Surface CO2 Measurements from Cruise Ship Allure of the Seas in the Atlantic Ocean, 2017

An autonomous instrument installed by NOAA's AOML Ocean Carbon Group collected Sea Surface and Atmospheric fCO2 data during the Cruise Ship Allure of the Seas 2017 SOOP cruises. The data covers the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Sea. The dataset was last updated in January 2018.

Use Cases

• Modeling air-sea CO2 flux based on surface underway measurements.
• Analyzing spatial variability of ocean carbon in the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico.
• Validating satellite-derived pCO2 estimates with in-situ surface observations.
• Studying seasonal or regional carbon dynamics in the North Atlantic Ocean.

Strengths

• Data collected via an autonomous instrument on a cruise ship, providing continuous underway measurements.
• Covers three distinct marine regions: the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Sea.
• Provenance is clear, originating from NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 2018-01-07 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
• Row count and data volume are 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 Cruise Ship Allure of the Seas.

Time Range

2017

Freshness

Last updated 2018-01-07 00:00:00

Geography

Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, North Atlantic Ocean