VOS_GOSars_2011: Surface Ocean Carbon and Meteorology

North Greenland Sea, North Sea, and Norwegian Sea surface data from the G.O. SARS vessel between April and November 2011. The dataset includes measurements of air and sea temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, relative humidity, wind speed and direction, and the partial pressure of carbon dioxide in both the atmosphere and water. These observations were collected using a carbon dioxide gas analyzer and a shower head chamber equilibrator.

Use Cases

• Modeling air-sea CO2 flux based on partial pressure measurements in water and atmosphere.
• Analyzing correlations between sea surface temperature, salinity, and dissolved oxygen levels.
• Studying seasonal meteorological patterns (wind, humidity, air temperature) in northern seas.
• Calibrating autonomous carbon dioxide measurement systems against ship-based observations.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific seven-month time range from 2011-04-29 to 2011-11-01.
• Includes directly measured chemical, physical, and meteorological variables from a named research vessel.
• Cross-platform presence on NASA EarthData and Data.gov suggests established curation and importance.

Limitations

• Key metadata such as row count, file size, and license are missing from all sources.
• The specific column names and data structure are not provided, limiting immediate usability.
• Sources disagree on the exact author list order and the last updated date (2011-11-01 vs. 2026-03-05).

Provenance

Source

University of Bergen; Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research; Geophysical Institute

Collection Method

Surface underway observations from the G.O. SARS vessel using a Carbon dioxide (CO2) gas analyzer and Shower head chamber equilibrator.

Time Range

2011-04-29 to 2011-11-01

Freshness

2026-03-05 22:28:01.032925

Geography

North Greenland Sea, North Sea, Norwegian Sea