NCEI Accession 0157610 contains chemical, meteorological, and physical time series data collected from the TIME_SERIES_BATS_1994_1996 platform in the North Atlantic Ocean from 1994-01-01 to 1996-12-31. The data were collected by Nicholas Bates of the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences and include measurements of partial pressure of carbon dioxide in air and water, salinity, sea surface temperature, and wind speed. This dataset is part of the Global CO2 Time-series and Moorings Project coordinated by UNESCO's International Ocean Carbon Coordination Project.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean-atmosphere carbon dioxide flux based on partial pressure measurements.
- Analyzing correlations between sea surface temperature and carbon dioxide levels.
- Studying seasonal or interannual variability in marine carbon chemistry from time-series observations.
- Validating global carbon cycle models with in-situ North Atlantic Ocean data.
Strengths
- Data covers a continuous three-year period from 1994 to 1996.
- Includes concurrent measurements of atmospheric and oceanic carbon dioxide partial pressure.
- Part of an international project involving groups from 18 countries, suggesting standardized collection methods.
Limitations
- Last updated 1996-12-31 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (Nicholas Bates), submitted to NOAA NCEI.
- Collection Method
- Collected from time series observations using bubble type equilibrators and CO2 gas analyzers.
- Time Range
- 1994-01-01 to 1996-12-31
- Freshness
- 1996-12-31
- Geography
- North Atlantic Ocean