coverage is limited to a single cruise in spring 2013.

Provenance

Source

Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), submitted via NOAA's Ocean Carbon and Acidification Data System (OCADS).

Collection Method

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

Time Range

2013-04-19 to 2013-05-08

Freshness

Metadata last updated 2026-03-05 22:46:23.350926; data collection occurred in 2013.

Geography

Bristol Channel, English Channel, Irish Sea, St. George's Channel, North Atlantic Ocean