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Partial pressure of carbon dioxide, temperature, salinity and other variables collected from the coastal surface underway observations from NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow in the North Atlantic Ocean, US North-East coast in 2018 (NCEI Accession 0173357)

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This dataset includes surface underway, chemical, meteorological and physical data collected from NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow in the North Atlantic Ocean, US North East coast in 2018. These data include measurements of mole fraction of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the equilibrator headspace (dry) at equilibrator temperature, mole fraction of CO2 measured in dry outside air, barometric pressure in the equilibrator headspace, barometric pressure, corrected to sea level, water temperature in equilibrator, sea surface temperature, sea surface salinity, fugacity of CO2 in sea water at SST and 100% humidity, and difference between sea water fugacity of CO2 (fCO2) and interpolated air fCO2. The instruments used to collect these data include carbon dioxide gas analyzer and shower head chamber equilibrator for autonomous carbon dioxide measurement. These data were collected by Rik Wanninkhof, Denis Pierrot and Kevin Sullivan of NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory as part of NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow research coastal cruises. In February 2011, the Ocean Carbon Group at NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) installed an instrument to measure CO2 levels in surface water and air on NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow. The Bigelow primarily operates in the North Atlantic Ocean between North Carolina and Maine.
  • Cite as: Wanninkhof, Rik; Pierrot, Denis; Sullivan, Kevin F. (2018). Partial pressure of carbon dioxide, temperature, salinity and other variables collected from the coastal surface underway observations from NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow in the North Atlantic Ocean, US North-East coast in 2018 (NCEI Accession 0173357). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v5hm56r6. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 2018-03-14 to 2018-11-13
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -81.1
East: -61.2
South: 23.8
North: 45
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Publication Dates
  • publication: 2018-05-25
  • revision: 2018-12-03
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 The major objectives of this SOOP project is to provide a high quality measurements of atmospheric and sea surface fCO2, sea surface salinity, temperature, and other parameters, in the North-East US coastal area between North Carolina and Maine.
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  • accessLevel: Public
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Wanninkhof, Rik; Pierrot, Denis; Sullivan, Kevin F. (2018). Partial pressure of carbon dioxide, temperature, salinity and other variables collected from the coastal surface underway observations from NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow in the North Atlantic Ocean, US North-East coast in 2018 (NCEI Accession 0173357). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v5hm56r6. Accessed [date].
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  • Funding Information: NOAA Climate Program Office Program (NOAA Ocean Acidification Program)
Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords OCADS Study Type
  • Coastal
  • Surface underway
Provider Variable Abbreviations
  • PRES_ATM@SSP_hPa
  • SAL_permil
  • SST_C
  • fCO2_SW@SST
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
  • North Atlantic Ocean
Project keywords NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Cruise ID
  • HB1802_Legs1-4 Spring Bottom Trawl Survey
  • HB1803 Testing; HB1803 EcoMon
  • HB1804_Legs1-2 Ocean Acidification
  • HB1805 Mesopelagic Exploration
  • HB1805 Transit
  • HB1806_Legs1-4 Autumn Bottom Trawl Survey
EXPOCODE
  • 33HH20180314
  • 33HH20180328
  • 33HH20180414
  • 33HH20180502
  • 33HH20180521
  • 33HH20180523
  • 33HH20180625
  • 33HH20180718
  • 33HH20180801
  • 33HH20180812
  • 33HH20180904
  • 33HH20180925
  • 33HH20181009
  • 33HH20181030
Ocean Acidification Search Keywords
  • Ocean Carbon and Acidification Data System (OCADS) Project
Reference Section ID
  • Coastal
Research Projects
  • NOAA Ocean Acidification Program (OAP)
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Wanninkhof, Rik; Pierrot, Denis; Sullivan, Kevin F. (2018). Partial pressure of carbon dioxide, temperature, salinity and other variables collected from the coastal surface underway observations from NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow in the North Atlantic Ocean, US North-East coast in 2018 (NCEI Accession 0173357). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v5hm56r6. Accessed [date].
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  • 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
  • 2018-05-25T20:57:16Z - NCEI Accession 0173357 v1.1 was published.
  • 2018-07-27T18:41:27Z - NCEI Accession 0173357 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.
  • 2018-09-11T20:25:08Z - NCEI Accession 0173357 was revised and v3.3 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.
  • 2018-12-03T18:29:20Z - NCEI Accession 0173357 was revised and v4.4 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: pCO2 (fCO2) autonomous; Abbreviation: fCO2_SW@SST; Unit: uatm; Observation type: Surface underway; Measured or calculated: Measured; Sampling instrument: Seawater pump; Location of seawater intake: Bow; Analyzing instrument: Infrared Analyzer: LI-COR model 6262; Detailed sampling and analyzing information: Pierrot, D., Neill, C., Sullivan, K., Castle, R., Wanninkhof, R., Lüger, H., Johannessen, T., Olsen, A., Feely, R. A., & Cosca, C. E. (2009). Recommendations for autonomous underway pCO2 measuring systems and data-reduction routines. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 56(8-10), 512-522. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2008.12.005; Equilibrator type: Spray head above dynamic pool, with thermal jacket; Equilibrator volume: 0.95 L (0.4 L water, 0.55 L headspace); Is the equilibrator vented or not: Vented; Water flow rate: 1.5 - 2.0 L/min; Gas flow rate: 70 - 150 ml/min; How was temperature inside the equilibrator measured: Hart Scientific model 1523 digital thermometer; How was pressure inside the equilibrator measured: External Setra 270 connected to the exit of the analyzer; Drying method for gas: Gas stream passes through a thermoelectric condenser (~5 C) and then through a Perma Pure (Nafion) dryer before reaching the analyzer (90% dry).; SEA CO2 gas detector manufacturer: Licor, Inc; SEA CO2 gas detector model: Licor 6262; SEA CO2 gas detector resolution: 0.01 uatm; SEA CO2 gas detector uncertainty: 2 uatm; Standardization technique: The analyzer is calibrated every 4.3 hours with field standards that in turn were calibrated with primary standards that are directly traceable to the WMO scale. The zero gas is ultra-high purity air.; Standardization frequency: Every 4.3 hours; Standard gas manufacturer: Scott-Marrin, Inc.; Standard gas concentration: Std 1: JA02166, 232.80 ppm, owned by AOML, used every ~3.5 hours. Std 2: JB03651, 306.46 ppm, owned by AOML, used every ~3.5 hours. Std 3: JB03591, 409.69 ppm, owned by AOML, used every ~3.5 hours. Std 4: JB03285, 565.58 ppm, owned by AOML, used every ~3.5 hours. Std 5: LL100000, 0.00 ppm, owned by AOML, used every ~17.0 hours.; Standard gas uncertainty: 0.01 ppm; Water vapor correction method: Details of the data reduction are described in Pierrot, et.al. (2009).; Temperature correction method: Details of the data reduction are described in Pierrot, et.al. (2009).; At what temperature was pCO2 reported: In situ sea surface temperature; Uncertainty: 0.01C; Quality flag convention: WOCE quality control flags are used: 2 = good value, 3 = questionable value, 4 = bad value; Method reference: Pierrot, D., Neill, C., Sullivan, K., Castle, R., Wanninkhof, R., Lüger, H., Johannessen, T., Olsen, A., Feely, R. A., & Cosca, C. E. (2009). Recommendations for autonomous underway pCO2 measuring systems and data-reduction routines. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 56(8-10), 512-522. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2008.12.005; Researcher name: Kevin Sullivan; Researcher institution: NOAA/AOML.
  • Parameter or Variable: Sea Surface Temperature; Abbreviation: SST_C; Unit: degrees celcius; Observation type: Surface Underway; Analyzing instrument: SBE 38, Seabird, Inc.; Detailed sampling and analyzing information: After sea water pump, ~3 m below sea surface; Uncertainty: Accuracy: 0.001C, Precision: 0.0003C; Researcher name: Kevin Sullivan; Researcher institution: NOAA/AOML.
  • Parameter or Variable: Sea Surface Salinity; Abbreviation: SAL_permil; Observation type: Surface Underway; Analyzing instrument: SBE 45, Seabird, Inc.; Uncertainty: Accuracy: +/- 0.005; Precision: 0.0002; Researcher name: Kevin Sullivan; Researcher institution: NOAA/AOML.
  • Parameter or Variable: Atmospheric Pressure; Abbreviation: PRES_ATM@SSP_hPa; Unit: hPa; Analyzing instrument: Vaisala, Model: PTB220; Uncertainty: Accuracy: +/- 0.15 hPa; Precision: 0.01 hPa; Researcher name: Kevin Sullivan; Researcher institution: NOAA/AOML .
Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument
  • carbon dioxide (CO2) gas analyzer
  • showerhead equilibrator
Platform
  • NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow
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