From January 7 to December 6, 2005, this dataset contains chemical, meteorological, and physical data collected from the ship SKOGAFOSS during four cruises in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Labrador Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. It includes measurements of partial pressure of carbon dioxide, salinity, sea surface temperature, and barometric pressure. The data were collected by researchers from the NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory as part of the VOS_Skogafoss_Lines_2005 project.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean-atmosphere carbon dioxide exchange based on partial pressure measurements.
- Analyzing spatial patterns of surface ocean carbon chemistry across the North Atlantic based on underway data.
- Studying seasonal variability in sea surface temperature and salinity in coastal and open ocean regions.
- Calibrating or validating satellite-derived sea surface temperature products with in-situ measurements.
Strengths
- Data covers a full calendar year from 2005-01-07 to 2005-12-06.
- Measurements span multiple distinct geographic regions: Gulf of St. Lawrence, Labrador Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, and Stellwagen Bank.
- Data includes multiple variable types: chemical, meteorological, physical, and underway-surface.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Last updated 2005-12-06 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
- 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 sensor, Carbon dioxide (CO2) gas analyzer, Shower head chamber equilibrator, and thermosalinographs.
- Time Range
- 2005-01-07 to 2005-12-06
- Freshness
- 2005-12-06
- Geography
- Gulf of St. Lawrence, Labrador Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary