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Partial pressure (or fugacity) of carbon dioxide, salinity and other variables collected from Surface underway observations using Carbon dioxide (CO2) gas analyzer, Shower head chamber equilibrator for autonomous carbon dioxide (CO2) measurement and other instruments from RYOFU MARU in the Bismarck Sea, East China Sea and others from 1989-11-17 to 1995-03-07 (NCEI Accession 0116982)

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This dataset includes Surface underway data collected from RYOFU MARU in the Bismarck Sea, East China Sea (Tung Hai), North Pacific Ocean, Philippine Sea, Sea of Japan and South Pacific Ocean from 1989-11-17 to 1995-03-07. These data include BAROMETRIC PRESSURE, Partial pressure (or fugacity) of carbon dioxide - atmosphere, Partial pressure (or fugacity) of carbon dioxide - water, SALINITY and SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE. The instruments used to collect these data include Carbon dioxide (CO2) gas analyzer, Shower head chamber equilibrator for autonomous carbon dioxide (CO2) measurement, not applicable and thermosalinographs.

These data were collected by Shu Saito and Akira Nakadate of Japan Meteorological Agency; Pollutants Chemical Analysis Center; Marine Division; Global Environment and Marine Department as part of the VOS_Ryofu_Maru_1989_1995 data set. CDIAC associated the following cruise ID(s) with this data set: 49RY19891117
  • Cite as: Saito, Shu; Nakadate, Akira (2014). Partial pressure (or fugacity) of carbon dioxide, salinity and other variables collected from Surface underway observations using Carbon dioxide (CO2) gas analyzer, Shower head chamber equilibrator for autonomous carbon dioxide (CO2) measurement and other instruments from RYOFU MARU in the Bismarck Sea, East China Sea and others from 1989-11-17 to 1995-03-07 (NCEI Accession 0116982). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.3334/cdiac/otg.vos_ryofu_maru_1989_1995. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 1989-11-17 to 1995-03-07
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: 124
East: 155.25
South: -4.4
North: 41.683
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Saito, S. and A. Nakadate (2014). Underway air and surface seawater pCO2 data measured on board the R/V Ryofu Maru during the 1989-1995 cruises. Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, VOS_Ryofu_Maru_1989_1995.
  • Inoue, H. Y., Ishii, M., Matsueda, H., Saito, S., Midorikawa, T., and Nemoto, K. 1999. MRI measurements of partial pressure of CO2 in surface waters of the Pacific during 1968 to 1970: re-evaluation and comparison of data with those of 1980s and 1990s. Tellus, 51B, 830-848.
  • NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2022). Ocean Carbon and Acidification Data System (OCADS). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/ocean-carbon-acidification-data-system
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2014-03-10
  • revision: 2016-02-26
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
These data were acquired by NCEI from the Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) in accordance with an archival submission agreement between CDIAC and NCEI.

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: Saito, Shu; Nakadate, Akira (2014). Partial pressure (or fugacity) of carbon dioxide, salinity and other variables collected from Surface underway observations using Carbon dioxide (CO2) gas analyzer, Shower head chamber equilibrator for autonomous carbon dioxide (CO2) measurement and other instruments from RYOFU MARU in the Bismarck Sea, East China Sea and others from 1989-11-17 to 1995-03-07 (NCEI Accession 0116982). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.3334/cdiac/otg.vos_ryofu_maru_1989_1995. Accessed [date].
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Acknowledgments
  • Funding Information: Japan Meteorological Agency ("Observation for Monitoring Background Marine Pollution" Project)
Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords OCADS Study Type
  • Surface underway
Provider Variable Abbreviations
  • AtmPrs
  • Cruise
  • Date
  • Flag_AtmPrs
  • Flag_SSS
  • Flag_SST
  • Flag_TmpEq
  • Flag_xCO2a
  • Flag_xCO2eq
  • Lat
  • Lon
  • SSS
  • SST
  • Time
  • TmpEq
  • xCO2a
  • xCO2eq
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
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Provider Geographic Names
  • Western Pacific Ocean
Project keywords Cruise ID
  • 49RY19891117
EXPOCODE
  • 49RY19891117
Ocean Acidification Search Keywords
  • Ocean Carbon and Acidification Data System (OCADS) Project
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Saito, Shu; Nakadate, Akira (2014). Partial pressure (or fugacity) of carbon dioxide, salinity and other variables collected from Surface underway observations using Carbon dioxide (CO2) gas analyzer, Shower head chamber equilibrator for autonomous carbon dioxide (CO2) measurement and other instruments from RYOFU MARU in the Bismarck Sea, East China Sea and others from 1989-11-17 to 1995-03-07 (NCEI Accession 0116982). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.3334/cdiac/otg.vos_ryofu_maru_1989_1995. 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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Lineage information for: dataset
Processing Steps
  • 2014-03-10T20:04:06Z - NCEI Accession 0116982 v1.1 was published.
  • 2016-02-26T20:18:08Z - NCEI Accession 0116982 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.
Output Datasets
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Processing Steps
  • Parameter or Variable: Cruise; Abbreviation: Cruise; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: Date; Abbreviation: Date; Unit: Observation date (yyyy/mm/dd); In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: Time; Abbreviation: Time; Unit: Observation time (hh:mm); In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: Lat; Abbreviation: Lat; Unit: Latitude (degrees north); In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: Lon; Abbreviation: Lon; Unit: Longitude (degrees east); In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: xCO2a; Abbreviation: xCO2a; Unit: Mole fraction of CO2 in ambient atmosphere (micro mol/mol in dry air); Controlled vocabulary name: Partial pressure (or fugacity) of carbon dioxide - atmosphere; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: Flag_xCO2a; Abbreviation: Flag_xCO2a; Unit: 2: Acceptable, 4: Not measured with missing value "-999" on the left.; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: xCO2eq; Abbreviation: xCO2eq; Unit: Mole fraction of CO2 in air from equilibrator (micro mol/mol in dry air); Controlled vocabulary name: partial pressure of carbon dioxide - water; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: Flag_xCO2eq; Abbreviation: Flag_xCO2eq; Unit: 2: Acceptable, 4: Not measured with missing value "-999" on the left.; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: AtmPrs; Abbreviation: AtmPrs; Unit: Atmospheric pressure at sea-surface pressure (hPa); Controlled vocabulary name: BAROMETRIC PRESSURE; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: Flag_AtmPrs; Abbreviation: Flag_AtmPrs; Unit: 2: Acceptable, 4: Not measured with missing value "-999" on the left.; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: TmpEq; Abbreviation: TmpEq; Unit: Temperature at equilibration (DEG_C); In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: Flag_TmpEq; Abbreviation: Flag_TmpEq; Unit: 2: Acceptable, 4: Not measured with missing value "-999" on the left.; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: SST; Abbreviation: SST; Unit: In situ sea surface temperature (DEG_C); Controlled vocabulary name: SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: Flag_SST; Abbreviation: Flag_SST; Unit: 2: Acceptable, 4: Not measured with missing value "-999" on the left.; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: SSS; Abbreviation: SSS; Unit: Sea surface salinity (psu); Controlled vocabulary name: SALINITY; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: Flag_SSS; Abbreviation: Flag_SSS; Unit: 2: Acceptable, 4: Not measured with missing value "-999" on the left.; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ .
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Processing Steps
  • 2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.
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Platform
  • RYOFU MARU
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