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  <User>
    <Name>Sullivan, Kevin </Name>
    <Organization>NOAA/AOML</Organization>
    <Address>4301 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, Fl 33149</Address>
    <Phone>(305) 361-4382</Phone>
    <Email>kevin.sullivan@noaa.gov</Email>
  </User>
  <Investigator>
    <Name>Wanninkhof, Rik</Name>
    <Organization>NOAA/Atlantic Oceanographic &amp; Meteorological Laboratory</Organization>
    <Address>4301 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami Fl, 33149</Address>
    <Phone>305-361-4379</Phone>
    <Email>Rik.Wanninkhof@noaa.gov</Email>
  </Investigator>
  <Investigator>
    <Name>Pierrot, Denis</Name>
    <Organization>NOAA/Atlantic Oceanographic &amp; Meteorological Laboratory</Organization>
    <Address>4301 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami Fl, 33149</Address>
    <Phone>305-361-4441</Phone>
    <Email>Denis.Pierrot@noaa.gov</Email>
  </Investigator>
  <Dataset_Info>
    <Funding_Info>NOAA Climate Program Office; NOAA Ocean Acidification Program</Funding_Info>
    <Submission_Dates>
      <Initial_Submission>2020302 </Initial_Submission>
      <Revised_Submission>2020302 </Revised_Submission>
    </Submission_Dates>
  </Dataset_Info>
  <Cruise_Info>
    <Experiment>
      <Experiment_Name>EQNX_20200215</Experiment_Name>
      <Experiment_Type>SOOP Line</Experiment_Type>
      <Platform_Type>Ship</Platform_Type>
      <Co2_Instrument_type>Equilibrator-IR or CRDS or GC</Co2_Instrument_type>
      <Cruise>
        <Cruise_ID>MLCE20200215</Cruise_ID>
        <Cruise_Info>AOML_SOOP_CO2</Cruise_Info>
        <Geographical_Coverage>
          <Bounds>
            <Westernmost_Longitude>-80.1</Westernmost_Longitude>
            <Easternmost_Longitude>-64.4</Easternmost_Longitude>
            <Northernmost_Latitude>26.2</Northernmost_Latitude>
            <Southernmost_Latitude>17.9</Southernmost_Latitude>
          </Bounds>
        </Geographical_Coverage>
        <Temporal_Coverage>
          <Start_Date>20200215</Start_Date>
          <End_Date>20200222</End_Date>
        </Temporal_Coverage>
        <Ports_of_Call>Fort Lauderdale, FL  </Ports_of_Call>
        <Ports_of_Call>San Juan, Puerto Rico  </Ports_of_Call>
        <Ports_of_Call>Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas </Ports_of_Call>
        <Ports_of_Call>Punta Cana, Dominican Republic </Ports_of_Call>
        <Ports_of_Call>Nassau, Bahamas </Ports_of_Call>
      </Cruise>
    </Experiment>
    <Vessel>
      <Vessel_Name>M/V Equinox</Vessel_Name>
      <Vessel_ID>MLCE</Vessel_ID>
      <Vessel_Owner>Royal Caribbean International</Vessel_Owner>
    </Vessel>
  </Cruise_Info>
  <Variables_Info>
    <Variable>
      <Variable_Name>xCO2_EQU_ppm</Variable_Name>
      <Description_of_Variable>Mole fraction of CO2 in the equilibrator headspace (dry) at equilibrator temperature (ppm)</Description_of_Variable>
      <Unit_of_Variable>ppm</Unit_of_Variable>
    </Variable>
    <Variable>
      <Variable_Name>xCO2_ATM_ppm</Variable_Name>
      <Description_of_Variable>Mole fraction of CO2 measured in dry outside air (ppm)</Description_of_Variable>
      <Unit_of_Variable>ppm</Unit_of_Variable>
    </Variable>
    <Variable>
      <Variable_Name>xCO2_ATM_interpolated_ppm</Variable_Name>
      <Description_of_Variable>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)</Description_of_Variable>
      <Unit_of_Variable>ppm</Unit_of_Variable>
    </Variable>
    <Variable>
      <Variable_Name>PRES_EQU_hPa</Variable_Name>
      <Description_of_Variable>Barometric pressure in the equilibrator headspace (hPa)</Description_of_Variable>
      <Unit_of_Variable>hPa</Unit_of_Variable>
    </Variable>
    <Variable>
      <Variable_Name>PRES_ATM@SSP_hPa</Variable_Name>
      <Description_of_Variable>Barometric pressure measured outside, corrected to sea level (hPa)</Description_of_Variable>
      <Unit_of_Variable> hPa </Unit_of_Variable>
    </Variable>
    <Variable>
      <Variable_Name>TEMP_EQU_C</Variable_Name>
      <Description_of_Variable>Water temperature in equilibrator (&#176;C)</Description_of_Variable>
      <Unit_of_Variable>Degree C</Unit_of_Variable>
    </Variable>
    <Variable>
      <Variable_Name>SST_C</Variable_Name>
      <Description_of_Variable>Sea surface temperature (&#176;C)</Description_of_Variable>
      <Unit_of_Variable>Degree C</Unit_of_Variable>
    </Variable>
    <Variable>
      <Variable_Name>SAL_permil</Variable_Name>
      <Description_of_Variable>Sea surface salinity on Practical Salinity Scale (o/oo)</Description_of_Variable>
      <Unit_of_Variable>ppt</Unit_of_Variable>
    </Variable>
    <Variable>
      <Variable_Name>fCO2_SW@SST_uatm</Variable_Name>
      <Description_of_Variable>Fugacity of CO2 in sea water at SST and 100% humidity (&#956;atm)</Description_of_Variable>
      <Unit_of_Variable>&#956;atm</Unit_of_Variable>
    </Variable>
    <Variable>
      <Variable_Name>fCO2_ATM_interpolated_uatm</Variable_Name>
      <Description_of_Variable>Fugacity of CO2 in air corresponding to the interpolated xCO2 at SST and 100% humidity (&#956;atm)</Description_of_Variable>
      <Unit_of_Variable>&#956;atm</Unit_of_Variable>
    </Variable>
    <Variable>
      <Variable_Name>dfCO2_uatm</Variable_Name>
      <Description_of_Variable>Sea water fCO2 minus interpolated air fCO2 (&#956;atm)</Description_of_Variable>
      <Unit_of_Variable>&#956;atm</Unit_of_Variable>
    </Variable>
    <Variable>
      <Variable_Name>WOCE_QC_FLAG</Variable_Name>
      <Description_of_Variable>Quality control flag for fCO2 values (2=good, 3=questionable)</Description_of_Variable>
      <Unit_of_Variable>None</Unit_of_Variable>
    </Variable>
    <Variable>
      <Variable_Name>QC_SUBFLAG</Variable_Name>
      <Description_of_Variable>Quality control subflag for fCO2 values, provides explanation when QC flag=3</Description_of_Variable>
      <Unit_of_Variable>None</Unit_of_Variable>
    </Variable>
  </Variables_Info>
  <Method_Description>
    <Equilibrator_Design>
      <Depth_of_Sea_Water_Intake>5 meters</Depth_of_Sea_Water_Intake>
      <Location_of_Sea_Water_Intake>Bow</Location_of_Sea_Water_Intake>
      <Equilibrator_Type>Spray head above dynamic pool, with thermal jacket</Equilibrator_Type>
      <Equilibrator_Volume>0.95 L (0.4 L water, 0.55 L headspace)</Equilibrator_Volume>
      <Water_Flow_Rate>1.5 - 2.0 L/min</Water_Flow_Rate>
      <Headspace_Gas_Flow_Rate>70 - 150 ml/min</Headspace_Gas_Flow_Rate>
      <Vented>Yes</Vented>
      <Drying_Method_for_CO2_in_water>Gas stream passes through a thermoelectric condenser (~5 &#176;C) and then through a Perma Pure (Nafion) dryer before reaching the analyzer (90% dry).</Drying_Method_for_CO2_in_water>
      <Additional_Information>Primary equilibrator is vented through a secondary equilibrator.</Additional_Information>
    </Equilibrator_Design>
    <CO2_in_Marine_Air>
      <Measurement>Yes, 5 readings in a group every 5 hours. </Measurement>
      <Location_and_Height>At forward-most, grated opening in the starboard hull on the mooring deck, which is 12 meters above sea level. </Location_and_Height>
      <Drying_Method>Gas stream passes through a thermoelectric condenser (~5 &#176;C) and then through a Perma Pure (Nafion) dryer before reaching the analyzer (90% dry). </Drying_Method>
    </CO2_in_Marine_Air>
    <CO2_Sensors>
      <CO2_Sensor>
        <Measurement_Method>IR</Measurement_Method>
        <Manufacturer>LI-COR</Manufacturer>
        <Model>6262</Model>
        <Frequency>Every 140 seconds, except during calibration</Frequency>
        <Resolution_Water>&#177; 0.01 &#956;atm in fCO2_SW</Resolution_Water>
        <Uncertainty_Water>&#177; 2 &#956;atm in fCO2_SW</Uncertainty_Water>
        <Resolution_Air>&#177; 0.01 &#956;atm in fCO2_ATM</Resolution_Air>
        <Uncertainty_Air>&#177; 0.5 &#956;atm in fCO2_ATM</Uncertainty_Air>
        <Manufacturer_of_Calibration_Gas>
          Std 1: CA05585, 280.18 ppm, owned by ESRL, used every ~5.0 hours.
          Std 2: CA05979, 381.89 ppm, owned by AOML, used every ~5.0 hours.
          Std 3: CA05998, 419.32 ppm, owned by AOML, used every ~5.0 hours.
          Std 4: CB08988, 455.60 ppm, owned by ESRL, used every ~5.0 hours.
          Std 5: LL100000, 0.00 ppm, owned by AOML, used every ~25.0 hours.
        </Manufacturer_of_Calibration_Gas>
        <No_Of_Non_Zero_Gas_Stds>4</No_Of_Non_Zero_Gas_Stds>
        <CO2_Sensor_Calibration>The analyzer is calibrated every 5 hours with field standards that in turn were calibrated with primary standards that are directly traceable to the WMO X2007 scale. The zero gas is ultra-high purity air.  </CO2_Sensor_Calibration>
        <Sensor_Calibration></Sensor_Calibration>
        <Other_Comments>The instrument is located in the Bow Thruster Room at the bow of the ship. The space is not air-conditioned but the temperature is somewhat controlled by air vents. Ultra-High Purity air (0.0 ppm CO2) and the high standard gas are used to zero and span the LI-COR analyzer.</Other_Comments>
        <Method_References>Pierrot, D., C. Neil, K. Sullivan, R. Castle, R. Wanninkhof, H. Lueger, T. Johannessen, A. Olsen, R. A. Feely, and C. E. Cosca (2009), Recommendations for autonomous underway pCO2 measuring systems and data reduction routines, Deep-Sea Res II, 56, 512-522.</Method_References>
        <Details_Co2_Sensing>details of CO2 sensing (not required)</Details_Co2_Sensing>
        <Measured_Co2_Params>xCO2(dry)</Measured_Co2_Params>
      </CO2_Sensor>
    </CO2_Sensors>
    <Sea_Surface_Temperature>
      <Location>In Bow Thruster room, about 1m after the intake which is directly through the ship's hull, before the SW pump.</Location>
      <Manufacturer>Seabird, Inc.</Manufacturer>
      <Model>SBE 38</Model>
      <Accuracy_degC>0.001</Accuracy_degC>
      <Precision_degC>0.0003</Precision_degC>
      <Calibration>Factory calibration</Calibration>
      <Other_Comments>Manufacturer's Resolution is taken as Precision; Maintained by University of Miami's MTG group.</Other_Comments>
    </Sea_Surface_Temperature>
    <Equilibrator_Temperature>
      <Location>Inserted into equilibrator ~5 cm below water level</Location>
      <Manufacturer>Hart</Manufacturer>
      <Model>1523</Model>
      <Accuracy_degC>0.015</Accuracy_degC>
      <Precision_degC>0.001</Precision_degC>
      <Calibration>Factory calibration</Calibration>
      <Other_Comments>Resolution is taken as Precision.</Other_Comments>
    </Equilibrator_Temperature>
    <Equilibrator_Pressure>
      <Location>Attached to equilibrator headspace.  The differential pressure reading from Setra 239, which is attached to the equilibrator headspace, is added to the pressure reading from the LICOR analyzer, which is measured by an external Setra 270 connected to the exit of the analyzer.</Location>
      <Manufacturer>Setra</Manufacturer>
      <Model>270</Model>
      <Accuracy_hPa>0.15</Accuracy_hPa>
      <Precision_hPa>0.015</Precision_hPa>
      <Calibration>Factory calibration</Calibration>
      <Other_Comments>Manufacturer's Resolution is taken as Precision.</Other_Comments>
    </Equilibrator_Pressure>
    <Atmospheric_Pressure>
      <Location>At the base of the radar mast, 48 meter above sea level. </Location>
      <Manufacturer>RM Young</Manufacturer>
      <Model>61202V</Model>
      <Accuracy>&#177; 0.3 hPa</Accuracy>
      <Precision> 0.1 hPa </Precision>
      <Calibration>Factory Calibration </Calibration>
      <Normalized>no </Normalized>
      <Other_Comments>Manufacturer's Resolution is taken as Precision; Maintained by University of Miami's MTG group. </Other_Comments>
    </Atmospheric_Pressure>
    <Sea_Surface_Salinity>
      <Location>Next to the pCO2 System.</Location>
      <Manufacturer>Seabird</Manufacturer>
      <Model>SBE 45</Model>
      <Accuracy>&#177; 0.005 o/oo</Accuracy>
      <Precision>0.0002 o/oo</Precision>
      <Calibration>Factory calibration</Calibration>
      <Other_Comments>Manufacturer's Resolution is taken as Precision; Maintained by University of Miami's MTG group. </Other_Comments>
    </Sea_Surface_Salinity>
  </Method_Description>
  <Data_set_References></Data_set_References>
  <Additional_Information>The analytical system operated fine during this cruise.  The EQU gas flow was more variable that normal occasionally, which reduced data coverage. 
  Original Data Location:  http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/ocd/ocdweb/equinox/equinox_introduction.html. 
  Full unprocessed data files from analytical instrument including flow information plus meteorological and TSG data at time of sampling can be obtained upon request. </Additional_Information>
  <Citation></Citation>
  <Preliminary_Quality_control>NA</Preliminary_Quality_control>
  <form_type>underway</form_type>
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