Chisato Wada
National Institute for Environmental Studies
16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8506, Japan
+81-29-850-2499
wada.chisato@nies.go.jp
Shin-ichiro Nakaoka
National Institute for Environmental Studie
16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8506, Japan
+81-29-850-2554
nakaoka.shinichiro@nies.go.jp
NIES, MOE, MEXT, DIAS
20160107
TF5-85T
VOS Lines
Ship
Equilibrator-IR or CRDS or GC
PAT520151007
Volunteer Observing Ship (VOS) project
130
180
35
-45
20151007
Brisbane - Nelson
M/S Trans Future 5
PAT5
Toyofuji Shipping Co.
yyyymmdd
date (year-month-day)
GMT
hhmmss
time (hour-min-sec)
GMT
utc
serial number since January 1, 1900
day
Lat
Latitude
degree N
Lon
Longitude
degree E
Ambient Temp
air temperature on the deck
degree Celsius
Hum(%)
relative humidity on the deck
%
Solar Radiation (W/m2)
Solar Radiation
W/m2
Rel WV(m/s)
Ship Speed
m/s
Ship Speed(kt)
ship speed
knots
Abs WV(m/s)
absolute wind velocity
m/s
Atmos. RM Press cal (hPa)
calibrated atmospheric pressure at sea level
hPa
Air xCO2 cal
calibrated atmospheric xCO2
parts per million
Air fCO2 cal
calibrated atmospheric fCO2
micro atm
Air pCO2 cal
calibrated atmospheric pCO2
micro atm
Eq Temp cal
calibrated temperature in Equilibrator
SST cal
calibrated sea surface temperature (SST)
degree Celsius
xCO2_Eq
calibrated sea water xCO2 at equilibrator temperature
parts per million
fCO2_Eq
sea water fCO2 at equilibrator temperature
micro atm
fCO2_SST
sea water fCO2 at SST
micro atm
xCO2_SST
sea water xCO2 at SST
parts per million
pCO2_SST
sea water pCO2 at SST
micro atm
delta fCO2
[fCO2 SW] - [ fCO2 Air]
micro atm
delta xCO2
[xCO2 SW] - [ xCO2 Air]
parts per million
delta pCO2
[pCO2 SW] - [ pCO2 Air]
micro atm
Sal verified
verified salinity from calibrated SBE salinity
Bubble Flag
0: normal; 1: possible to bubble in pipe by ship rolling/pitching
Eq. RM Press cal(hPa)
calibrated Equilibrator Room Pressure
hPa
Kimoto Electric Co., Osaka, Japan.
7
bottom at stern
Tandem Type Equilibrator
approx. 30L
20 L/min
500 ml/min
Yes
Dehumidifier and Membrane Dryer
yes, every 10 seconds
30m above sea level
IR
Kimoto Electric Co., Osaka, Japan.
MOG-701 using LI-7000 CO2 Analyzer by LI-COR
10sec (except during calibration routines 90min*2/day)
0.01ppm
0.1ppm
0.01ppm
0.1ppm
Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation, Japan 360,380,400,420ppm 8min each (32 min. total ) at 1:00, 7:00, 13:00 & 19:00 (4times/day) for air.ref, 0,270,330,390,450ppm 15min each (90 min. total ) at 1:00 & 13:00 (twice/day) for seawater
4
Mooring
WMO traceable, frequency every 8 hours for air every 12 hrs. for sea
dry base xCO2
Ship bottom (7m)
SeaBird Electronics. Inc.
SBE38
0.001
0.001
not necessary
Ocean observation room
SeaBird Electronics. Inc.
SBE38
0.001
0.001
not necessary
Ocean Observation Room
COPAL electronics
PG-200
0.5
0.1
Differential pressure gauge between the equilibrator and the room periodically checked with observation room pressure. Calibration is performed every 6 hours.
yes
Bridge (height above sea level: 32m)
COPAL electronics
PG-200
0.5hPa
0.1hPa
Calibration is performed every 6 hours by JMA certified barometer.
Ocean observation room
SeaBird Electronics. Inc.
SBE21 and SBE45
0.005
0.003
SBE21 Salinity is calibrated by sal bottle value which is measured by Guildline Portable Salinometer 8410A.
Murphy, P. P., K. K. Kelly, R. A. Feely, and R. H. Gammon (1995): Carbon dioxide concentrations in surface water and the atmosphere during 1986-1989NOAA/PMEL cruises in the Pacific and Indian Oceans (Oak Ridge Natl. Lab., Oak Ridge, TN), Rep. NRNL/CDIAC-75, NDP-047.
Murphy, P. P., Y. Nojiri, Y. Fujinuma, C. S. Wong, J. Zeng, T. Kimoto, and H. Kimoto (2001): Measurements of surface seawater fCO2 from volunteer commercial Ship: Techniques and experiences from Skaugran. J. Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 18, 1719-1734.
NB
underway