Gordon Gunter Coastal Cruises: Surface Carbon and Ocean Variables

Surface underway measurements from NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter cruises in the Gulf of Mexico and North Atlantic Ocean from April to December 2013. The dataset includes partial pressure of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and water, sea surface salinity, and sea surface temperature, collected using CO2 gas analyzers and equilibrators. These data are part of the Global Coastal Carbon Data Project, focusing on carbon cycle dynamics in coastal regions.

Use Cases

• Calculating air-sea CO2 flux based on partial pressure measurements in the atmosphere and water.
• Analyzing coastal carbon cycle dynamics using underway surface carbon data.
• Correlating sea surface temperature and salinity with carbon dioxide fugacity for oceanographic models.
• Studying seasonal variability in coastal carbon parameters from time-series cruise data.

Strengths

• Data collected over a defined 8-month time range from 2013-04-18 to 2013-12-05.
• Includes direct measurements from specific instruments: CO2 gas analyzer and shower head chamber equilibrator.
• Part of the structured Global Coastal Carbon Data Project, indicating a curated collection framework.

Limitations

• Column names and exact data structure are unknown, limiting immediate analytical utility.
• Conflicting 'last updated' metadata between platforms (2013-12 05 vs. 2026-03-05).
• No row count, file size, or license information is provided in any source.

Provenance

Source

NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML)

Collection Method

Surface underway observations collected during NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter research cruises.

Time Range

2013-04-18 to 2013-12-05

Freshness

2026-03-05 22:33:48.511143

Geography

Gulf of Mexico, North Atlantic Ocean