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Surface underway measurements of partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2), sea surface temperature, sea surface salinity and other parameters from Autonomous Surface Vehicle ASV_Saildrone1021_GulfStream (EXPOCODE 32DB20190130) in the North Atlantic Ocean from 2019-01-30 to 2019-02-21 (NCEI Accession 0209698)

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This dataset includes surface chemical, meteorological and physical data collected from Autonomous Surface Vehicle ASV_Saildrone1021_GulfStream (EXPOCODE 32DB20190130) in the North Atlantic Ocean from 2019-01-30 to 2019-02-21. These data include xCO2 SW (wet) - mole fraction of CO2 in air in equilibrium with the seawater at sea surface temperature and measured humidity; H2O SW - mole fraction of H2O in air from equilibrator; xCO2 Air (wet) - mole fraction of CO2 in air from airblock, 2 feet above the sea surface at measured humidity; H2O Air - mole fraction of H2O in air from airblock, 2 feet above the sea surface; atmospheric pressure at the airblock, 2 feet above the sea surface; temperature of the Infrared Licor 820 in degrees Celsius; MAPCO2 %O2 - the percent oxygen of the surface seawater divided by the percent oxygen of the atmosphere at 2 feet above the sea surface; SST - sea surface temperature; SSS - sea surface salinity; xCO2 SW (dry) - mole fraction of CO2 in air in equilibrium with the seawater at sea surface temperature (dry air); xCO2 Air (dry) - mole fraction of CO2 in air at the airblock, 2 feet above the sea surface (dry air); fCO2 SW (sat) - fugacity of CO2 in air in equilibrium with the seawater at sea surface temperature (100% humidity); fCO2 Air (sat) - fugacity of CO2 in air at the airblock, 2 feet above the sea surface (100% humidity); dfCO2 - difference of the fugacity of the CO2 in seawater and the fugacity of the CO2 in air (fCO2 SW - fCO2 Air); pCO2 SW (wet) - partial pressure of CO2 in air in equilibrium with the seawater at sea surface temperature (100% humidity); pCO2 Air (wet) - partial pressure of CO2 in air at the airblock, 2 feet above the sea surface (100% humidity); dpCO2 - difference of the partial pressure of CO2 in seawater and air (pCO2 SW - pCO2 Air and pH of seawater (on total scale). The Autonomous Surface Vehicle CO2 (ASVCO2) instruments used to collect these data include Bubble type equilibrator for autonomous carbon dioxide (CO2) measurement, Carbon dioxide (CO2) gas analyzer, Humidity Sensor, and oxygen meter.
  • Cite as: Palter, Jaime B.; Nickford, Sarah E.; Sutton, Adrienne J.; Gray, Alison R.; Fassbender, Andrea J.; Maenner Jones, Stacy; Battisti, Roman; Bott, Randy (2020). Surface underway measurements of partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2), sea surface temperature, sea surface salinity and other parameters from Autonomous Surface Vehicle ASV_Saildrone1021_GulfStream (EXPOCODE 32DB20190130) in the North Atlantic Ocean from 2019-01-30 to 2019-02-21 (NCEI Accession 0209698). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/2dw3-d527. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 2019-01-30 to 2019-02-21
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -71.593
East: -57.255
South: 35.536
North: 41.491
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Publication Dates
  • publication: 2020-04-25
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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.
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  • Cite as: Palter, Jaime B.; Nickford, Sarah E.; Sutton, Adrienne J.; Gray, Alison R.; Fassbender, Andrea J.; Maenner Jones, Stacy; Battisti, Roman; Bott, Randy (2020). Surface underway measurements of partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2), sea surface temperature, sea surface salinity and other parameters from Autonomous Surface Vehicle ASV_Saildrone1021_GulfStream (EXPOCODE 32DB20190130) in the North Atlantic Ocean from 2019-01-30 to 2019-02-21 (NCEI Accession 0209698). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/2dw3-d527. Accessed [date].
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  • Funding Information: NOAA Climate Program (Autonomous Surface Vehicles, Wave Gliders)
  • Funding Information: NOAA
Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords OCADS Study Type
  • Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV)
  • Surface underway
Provider Keywords
  • Saildrone
Provider Variable Abbreviations
  • %O2
  • CO2 Air QF
  • CO2 SW QF
  • Delta fCO2 (fCO2 SW - fCO2 Air)
  • H2O Air
  • H2O SW
  • Licor Atm Pressure
  • Licor Temp
  • Pressure of Licor
  • SS Salinity
  • SST
  • dpCO2
  • fCO2 Air (sat)
  • fCO2 SW (sat)
  • pCO2 Air (wet)
  • pCO2 SW (wet)
  • pH (total scale)
  • xCO2 Air (dry)
  • xCO2 Air (wet)
  • xCO2 SW (dry)
  • xCO2 SW (wet)
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
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
  • ASV_Saildrone1021_GulfStream_Jan2019_Feb2019
EXPOCODE
  • 32DB20190130
Ocean Acidification Search Keywords
  • Ocean Carbon and Acidification Data System (OCADS) Project
Reference Section ID
  • Gulf Stream
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Palter, Jaime B.; Nickford, Sarah E.; Sutton, Adrienne J.; Gray, Alison R.; Fassbender, Andrea J.; Maenner Jones, Stacy; Battisti, Roman; Bott, Randy (2020). Surface underway measurements of partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2), sea surface temperature, sea surface salinity and other parameters from Autonomous Surface Vehicle ASV_Saildrone1021_GulfStream (EXPOCODE 32DB20190130) in the North Atlantic Ocean from 2019-01-30 to 2019-02-21 (NCEI Accession 0209698). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/2dw3-d527. Accessed [date].
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  • 2020-04-25T00:32:54Z - NCEI Accession 0209698 v1.1 was published.
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  • Parameter or Variable: xCO2 SW (wet); Abbreviation: xCO2 SW (wet); Unit: [μmol/mol]; Controlled vocabulary name: partial pressure of carbon dioxide - water; Observation type: surface underway; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Sampling instrument: ASVCO2 (NOAA trademark); Analyzing instrument: Absolute, non-dispersive infrared (NDIR) gas analyzer; LI-820; Sensor manufacturer: NOAA PMEL; Duration: 1hr cycle; Detailed sampling and analyzing information: At the beginning of each sample, the instrument self-calibrates using a zero and high standard. The zero standard is generated by cycling a small amount of air through a soda lime chamber. The high standard is from a cylinder of calibrated standard reference gas, 396.21 umol/mol, from ESRL. ESRL standards are traceable to WMO x93 scale with a stated reproducibility of 0.06 micromole/mole. For more information on estimates of accuracy and precision of the MAPCO2 system, see Sutton et al. 2014.; Uncertainty: Resolution_Water - 0.7 uatm; Uncertainty_Water - 2 uatm; Resolution_Air - 0.6 uatm; Uncertainty_Air - 1 uatm; Method reference: Sutton, A.J., Sabine, C.L., Maenner-Jones, S., Lawrence-Slavas, N., Meinig, C., Feely, R.A., Mathis, J.T., Musielewicz, S., Bott, R., McLain, P.D., Fought, J., Kozyr, A., 2014. A high-frequency atmospheric and seawater pCO2 data set from 14 open ocean sites using a moored autonomous system. Earth Sys. Sci. Data, 6, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-6-353-2014, 353-366..
  • Parameter or Variable: H2O SW; Abbreviation: H2O SW; Unit: [mmol/mol]; Observation type: surface underway; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Sampling instrument: ASVCO2 (NOAA trademark); Sensor manufacturer: NOAA PMEL.
  • Parameter or Variable: xCO2 Air (wet); Abbreviation: xCO2 Air (wet); Unit: [μmol/mol]; Controlled vocabulary name: Partial pressure (or fugacity) of carbon dioxide - atmosphere; Observation type: surface underway; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Sampling instrument: ASVCO2 (NOAA trademark); Sensor manufacturer: NOAA PMEL.
  • Parameter or Variable: H2O Air; Abbreviation: H2O Air; Unit: [mmol/mol]; Observation type: surface underway; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Sampling instrument: ASVCO2 (NOAA trademark); Sensor manufacturer: NOAA PMEL.
  • Parameter or Variable: Pressure of Licor; Abbreviation: Pressure of Licor; Unit: [hPa]; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Sampling instrument: ASVCO2 (NOAA trademark); Sensor manufacturer: NOAA PMEL.
  • Parameter or Variable: Licor Temp; Abbreviation: Licor Temp; Unit: [Deg. C]; Observation type: surface underway; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ; Sampling instrument: ASVCO2 (NOAA trademark); Sensor manufacturer: NOAA PMEL.
  • Parameter or Variable: SST; Abbreviation: SST; Unit: [Deg. C]; Controlled vocabulary name: SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; Observation type: surface underway; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: SS Salinity; Abbreviation: SS Salinity; Controlled vocabulary name: SALINITY; Observation type: surface underway; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: xCO2 SW (dry); Abbreviation: xCO2 SW (dry); Unit: [μmol/mol]; Controlled vocabulary name: partial pressure of carbon dioxide - water; Observation type: surface underway; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: xCO2 Air (dry); Abbreviation: xCO2 Air (dry); Unit: [μmol/mol]; Controlled vocabulary name: Partial pressure (or fugacity) of carbon dioxide - atmosphere; Observation type: surface underway; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: fCO2 SW (sat); Abbreviation: fCO2 SW (sat); Unit: [uatm]; Controlled vocabulary name: partial pressure of carbon dioxide - water; Observation type: surface underway; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: fCO2 Air (sat); Abbreviation: fCO2 Air (sat); Unit: [uatm]; Controlled vocabulary name: Partial pressure (or fugacity) of carbon dioxide - atmosphere; Observation type: surface underway; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: Delta fCO2 (fCO2 SW - fCO2 Air); Abbreviation: Delta fCO2 (fCO2 SW - fCO2 Air); Unit: [uatm]; Controlled vocabulary name: AIR-SEA DIFFERENCE - PARTIAL PRESSURE (OR FUGACITY) OF CARBON DIOXIDE; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: CO2 SW QF; Abbreviation: CO2 SW QF; Unit: Flag for xCO2 sw (wet); In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: CO2 Air QF; Abbreviation: CO2 Air QF; Unit: Quality Flag for xCO2 Air (wet); In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: Licor Atm Pressure; Abbreviation: Licor Atm Pressure; Unit: (hPa) Atmospheric pressure at the airblock, 4 feet above the sea surface.; Controlled vocabulary name: BAROMETRIC PRESSURE; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: %O2; Abbreviation: %O2; Unit: The percent oxygen of the surface seawater divided by the percent oxygen of the atmosphere at 4 feet above the sea surface. Disclaimer: The oxygen measurement is made in the equilibrated air. We have found that the oxygen does not come to complete equilibrium so any rapid changes in oxygen do not get properly captured using this system. Therefore, we tend to use the oxygen data only as a qualitative sense of the biology. It is not a quantitative measure.; Controlled vocabulary name: OXYGEN - PERCENT SATURATION; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: pCO2 SW (wet); Abbreviation: pCO2 SW (wet); Unit: (uatm) Partial Pressure of CO2 in air in equilibrium with the seawater at sea surface temperature (100% humidity); Controlled vocabulary name: partial pressure of carbon dioxide - water; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: pCO2 Air (wet); Abbreviation: pCO2 Air (wet); Unit: (uatm) Partial Pressure of CO2 in air at the airblock, 4 feet above the sea surface (100% humidity).; Controlled vocabulary name: Partial pressure (or fugacity) of carbon dioxide - atmosphere; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: dpCO2; Abbreviation: dpCO2; Unit: Difference of the partial pressure of CO2 in seawater and air (pCO2 SW - pCO2 Air; Controlled vocabulary name: AIR-SEA DIFFERENCE - PARTIAL PRESSURE (OR FUGACITY) OF CARBON DIOXIDE; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: pH on Total Scale; Abbreviation: pH (total scale); Controlled vocabulary name: pH; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ .
Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument
  • barometric pressure sensor
  • bubble type equilibrator for autonomous carbon dioxide (CO2) measurement
  • oxygen sensor
  • pH sensor
  • salinometer
  • temperature sensor
Platform
  • drifting buoy
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