Surface underway data from the R/V Marcus G. Langseth research vessel in the Pacific Ocean spans from January 10 to December 7, 2017. The dataset includes measurements of barometric pressure, partial pressure (or fugacity) of carbon dioxide in water, salinity, and sea surface temperature. Data were collected using a CO2 gas analyzer and equilibrator by researchers from Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and the University of Colorado's Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences.
Use Cases
- Calculating ocean carbon uptake based on partial pressure of CO2 measurements.
- Analyzing sea surface temperature and salinity correlations for climate models.
- Tracking atmospheric pressure conditions during marine research expeditions.
- Studying spatial and temporal variability of surface ocean properties in the Pacific.
Strengths
- Data collection covers a nearly year-long time range from 2017-01-10 to 2017-12-07.
- Instruments are explicitly named: Carbon dioxide (CO2) gas analyzer and shower head chamber equilibrator.
- Principal investigators and their institutions are documented across sources.
Limitations
- Column names and data structure are unknown, limiting detailed analysis.
- Row count and dataset size are not provided on any platform.
- License information is absent, which may restrict reuse.
Provenance
- Source
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce
- Collection Method
- Surface underway measurements collected from a research vessel.
- Time Range
- 2017-01-10 to 2017-12-07
- Freshness
- 2026-03-05 23:15:04.894881
- Geography
- Pacific Ocean