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Surface underway measurements of fugacity of carbon dioxide fCO2) and other parameters collected onboard the RTM Wakmatha on the Great Barrier Reef and Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia from 2017-01-19 to 2017-05-09 (NCEI Accession 0176559)

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This dataset includes surface underway, chemical, meteorological and physical data collected from RTM Wakmatha on the Great Barrier Reef and Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia from 2017-01-19 to 2017-05-09. These data include fugacity of carbon dioxide (fCO2) - atmosphere, fCO2 - water, sea surface salinity, sea surface temperature, barometric pressure, ship speed and ship direction. The instruments used to collect these data include General Oceanics/Neill shower equilibrator, General Oceanics Model 8050 fCO2 measuring system.
  • Cite as: Tilbrook, Bronte; Akl, John; Neill, Craig; Steven, Andy (2018). Surface underway measurements of fugacity of carbon dioxide fCO2) and other parameters collected onboard the RTM Wakmatha on the Great Barrier Reef and Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia from 2017-01-19 to 2017-05-09 (NCEI Accession 0176559). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/h5aq-r925. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 2017-01-19 to 2017-05-09
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: 141.28
East: 151.65
South: -24
North: -10.45
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • 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
  • 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: 2018-10-03
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
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: Tilbrook, Bronte; Akl, John; Neill, Craig; Steven, Andy (2018). Surface underway measurements of fugacity of carbon dioxide fCO2) and other parameters collected onboard the RTM Wakmatha on the Great Barrier Reef and Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia from 2017-01-19 to 2017-05-09 (NCEI Accession 0176559). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/h5aq-r925. Accessed [date].
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Acknowledgments
  • Funding Information: Great Barrier Reef Foundation (Future Reef 2.0 project)
  • Funding Information: CSIRO (Future Reef 2.0 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 Keywords
  • RTM Wakmatha
  • SOOP
  • VOS
Provider Variable Abbreviations
  • Atm. Pressure [mbar]
  • DfCO2_UATM
  • Press_Equil
  • SSS
  • SST [deg C]
  • TEQ
  • fCO2ATM_UATM _INTERPOLATED
  • fCO2SW_UATM
  • xCO2ATM_PPM
  • xCO2EQ_PPM
Data Center keywords NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS
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
  • Great Barrier Reef
  • Gulf of Carpentaria
  • South Pacific Ocean
Project keywords NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Cruise ID
  • WK201701N
  • WK201701S
  • WK201703N
  • WK201703S
  • WK201705N
  • WK201705S
EXPOCODE
  • SIJJ20170119
  • SIJJ20170125
  • SIJJ20170304
  • SIJJ20170312
  • SIJJ20170429
  • SIJJ20170505
Ocean Acidification Search Keywords
  • Ocean Carbon and Acidification Data System (OCADS) Project
Reference Section ID
  • SOOP
  • VOS
Research Projects
  • Future Reef 2.0 project
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Tilbrook, Bronte; Akl, John; Neill, Craig; Steven, Andy (2018). Surface underway measurements of fugacity of carbon dioxide fCO2) and other parameters collected onboard the RTM Wakmatha on the Great Barrier Reef and Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia from 2017-01-19 to 2017-05-09 (NCEI Accession 0176559). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/h5aq-r925. 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
  • 2018-10-03T19:40:14Z - NCEI Accession 0176559 v1.1 was published.
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  • Parameter or Variable: SST [deg C]; Abbreviation: SST [deg C]; Unit: Sea surface temperature in deg C; Controlled vocabulary name: SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; Observation type: Surface, underway; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: SSS; Abbreviation: SSS; Unit: Sea Surface Salinity; Controlled vocabulary name: SEA SURFACE SALINITYSALINITY; Observation type: Surface, underway; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: Atm. Pressure [mbar]; Abbreviation: Atm. Pressure [mbar]; Unit: Atmospheric pressure in mbar; Controlled vocabulary name: BAROMETRIC PRESSURE; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: Equilibrator water temperature (degrees Celsius); Abbreviation: TEQ; Unit: Water temperature inside the equilibrator in deg C; Controlled vocabulary name: Equilibrator temperature; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: Equilibrator head space pressure (hectopascal); Abbreviation: Press_Equil; Unit: hectopascal; Controlled vocabulary name: Pressure in the equilibrator; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: Mole fraction of CO2 (dry) in the equilibrator head space at equilibrator temperature (ppm); Abbreviation: xCO2EQ_PPM; Unit: ppm; Controlled vocabulary name: Mole fraction of CO2; Observation type: surface underway; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: Mole fraction of CO2 in the atmosphere (dry), measured every 3-4 hours after standard gas measurements. These values are linearly interpolated with times between good atmospheric CO2 measurements.; Abbreviation: xCO2ATM_PPM; Unit: ppm; Controlled vocabulary name: Mole fraction of CO2; Observation type: underway; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: Fugacity of carbon dioxide at surface water salinity and temperature and 100% humidity (microatmosphers).; Abbreviation: fCO2SW_UATM; Unit: µatm; Controlled vocabulary name: Fugacity of CO2 - water; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: Fugacity of CO2 in the atmosphere from xCO2ATM_PPM at sea surface salinity and temperature and 100% humidity (microatmospheres).; Abbreviation: fCO2ATM_UATM _INTERPOLATED; Unit: µatm; Controlled vocabulary name: Fugacity of CO2 - atmosphere; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: Sea water fCO2 minus interpolated air fCO2 (microatmospheres).; Abbreviation: DfCO2_UATM; Unit: µatm; Controlled vocabulary name: Delta fCO2 .
Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument
  • carbon dioxide (CO2) gas analyzer
  • showerhead equilibrator
Platform
  • RTM Wakmatha
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