Kwakshua Channel off British Columbia's central coast provides continuous sea surface measurements of partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2), temperature, and salinity from May 2018 to October 2020. The Hakai Institute collected these data every 30 minutes using a Battelle Seaology (MApCO2) System to advance understanding of carbon cycling and ocean acidification in northeast Pacific coastal settings. NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) hosts the dataset.
Use Cases
- Monitoring ocean acidification trends based on continuous seawater pCO2 measurements.
- Analyzing seasonal and interannual variability in coastal carbon dioxide levels.
- Studying the relationship between sea surface temperature, salinity, and CO2 partial pressure.
- Modeling carbon cycling dynamics in northeast Pacific coastal settings.
Strengths
- Continuous measurements collected every 30 minutes.
- Data spans over two years from May 2018 to October 2020.
- Focuses on a specific coastal site for high-resolution monitoring.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Last updated 2020-10-25; freshness should be verified.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA_NCEI
- Collection Method
- Continuous measurements made using a Battelle Seaology (MApCO2) System.
- Time Range
- 2018-05-01 to 2020-10-25
- Freshness
- Last updated 2020-10-25 00:00:00
- Geography
- Kwakshua Channel, Fitz Hugh Sound, central coast of British Columbia, Canada