NODC Accession 0112324 includes surface underway and time series data collected from the NATHANIEL B. PALMER and ROGER REVELLE research vessels in the South Atlantic and South Pacific Oceans from 1994-11-01 to 1998-04-30. The data were collected by Taro Takahashi of Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory as part of multiple research cruises. These data include measurements of barometric pressure, partial pressure of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and water, salinity, and sea surface temperature.
Use Cases
- Modeling air-sea carbon dioxide flux based on partial pressure measurements.
- Analyzing temporal trends in surface ocean pCO2 from time-series observations.
- Correlating sea surface temperature with carbon dioxide partial pressure.
- Studying spatial variability of carbon parameters across the South Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Strengths
- Data spans a multi-year period from 1994-11-01 to 1998-04-30.
- Includes concurrent measurements of atmospheric and aquatic carbon dioxide partial pressure.
- Part of the international Global CO2 Time-series and Moorings Project coordinated by UNESCO IOCCP.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Last updated 1998-04-30; freshness should be verified.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Taro Takahashi, Columbia University; Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
- Collection Method
- Surface underway and time series observations using bubble type equilibrators, CO2 gas analyzers, and other instruments on research vessels.
- Time Range
- 1994-11-01 to 1998-04-30
- Freshness
- 1998-04-30
- Geography
- South Atlantic Ocean and South Pacific Ocean