NODC Accession 0109925 contains biological, chemical, meteorological, and physical data collected from the vessel EXPLORER OF THE SEAS during 2006. The data include measurements of carbon dioxide partial pressure, salinity, sea surface temperature, wind, and other variables from the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic Ocean. It was collected by Rik Wanninkhof of NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory as part of the VOS Explorer of the Seas Lines 2006 project.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean carbon uptake based on partial pressure of carbon dioxide measurements.
- Analyzing relationships between sea surface temperature and carbon dioxide levels.
- Studying regional variability in marine meteorology based on wind speed, direction, and barometric pressure.
- Calibrating satellite-derived salinity or sea surface temperature products with in-situ data.
Strengths
- Data covers multiple ocean basins (Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, North and South Atlantic) within a single year.
- Includes multiple variable types (biological, chemical, meteorological, physical) from a consistent platform.
- Collected by a named principal investigator from a recognized oceanographic laboratory (NOAA AOML).
Limitations
- Last updated 2006-12-24 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
- US DOC; NOAA; OAR; Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
- Collection Method
- Underway - surface observations using barometric pressure sensors, CO2 gas analyzers, equilibrators, and thermosalinographs.
- Time Range
- 2006-01-15 to 2006-12-24
- Freshness
- 2006-12-24 00:00:00
- Geography
- Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, North Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean