2018 surface underway, chemical, meteorological and physical data collected aboard NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. The data include air-sea difference of partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2), barometric pressure, pCO2 in atmosphere, pCO2 in water, salinity and sea surface temperature. Data were collected by Rik Wanninkhof, Denis Pierrot and Kevin Sullivan of NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory as part of the Ship of Opportunity Program.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean carbon uptake based on air-sea difference of pCO2.
- Analyzing regional sea surface temperature variations based on temperature data.
- Studying atmospheric pressure patterns over oceans based on barometric pressure measurements.
- Calibrating autonomous CO2 measurement systems based on data from CO2 gas analyzer and equilibrator.
Strengths
- Data collected across three major oceans (Atlantic, Pacific, Indian) in 2018.
- Includes multiple related parameters (pCO2, temperature, salinity, pressure) for concurrent analysis.
- Data originates from a recognized NOAA laboratory and specific scientists (Rik Wanninkhof, Denis Pierrot, Kevin Sullivan).
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Last updated 2018-10-12; freshness should be verified.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA_NCEI
- Collection Method
- Surface underway measurements using CO2 gas analyzer and shower head chamber equilibrator.
- Time Range
- 2018
- Geography
- Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans