Surface underway measurements of carbon dioxide partial pressure in air and water, salinity, and temperature were collected aboard the R/V Meteor in the North Atlantic Ocean. The dataset covers a two-week period from June 6 to June 19, 1996. Data were collected by Arne Körtzinger of GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel as part of the Meteor 36_1 cruise.
Use Cases
- Calculate air-sea CO2 flux gradients using partial pressure of carbon dioxide in atmosphere and water columns.
- Analyze relationships between sea surface temperature, salinity, and carbon dioxide fugacity.
- Validate regional ocean carbon models for the North Atlantic using in-situ barometric pressure and water temperature data.
Strengths
- Includes simultaneous atmospheric and aquatic carbon dioxide partial pressure measurements.
- Data collected over a continuous 14-day period in a defined ocean region.
Limitations
- Dataset is limited to a single, short cruise in June 1996, lacking temporal or seasonal breadth.
- Unknown sample size and row count prevents assessment of data density.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI Accession 0157375), sourced from GEOMAR.
- Collection Method
- Surface underway observations using a Carbon dioxide (CO2) gas analyzer and other instruments aboard the R/V Meteor.
- Time Range
- 1996-06-06 to 1996-06-19
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- North Atlantic Ocean, specific cruise track for R/V Meteor cruise 06MT19960606.