From 2017-01-21 to 2017-10-19, surface underway chemical, meteorological, and physical data were collected in the North Atlantic Ocean onboard the MV Benguela Stream. The data include partial pressure of carbon dioxide in water and air, dissolved oxygen, nutrients, salinity, and temperature. These data were collected by Dr. Ute Schuster of the University of Exeter.
Use Cases
- Calculate air-sea CO2 flux based on the air-sea difference of pCO2 measurements.
- Analyze seasonal variability of ocean carbon content based on pCO2-water and nutrient data.
- Correlate sea surface salinity and temperature with dissolved oxygen levels.
- Model atmospheric pressure effects on marine carbon dioxide measurements based on barometric pressure data.
Strengths
- Data collection spans a nine-month period from January to October 2017.
- Includes multiple related chemical and physical variables such as pCO2, dissolved oxygen, nutrients, salinity, and temperature.
- Data were collected by a named principal investigator, Dr. Ute Schuster.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Last updated 2017-10-19 00:00:00; freshness should be verified.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA_NCEI
- Collection Method
- Data collected via Ship of Opportunity (SOOP) program using barometric pressure sensor and carbon dioxide gas analyzer.
- Time Range
- 2017-01-21 to 2017-10-19
- Geography
- North Atlantic Ocean