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Gridded surface water fugacity of CO2 observations, and calculated pH, aragonite saturation state and air–sea CO2 fluxes in the northern Caribbean Sea from 2002 through 2019 (NCEI Accession 0207749)

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This dataset contains a high-quality dataset of derived products from over a million observations of surface water partial pressure/fugacity of carbon dioxide (pCO2w/fCO2w), for the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and North-East Atlantic Ocean covering the timespan from 2003-03-01 to 2019-12-30. Prior to installation of automated pCO2 systems on cruise ships of the Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines and subsidiaries (Explorer of the Seas, Celebrity Equinox, Allure of the Seas), very limited surface water carbon data were available in this region. With this observational program, the Northern Caribbean Sea has now become one of the best sampled regions for pCO2 of the world's ocean. The derived quantities include total alkalinity (TA), acidity (pH), aragonite saturation state (ΩAr) and air-sea CO2 flux.
  • Cite as: Wanninkhof, Rik; Pierrot, Denis; Sullivan, Kevin F.; Barbero, Leticia; Triñanes, Joaquin A. (2019). Gridded surface water fugacity of CO2 observations, and calculated pH, aragonite saturation state and air–sea CO2 fluxes in the northern Caribbean Sea from 2002 through 2019 (NCEI Accession 0207749). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/2swk-9w56. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 2003-03-01 to 2019-12-30
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -88.5
East: -60.5
South: 15.5
North: 29.5
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2019-12-20
  • revision: 2020-08-28
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
Supplemental Information
In this accession, NCEI has archived multiple versions of these data. The latest (and best) version of these data has the largest version number.
Purpose This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis.
Use Limitations
  • accessLevel: Public
  • Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.
Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Wanninkhof, Rik; Pierrot, Denis; Sullivan, Kevin F.; Barbero, Leticia; Triñanes, Joaquin A. (2019). Gridded surface water fugacity of CO2 observations, and calculated pH, aragonite saturation state and air–sea CO2 fluxes in the northern Caribbean Sea from 2002 through 2019 (NCEI Accession 0207749). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/2swk-9w56. Accessed [date].
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Acknowledgments
  • Funding Information: NOAA Climate Program Office; NOAA's Ocean Acidification Program (Quantifying sea-air CO2 fluxes using surface water pCO2 measurements from ships of opportunity, Ocean acidification Ship of Opportunity (SOOP))
Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords OCADS Study Type
  • Data synthesis product
  • Surface underway
Provider Keywords
  • SOOP Lines
Provider Variable Abbreviations
  • #_Obs
  • Area
  • CO2_Flux
  • CO2_FluxTotal
  • Lat
  • Lon
  • Month
  • OISST
  • SSSHYCOM
  • SSS_OBS
  • SSS_STD
  • SST_OBS
  • SST_STD
  • TA
  • Year
  • fCO2a
  • fCO2w_MLR
  • fCO2w_OBS
  • fCO2w_STDEV
  • pHT
  • u2
  • ΩAr
  • ∆fCO2
Data Center keywords NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
Platform keywords NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes
Instrument keywords NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Provider Geographic Names
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Caribbean Sea
  • Gulf of Mexico
Project keywords NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Cruise ID
  • Various
EXPOCODE
  • Various
Ocean Acidification Search Keywords
  • Ocean Acidification Program (OAP)
  • Ocean Carbon and Acidification Data System (OCADS) Project
Reference Section ID
  • SOOP
Research Projects
  • Ship Of Opportunity Program (SOOP)
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Wanninkhof, Rik; Pierrot, Denis; Sullivan, Kevin F.; Barbero, Leticia; Triñanes, Joaquin A. (2019). Gridded surface water fugacity of CO2 observations, and calculated pH, aragonite saturation state and air–sea CO2 fluxes in the northern Caribbean Sea from 2002 through 2019 (NCEI Accession 0207749). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/2swk-9w56. Accessed [date].
Access Constraints
  • Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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Processing Steps
  • 2019-12-20T19:48:14Z - NCEI Accession 0207749 v1.1 was published.
  • 2020-08-28T19:46:59Z - NCEI Accession 0207749 was revised and v2.2 was published.
    Rationale: Updates were received for this dataset. These updates were copied into the data/0-data/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession.
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Processing Steps
  • Parameter or Variable: Year of measurements used for calculations; Abbreviation: Year.
  • Parameter or Variable: Month of measurements used for calculations: 1 (January) through 12 (December); Abbreviation: Month.
  • Parameter or Variable: Latitude. North is positive. Location is the center point of the grid. That is, 15.5˚ N is the grid box spanning 15˚ N to 16˚ N; Abbreviation: Lat; Unit: Degrees.
  • Parameter or Variable: Longitude. East is positive. All values in the Caribbean are negative. Location is center point of grid. That is, -87.5 is the grid box spanning 87˚ W to 88˚ W; Abbreviation: Lon; Unit: Degrees.
  • Parameter or Variable: Area of grid box excluding land where appropriate; Abbreviation: Area; Unit: Km2.
  • Parameter or Variable: Number of fCO2w observations in the particular grid box for the particular month; Abbreviation: #_Obs.
  • Parameter or Variable: Sea surface temperature measured at the intake (average of the grid box); Abbreviation: SST_OBS; Unit: ˚C.
  • Parameter or Variable: Standard deviation of SST; Abbreviation: SST_STD; Unit: ˚C.
  • Parameter or Variable: Sea surface salinity measured by thermosalinograph (average of the grid box); Abbreviation: SSS_OBS; Unit: permil.
  • Parameter or Variable: Standard deviation of SSS; Abbreviation: SSS_STD.
  • Parameter or Variable: Fugacity of CO2 in seawater (average of the grid box); Abbreviation: fCO2w_OBS; Unit: µatm.
  • Parameter or Variable: Standard deviation of fCO2w observations in the grid box; Abbreviation: fCO2w_STDEV.
  • Parameter or Variable: Total alkalinity calculated from a relationship salinity TA = 57.3SSS_OBS+ 296.4 (Cai et al., 2010) using the measured SSS; Abbreviation: TA; Unit: µmol kg-1.
  • Parameter or Variable: pH on the total scale at SST calculated from fCO2w_OBS and TA using the CO2SYS program of Pierrot et al. (2006) with pH Scale: Total scale (mol/kg-SW) at OISST; CO2 Constants: K1, K2 from Lueker et al. (2000); KSO4- for Dickson (1990); KF from Perez and Fraga (1987) and Total Boron from Uppström (1974); Abbreviation: pHT.
  • Parameter or Variable: Aragonite saturation state calculated using CO2SYS with fCO2w_OBS and TA as input parameters and the same dissociation constants as used for pHT; Abbreviation: ΩAr.
  • Parameter or Variable: Optimal interpolated sea surface temperature (Reynolds et al., 2007) for the particular grid box; Abbreviation: OISST; Unit: ˚C.
  • Parameter or Variable: Sea surface salinity from the HYCOM model; Abbreviation: SSSHYCOM; Unit: permil.
  • Parameter or Variable: Fugacity of CO2 in seawater determined from annual MLRs (see Table 1) with Lat, Lon, SST, OISST, SSSHYCOM, and MLDHYCOM.; Abbreviation: fCO2w_MLR; Unit: µatm.
  • Parameter or Variable: Fugacity of CO2 in air using the average value between atmospheric sampling station KEY and RBP; Abbreviation: fCO2a; Unit: µatm.
  • Parameter or Variable: Air-water fugacity difference, fCO2w - fCO2a; Abbreviation: ∆fCO2; Unit: µatm.
  • Parameter or Variable: Second moment of the wind based on ¼˚ 6-h CCMP-2 product (Atlas et al., 2011); Abbreviation: u2; Unit: m2 s-2.
  • Parameter or Variable: Monthly air-sea CO2 flux calculated according to Eqs. 4 and 5; Abbreviation: CO2_Flux; Unit: mol m-2 mo-1.
  • Parameter or Variable: Total monthly air-sea CO2 flux calculated according to Eqs. 4 and 5 in Teragram carbon; Abbreviation: CO2_FluxTotal; Unit: Tg C mo-1 .
Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument
  • showerhead equilibrator
Platform
  • Allure Of The Seas
  • Celebrity Equinox
  • EXPLORER OF THE SEAS
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