Surface underway chemical, meteorological and physical data collected from Autonomous Surface Vehicle Saildrone 1008 in the South Pacific Ocean, Tasman Sea from 2018-03-28 to 2018-06-07. The dataset includes mole fraction of CO2, fugacity of carbon dioxide, sea surface temperature, salinity, and pH. These data were collected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration using instruments including a bubble type equilibrator, carbon dioxide gas analyzer, and thermosalinographs.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean carbon uptake based on fugacity of carbon dioxide (fCO2_WET_SW) measurements.
- Analyzing sea surface temperature and salinity relationships with carbon dioxide concentrations.
- Studying atmospheric and oceanic CO2 gradients using Delta fCO2 (DfCO2) data.
- Investigating ocean acidification trends based on total pH surface water measurements.
Strengths
- Data collected over a continuous 71-day period from 2018-03-28 to 2018-06-07.
- Includes 12 distinct parameters, including XCO2_DRY_SW, sea surface temperature, and sea surface salinity.
- Collected via an autonomous surface vehicle (Saildrone), likely providing consistent, high-frequency measurements.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the specific Saildrone track in the Tasman Sea.
Provenance
- Source
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
- Collection Method
- Data collected from Autonomous Surface Vehicle Saildrone 1008 using bubble type equilibrator, carbon dioxide gas analyzer, humidity sensor, oxygen meter and thermosalinographs.
- Time Range
- 2018-03-28 to 2018-06-07
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-06 00:06:59.524294; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- South Pacific Ocean, Tasman Sea