Surface Ocean Carbon and Physical Variables from the California Current, Summer 2011

From June 27 to August 31, 2011, this dataset contains underway surface observations of carbon dioxide partial pressure, salinity, temperature, and barometric pressure collected from the NOAA Ship Bell M. Shimada in the U.S. West Coast California Current System. The data were collected by researchers from the NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory using instruments including a carbon dioxide gas analyzer and thermosalinographs.

Use Cases

• Modeling air-sea carbon dioxide flux based on partial pressure measurements mentioned in the description
• Analyzing seasonal coastal ocean chemistry patterns based on salinity and temperature data
• Studying correlations between atmospheric pressure and sea surface conditions in the California Current
• Calibrating or validating regional ocean carbon models based on in-situ surface observations

Strengths

• Data covers a specific two-month research cruise from June 27 to August 31, 2011
• Includes multiple concurrent variables: carbon dioxide, salinity, temperature, and barometric pressure
• Collected by named researchers from a recognized oceanographic laboratory (NOAA PMEL)

Limitations

• Last updated 2011-08-31 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

NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL)

Collection Method

Underway surface observations from a research vessel using barometric pressure sensors, CO2 gas analyzers, and thermosalinographs.

Time Range

2011-06-27 to 2011-08-31

Freshness

2011-08-31 00:00:00

Geography

U.S. West Coast California Current System