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Partial pressure (or fugacity) of carbon dioxide, water temperature, salinity and other variables collected from surface underway observations during the FerryBox ship Magnolia Seaways ships of opportunity (SOOP) cruises in the North Sea and North Atlantic Ocean in 2024 (NCEI Accession 0301238)

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This dataset contains partial pressure (or fugacity) of carbon dioxide, water temperature, salinity and other variables collected from surface underway observations during the FerryBox ship Magnolia Seaways ships of opportunity (SOOP) cruises in the North Sea and North Atlantic Ocean from 2024-02-20 to 2024-11-25.
  • Cite as: Macovei, Vlad A.; Voynova, Yoana G.; Gehrung, Martina; Petersen, Wilhelm (2025). Partial pressure (or fugacity) of carbon dioxide, water temperature, salinity and other variables collected from surface underway observations during the FerryBox ship Magnolia Seaways ships of opportunity (SOOP) cruises in the North Sea and North Atlantic Ocean in 2024 (NCEI Accession 0301238). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/64xb-b148. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 2024-02-20 to 2024-11-25
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: .48
East: 8.76
South: 51.78
North: 54.23
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Publication Dates
  • publication: 2025-01-31
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 The major objectives of the project were to and to continue a time series documenting the distribution of surface and atmospheric fCO2, salinity, temperature, and other parameters in North Sea and North Atlantic Ocean.
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  • accessLevel: Public
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Macovei, Vlad A.; Voynova, Yoana G.; Gehrung, Martina; Petersen, Wilhelm (2025). Partial pressure (or fugacity) of carbon dioxide, water temperature, salinity and other variables collected from surface underway observations during the FerryBox ship Magnolia Seaways ships of opportunity (SOOP) cruises in the North Sea and North Atlantic Ocean in 2024 (NCEI Accession 0301238). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/64xb-b148. Accessed [date].
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  • Funding Information: EU OAP (SOOP)
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
  • Salinity
  • Temperature
  • fCO2_water, pCO2_water
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
  • North Atlantic Ocean
  • North Sea
Project keywords NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Cruise ID
  • SOOP Cruises
EXPOCODE
  • 26YH20240220
  • 26YH20240605
  • 26YH20240820
  • 26YH20241018
Ocean Acidification Search Keywords
  • Ocean Carbon and Acidification Data System (OCADS) Project
Reference Section ID
  • Coastal
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Macovei, Vlad A.; Voynova, Yoana G.; Gehrung, Martina; Petersen, Wilhelm (2025). Partial pressure (or fugacity) of carbon dioxide, water temperature, salinity and other variables collected from surface underway observations during the FerryBox ship Magnolia Seaways ships of opportunity (SOOP) cruises in the North Sea and North Atlantic Ocean in 2024 (NCEI Accession 0301238). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/64xb-b148. 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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  • 2025-01-31T22:20:31Z - NCEI Accession 0301238 v1.1 was published.
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Processing Steps
  • Parameter or Variable: pCO2 (fCO2) autonomous; Abbreviation: fCO2_water, pCO2_water; Unit: μatm; Observation type: Surface underway; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ observation; Measured or calculated: Measured; Sampling instrument: water collection with pump; Analyzing instrument: 4H-Jena HydroC CO2-FT membrane-based sensor; CO2 analysed with an NDIR; Detailed sampling and analyzing information: A flow-through membrane pCO2 sensor is integrated with the FerryBox installed on the Magnolia Seaways (IMO 9259496, MMSI 219455000) commercial vessel. The vessel sailed in the North Sea with the main serviced ports being Felixstowe/UK and Rotterdam/Netherlands. The most recent calibration of this sensor happened in December 2023, and the calibration was made for a pCO2 range between 241 and 2155 µatm. Therefore, for this submission, we decided to leave in many of the high values recorded near coastal areas. We believe these measurements are real - they are consistent between multiple journeys, and we only selected arriving journeys so that the initialisation of the measurement system does not influence the results. These are valuable data in seldomly measured regions. The mean difference between the intake temperature sensor and the FerryBox temperature sensor was 0.37 °C.; Equilibrator type: Shower head; Equilibrator volume: ~0.5 L; Is the equilibrator vented or not: Vented; Water flow rate: 1.5 to 2 L/min; Gas flow rate: ~0.8 L/m; Uncertainty: ± 1%; Method reference: Fietzek et al. (2014), https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-13-00083.1; Researcher name: Vlad Macovei; Researcher institution: Helmholtz Zentrum Hereon
  • Parameter or Variable: Sea Surface Temperature; Abbreviation: Temperature; Unit: Degree Celcius; Observation type: Surface Underway; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ observation; Measured or calculated: Measured; Sampling instrument: FSI
  • Parameter or Variable: Salinity; Abbreviation: Salinity; Unit: permil; Observation type: Surface Underway; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ observation; Measured or calculated: Measured
Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument
  • carbon dioxide (CO2) gas analyzer
  • salinometer
  • temperature sensor
Platform
  • Magnolia Seaways
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