Surface underway chemical and physical data collected during the R/V Meteor research cruise along WOCE Section AR12/AR24 in the North Atlantic Ocean from May 15 to June 8, 1997. The dataset includes measurements of mole fraction of CO2 in equilibrator headspace and dry outside air, barometric pressure, water temperature, sea surface temperature, salinity, and fugacity of CO2 in seawater. These data were collected by Arne Körtzinger of the Institute of Marine Research, Germany, using a carbon dioxide gas analyzer and shower head chamber equilibrator.
Use Cases
- Modeling air-sea carbon dioxide exchange based on fugacity of CO2 in seawater.
- Analyzing spatial variability of surface ocean carbon chemistry based on sea surface temperature and salinity measurements.
- Calibrating or validating satellite-derived ocean carbon products based on in-situ mole fraction of CO2 data.
- Studying temporal trends in North Atlantic surface carbon parameters during the late 1990s.
Strengths
- Data collection spans a specific research cruise from May 15 to June 8, 1997, providing a focused temporal snapshot.
- Includes multiple related variables: CO2 mole fraction (dry), barometric pressure, water temperature, sea surface temperature, salinity, and CO2 fugacity.
- Collected by a named principal investigator (Arne Körtzinger) from a recognized research institution (Institute of Marine Research, Germany).
Limitations
- Last updated 1997-06-06 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA_NCEI
- Collection Method
- Surface underway observations using carbon dioxide gas analyzer and shower head equilibrator on R/V Meteor.
- Time Range
- 1997-05-15 to 1997-06-08
- Freshness
- 1997-06-06
- Geography
- North Atlantic Ocean along WOCE Section AR12/AR24