NOAA Ship Bell M. Shimada collected underway surface observations of carbon dioxide partial pressure, salinity, and sea surface temperature in the U.S. West Coast California Current System from February to September 2012. Researchers from the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory gathered the data using barometric pressure sensors, CO2 gas analyzers, and thermosalinographs. The dataset provides a seven-month time series of key variables for studying ocean-atmosphere carbon exchange.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean-atmosphere carbon dioxide exchange based on partial pressure measurements.
- Analyzing seasonal variability in coastal carbon chemistry based on the 2012 time series.
- Studying relationships between sea surface temperature and carbon dioxide fugacity mentioned in the description.
- Calibrating regional carbon flux models using in-situ salinity and barometric pressure data.
Strengths
- Data collection spans a seven-month period from 2012-02-20 to 2012-09-16.
- Includes multiple related variables: carbon dioxide partial pressure, salinity, sea surface temperature, and barometric pressure.
- Collected by named researchers from a recognized oceanographic laboratory (NOAA PMEL).
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Last updated 2012-09-16 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- US DOC; NOAA; OAR; Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
- Collection Method
- Underway - surface observations using Barometric pressure sensor, Carbon dioxide (CO2) gas analyzer, Shower head chamber equilibrator, and thermosalinographs.
- Time Range
- 2012-02-20 to 2012-09-16
- Freshness
- Last updated 2012-09-16 00:00:00
- Geography
- U.S. West Coast California Current System