Hourly continuous measurements of pH, partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2), salinity, and temperature were collected at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute Research Pier in the Aransas Ship Channel. Sensors were deployed using a specific ex situ setup to mitigate biofouling, with water pumped from approximately 1 meter below the sea surface. Funding for the project came from the United States Environmental Protection Agency's National Estuary Program via the Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program.
Use Cases
- Modeling coastal ocean acidification dynamics based on hourly pH and pCO2 measurements
- Analyzing the relationship between temperature, salinity, and carbon dioxide levels in a coastal channel
- Evaluating sensor deployment strategies for biofouling-prone environments based on the described ex situ setup
Strengths
- Hourly temporal resolution provides detailed time-series data
- Multiple concurrent measurements (pH, pCO2, salinity, temperature) enable multivariate analysis
- Specific deployment methodology to combat biofouling is documented
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Last updated 2017-08-23; freshness should be verified
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA_NCEI
- Collection Method
- Data collected using SeaFET (pH), SAMI-CO2 (pCO2), and YSI (temperature and salinity) sensors deployed at a research pier.
- Time Range
- 2016-11-08 to 2017-08-23
- Freshness
- Last updated 2017-08-23 00:00:00
- Geography
- University of Texas Marine Science Institute Research Pier, Aransas Ship Channel, TX, Gulf of Mexico