NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown collected surface underway measurements of partial pressure (or fugacity) of carbon dioxide, water temperature, salinity, wind direction, and speed during cruises in the Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea from February 7 to December 3, 2001. The data were collected by Rik Wanninkhof of NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory using instruments including carbon dioxide gas analyzers, shower head chamber equilibrators, and thermosalinographs. This dataset is part of the NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown 2001 Underway Data collection.
Use Cases
- Modeling ocean carbon dioxide uptake based on partial pressure measurements in water and atmosphere.
- Analyzing sea surface temperature and salinity correlations based on thermosalinograph data.
- Studying wind patterns and their influence on gas exchange based on wind direction and speed measurements.
- Calibrating autonomous carbon dioxide measurement systems based on instrument specifications.
Strengths
- Data collection spans a nearly year-long period from 2001-02-07 to 2001-12-03.
- Includes measurements from multiple instruments: carbon dioxide gas analyzers, equilibrators, and thermosalinographs.
- Geographic coverage includes the Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
- Collection Method
- Surface underway measurements collected during ship cruises using specific instruments.
- Time Range
- 2001-02-07 to 2001-12-03
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-05 23:42:10.921916; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Pacific Ocean, Bering Sea