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Partial pressure (or fugacity) of carbon dioxide, sea surface temperature, sea surface salinity and other variables collected from surface underway observations during NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown cruises in the Pacific Ocean and Arctic Ocean from 2015-01-15 to 2015-12-18 (NCEI Accession 0157252)

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This dataset includes surface underway, chemical, meteorological and physical data collected from NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown cruises in the Pacific Ocean and Arctic Ocean from 2015-01-15 to 2015-12-18. These data include partial pressure (or fugacity) of carbon dioxide - atmosphere, partial pressure (or fugacity) of carbon dioxide - water, sea surface salinity and sea surface temperature. The instruments used to collect these data include Carbon dioxide (CO2) gas analyzer. These data were collected by Rik Wanninkhof, Robert Castle and Denis Pierrot of NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory as part of the VOS_R/V_Ronald_Brown_2015 data set.
  • Cite as: Wanninkhof, Rik; Pierrot, Denis; Castle, Robert D.; Shannahoff, Jonathan (2016). Partial pressure (or fugacity) of carbon dioxide, sea surface temperature, sea surface salinity and other variables collected from surface underway observations during NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown cruises in the Pacific Ocean and Arctic Ocean from 2015-01-15 to 2015-12-18 (NCEI Accession 0157252). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.3334/cdiac/otg.vos_rb_2015. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 2015-01-15 to 2015-12-18
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -170.6834
East: -117.2501
South: -17.5049
North: 72.0501
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Wanninkhof, R., D. Pierrot, R. D. Castle, and J. Shannahoff (2016). Underway pCO2 measurements aboard the R/V Ronald H. Brown during the 2015 cruises. Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, VOS_R/V_Ronald_Brown_2015_RB1501A, VOS_R/V_Ronald_Brown_2015_RB1501B, VOS_R/V_Ronald_Brown_2015_RB1502, VOS_R/V_Ronald_Brown_2015_RB1503A, VOS_R/V_Ronald_Brown_2015_RB1503B, VOS_R/V_Ronald_Brown_2015_RB1504, VOS_R/V_Ronald_Brown_2015_RB1505, VOS_R/V_Ronald_Brown_2015_RB1506, VOS_R/V_Ronald_Brown_2015_RB1507.
  • DOE (1994). Handbook of methods for the analysis of the various parameters of the carbon dioxide system in sea water; version 2. DOE.
  • Feely, R. A., R. Wanninkhof, H. B. Milburn, C. E. Cosca, M. Stapp and P. P. Murphy (1998) A new automated underway system for making high precision pCO2 measurements onboard research ships. Analytica Chim. Acta 377: 185-191.
  • Ho, D. T., R. Wanninkhof, J. Masters, R. A. Feely and C. E. Cosca (1997). Measurement of underway fCO2 in the Eastern Equatorial Pacific on NOAA ships BALDRIGE and DISCOVERER, NOAA data report ERL AOML-30, 52 pp., NTIS Springfield.
  • 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
  • Wanninkhof, R., & Thoning, K. (1993). Measurement of fugacity of CO2 in surface water using continuous and discrete sampling methods. Marine Chemistry, 44(2–4), 189–204. https://doi.org/10.1016/0304-4203(93)90202-y
  • Weiss, R. F. (1970) The solubility of nitrogen, oxygen and argon in water and seawater. Deep-Sea Research 17: 721-735.
  • Weiss, R. F. (1974) Carbon dioxide in water and seawater: the solubility of a non-ideal gas. Mar. Chem. 2: 203-215.
  • Weiss, R. F., R. A. Jahnke and C. D. Keeling (1982) Seasonal effects of temperature and salinity on the partial pressure of CO2 in seawater. Nature 300: 511-513.
  • NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown SOOP Underway Lines
  • 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: 2016-12-08
  • revision: 2020-10-16
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.
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  • accessLevel: Public
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Wanninkhof, Rik; Pierrot, Denis; Castle, Robert D.; Shannahoff, Jonathan (2016). Partial pressure (or fugacity) of carbon dioxide, sea surface temperature, sea surface salinity and other variables collected from surface underway observations during NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown cruises in the Pacific Ocean and Arctic Ocean from 2015-01-15 to 2015-12-18 (NCEI Accession 0157252). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.3334/cdiac/otg.vos_rb_2015. Accessed [date].
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  • Funding Information: NOAA Climate Program Office
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
  • PRES_ATM@SSP_hPa
  • PRES_EQU_hPa
  • QC_SUBFLAG
  • SAL_permil
  • SST_C
  • TEMP_EQU_C
  • WOCE_QC_FLAG
  • dfCO2_uatm
  • fCO2_ATM_interpolated_uatm
  • fCO2_SW@SST_uatm
  • xCO2_ATM_interpolated_ppm
  • xCO2_ATM_ppm
  • xCO2_EQU_ppm
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
  • Arctic Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
Project keywords Cruise ID
  • RB1501-Leg1 CALWATER
  • RB1501-Leg2
  • RB1502 TAO (125W,140W)
  • RB1503-Leg1 P16N
  • RB1503-Leg2
  • RB1504 OceanAcidification
  • RB1505-Leg1 Eco-FOCI Arctic
  • RB1505-Leg2
  • RB1507 TAO (155W,170W)
EXPOCODE
  • 33RO20150114
  • 33RO20150130
  • 33RO20150227
  • 33RO20150410
  • 33RO20150525
  • 33RO20150713
  • 33RO20150806
  • 33RO20150822
  • 33RO20151110
Ocean Acidification Search Keywords
  • Ocean Carbon and Acidification Data System (OCADS) Project
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Wanninkhof, Rik; Pierrot, Denis; Castle, Robert D.; Shannahoff, Jonathan (2016). Partial pressure (or fugacity) of carbon dioxide, sea surface temperature, sea surface salinity and other variables collected from surface underway observations during NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown cruises in the Pacific Ocean and Arctic Ocean from 2015-01-15 to 2015-12-18 (NCEI Accession 0157252). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.3334/cdiac/otg.vos_rb_2015. 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
  • 2016-12-08T17:18:09Z - NCEI Accession 0157252 v1.1 was published.
  • 2020-10-16T20:18:18Z - NCEI Accession 0157252 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.
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Processing Steps
  • Parameter or Variable: xCO2_EQU_ppm; Abbreviation: xCO2_EQU_ppm; Unit: Mole fraction of CO2 in the equilibrator headspace (dry) at equilibrator temperature (ppm); Controlled vocabulary name: partial pressure of carbon dioxide - water; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: xCO2_ATM_ppm; Abbreviation: xCO2_ATM_ppm; Unit: Mole fraction of CO2 measured in dry outside air (ppm); Controlled vocabulary name: Partial pressure (or fugacity) of carbon dioxide - atmosphere; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: xCO2_ATM_interpolated_ppm; Abbreviation: xCO2_ATM_interpolated_ppm; Unit: Mole fraction of CO2 in outside air associated with each water analysis. These values are interpolated between the bracketing averaged good xCO2_ATM analyses (ppm); Controlled vocabulary name: Partial pressure (or fugacity) of carbon dioxide - atmosphere; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: PRES_EQU_hPa; Abbreviation: PRES_EQU_hPa; Unit: Barometric pressure in the equilibrator headspace (hectopascals); In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: PRES_ATM@SSP_hPa; Abbreviation: PRES_ATM@SSP_hPa; Unit: Barometric pressure measured outside, corrected to sea level (hectopascals); Controlled vocabulary name: BAROMETRIC PRESSURE; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: TEMP_EQU_C; Abbreviation: TEMP_EQU_C; Unit: Water temperature in equilibrator (degrees Celsius); In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: SST_C; Abbreviation: SST_C; Unit: Sea surface temperature (degrees Celsius); Controlled vocabulary name: SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: SAL_permil; Abbreviation: SAL_permil; Unit: Sea surface salinity on Practical Salinity Scale (permil); Controlled vocabulary name: SALINITY; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: fCO2_SW@SST_uatm; Abbreviation: fCO2_SW@SST_uatm; Unit: Fugacity of CO2 in sea water at SST and 100% humidity (microatmospheres); Controlled vocabulary name: partial pressure of carbon dioxide - water; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: fCO2_ATM_interpolated_uatm; Abbreviation: fCO2_ATM_interpolated_uatm; Unit: Fugacity of CO2 in air corresponding to the interpolated xCO2 at SST and 100% humidity (microatmospheres); Controlled vocabulary name: Partial pressure (or fugacity) of carbon dioxide - atmosphere; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: dfCO2_uatm; Abbreviation: dfCO2_uatm; Unit: Sea water fCO2 minus interpolated air fCO2 (microatmospheres); In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: WOCE_QC_FLAG; Abbreviation: WOCE_QC_FLAG; Unit: Quality control flag for fCO2 values (2=good, 3=questionable); In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ.
  • Parameter or Variable: QC_SUBFLAG; Abbreviation: QC_SUBFLAG; Unit: Quality control subflag for fCO2 values, provides explanation when QC flag=3; In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: in-situ .
Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument
  • carbon dioxide (CO2) gas analyzer
Platform
  • NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown
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