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Partial pressure (or fugacity) of carbon dioxide, salinity and other variables collected from surface underway observations during the MV Cap Vilano ships of opportunity (SOOP) cruises in the Pacific Ocean from 2013-02-01 to 2013-06-06 (NCEI Accession 0157013)

INVESTIGATORS:
Catherine E. Cosca ORCID logo - NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL)
Simone R. Alin ORCID logo - NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL)
Richard A. Feely ORCID logo - NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL)

PACKAGE DESCRIPTION: This dataset contains data from underway fCO2 (seawater and atmospheric), temperature, and salinity measurements collected on MV Cap Vilano three trans-Pacific cruises in 2013 as part of a ship-of-opportunity time-series. Cruise names and expocodes: CV2013_02 (AGB620130201), CV2013_03 (AGB620130328), CV2013_05 (AGB620130524). Since 1992, underway CO2 observations have been made between New Zealand and the U.S. West Coast. This effort was conducted with the support of NOAA's Ocean Observing and Monitoring Division in the Climate Program Office (CPO) and NOAA's Ocean Acidification Program (OAP).

CITE AS: Feely, Richard A.; Cosca, Catherine E.; Alin, Simone R.; Lebon, Geoffrey T. (2016). Partial pressure (or fugacity) of carbon dioxide, salinity and other variables collected from surface underway observations during the MV Cap Vilano ships of opportunity (SOOP) cruises in the Pacific Ocean from 2013-02-01 to 2013-06-06 (NCEI Accession 0157013). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.3334/cdiac/otg.vos_cap_vilano_2013. Accessed [date].


DATA PACKAGES RELATED TO THIS ONE:
none;
IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION FOR THIS DATA PACKAGE:
NCEI ACCESSION: 0157013
NCEI DOI: https://doi.org/10.3334/cdiac/otg.vos_cap_vilano_2013
EXPOCODE: AGB620130201; AGB620130328; AGB620130524;
CRUISE ID: CV2013_02; CV2013_03; CV2013_05;
SECTION/LEG: SOOP;

TYPES OF STUDY:
Surface underway;

TEMPORAL COVERAGE:
START DATE: 2013-02-01
END DATE: 2013-06-06

SPATIAL COVERAGE:
NORTH: 31.7989
WEST: 178.9416
EAST: -117.9802
SOUTH: -35.6639

GEOGRAPHIC NAMES:
Pacific Ocean;

PLATFORMS:
M/V Cap Vilano (ID: AGB6);

RESEARCH PROJECT(S):
none;


VARIABLES / PARAMETERS:

pCO2 (fCO2) autonomous
Abbreviation: fCO2W@SST
Unit: uatm
Observation type: Surface underway
In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: In-situ observation
Measured or calculated: Measured
Sampling instrument: Seawater pump
Location of seawater intake: Bow
Analyzing instrument: General Oceanics 8050. PMEL system ID: GO7
Detailed sampling and analyzing information: The sampling and analyzing methods of the Neill/General Oceanics Underway pCO2 systems are described in detail in: Pierrot, D.; Neill, C.; Sullivan, K.; Castle, R.; Wanninkhof, R.; Lüger, H.; Johannessen, T.; Olsen, A.; Feely, R.A.; and Cosca, C.E. (2009). Recommendations for autonomous underway pCO2 measuring systems and data-reduction routines. Deep-Sea Res., II, v. 56, pp. 512-522.
Equilibrator type: Shower head
Equilibrator volume: ~0.5 L
Is the equilibrator vented or not: Vented
Water flow rate: 3 L/min
Gas flow rate: ~0.8 L/m
How was temperature inside the equilibrator measured: Hart Scientific model 1521 digital thermometer, serial number A77488, with an NIST traceable model 5610 thermistor probe, serial number A690613. Accurate to ± 0.01°C.
How was pressure inside the equilibrator measured: Setra 239 differential pressure transducer, accurate to ± 0.15 hPa. The equilibrator was passively vented to a secondary equilibrator, and the Licor sample output was vented to the laboratory when CO2 measurements were made, thus equilibrator headspace pressure was assumed to be laboratory pressure. Pressure in the laboratory was measured with a GE Druck barometer, serial number 3013024, with an accuracy of ± 0.01 %fs.
Drying method for gas: From Pierrot, et al.: Sample air is dried in a condenser that is cooled to 4-5 oC by a Peltier thermoelectric device. This partially dried air flushes a chamber that is vented and remains at ambient pressure. The dried air inside the chamber is used as the counter flow in the Nafion® tubing. A vacuum pump pulls the dried air from the chamber first through a fixed restrictor and then through the Nafion® tubes, thus creating an absolute pressure and corresponding partial pressure gradient for water vapor across the membrane. When atmospheric air is measured, some of the partially dried air (80- 100 ml/min) is pushed through a Nafion® tube, the analyzer and out a vent instead of flushing the chamber. The headspace gas, when being measured, is circulated in a closed loop through the analyzer at a rate similar to that of the atmospheric air (80-100 ml/min). It is dried first in the condenser, then in a Nafion® tube prior to entering the analyzer and being returned to the equilibrator. Typically, the water mole fraction (xH2O) in the dried gas is about 2 parts per thousand (ppt), which corresponds to a dew point temperature of about -20 °C. The liquid water condensed out of the sample air streams is removed by peristaltic pumps into the vent equilibrator at intervals determined by the user.
SEA CO2 gas detector manufacturer: Licor, Inc
SEA CO2 gas detector model: Licor 7000, IRG4-0560
SEA CO2 gas detector resolution: 0.2 µatm
SEA CO2 gas detector uncertainty: 0.3 µatm for equilibrator measurements, 0.2 µatm for atmospheric measurements
Standardization technique: The system runs a full cycle in approximately 7 hours. The cycle starts with 4 standard gases, then measures three rounds of 6 atmopherice samples followed by 50 surface water samples. Each new gas is flushed through the Licor Analyzer for 2 minutes prior to a stop-flow measurement.
Standardization frequency: Every 7 hours
Standard gas manufacturer: Standard gases are supplied by NOAAs Earth System Research Laboratory, Global Monitoring Division, in Boulder, CO, and are directly traceable to the WMO scale.
Standard gas concentration: LL83535, 246.77 ppm; LL108050, 399.22 ppm; LL108059, 496.103 ppm; LL154371, 628.59 ppm
Standard gas uncertainty: 0.01 ppm
Water vapor correction method: Details of the data reduction are described in Pierrot, et.al. (2009).
Temperature correction method: Details of the data reduction are described in Pierrot, et.al. (2009).
At what temperature was pCO2 reported: In situ sea surface temperature
Uncertainty: ± 0.01°C
Quality flag convention: WOCE quality control flags are used: 2 = good value, 3 = questionable value, 4 = bad value
Method reference: 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
Researcher name:
Researcher institution: Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Sea Surface Temperature
Abbreviation: SST(TSG)_C
Unit: Degree Celcius
Observation type: Surface Underway
In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: In-situ observation
Measured or calculated: Measured
Sampling instrument: Seabird 38, serial number 3848581-0383
Uncertainty: 0.0025°C
Salinity
Abbreviation: SAL(TSG)_PERMIL
Unit: permil
Observation type: Surface Underway
In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: In-situ observation
Measured or calculated: Measured
Sampling instrument: Seabird 45, serial number 4539646-0143
Uncertainty: 0.005 PSU
Mole fraction of CO2 in the equilibrator headspace (dry) at equilibrator temperature
Abbreviation: xCO2W_ppm
Unit: ppm
Observation type: Surface Underway
In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: In-situ observation
Measured or calculated: Measured
Sampling instrument: Licor 7000, IRG4-0560
Analyzing instrument:
Duration:
Detailed sampling and analyzing information: See Pierrot et al. for details.
Uncertainty: 0.3 ppm
Researcher institution: Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Mole fraction of CO2 measured in dry outside air
Abbreviation: xCO2A_ppm
Unit: ppm
Observation type: Surface Underway
In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: In-situ observation
Measured or calculated: Measured
Sampling instrument: Licor 7000, IRG4-0560
Analyzing instrument:
Duration:
Detailed sampling and analyzing information: See Pierrot et al. for details.
Uncertainty: 0.2 ppm
Researcher institution: Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Mole fraction of CO2 measured in dry outside air associated with each water analysis.
Abbreviation: xCO2A_interpolated_ppm
Unit: ppm
Observation type: Surface Underway
In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: In-situ observation
Measured or calculated: Measured
Calculation method and parameters: Values are interpolated between measurements of xCO2A_ppm
Sampling instrument: Licor 7000, IRG4-0560
Analyzing instrument:
Duration:
Detailed sampling and analyzing information: See Pierrot et al. for details.
Uncertainty: 0.2 ppm
Researcher institution: Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Partial pressure and fugacity of CO2 in air corresponding to the interpolated xCO2 (xCO2A_interpolated_ppm) at SST and 100% humidity
Abbreviation: pCO2A_uatm, fCO2A_uatm
Unit: µatm
Observation type: Surface Underway
In-situ / Manipulation / Response variable: In-situ observation
Measured or calculated: Measured
Calculation method and parameters: Values are interpolated between measurements of xCO2_ATM_ppm
Sampling instrument: Licor 7000, IRG4-0560
Analyzing instrument:
Duration:
Detailed sampling and analyzing information: See Pierrot et al. for details.
Uncertainty: 0.2 µatm
Researcher institution: Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

PUBLICATIONS DESCRIBING THIS DATASET:
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
Feely, R.A., R. Wanninkhof, H.B. Milburn, C.E. Cosca, M. Stapp, and P.P. Murphy, A new automated underway system for making high precision pCO2 measurements onboard research ships, Analytica Chim. Acta, 377, 185-191, 1998.
Cosca, Catherine E.; Feely, Richard A.; Alin, Simone R. (2016). Partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2), temperature, salinity and other variables collected from surface underway observations using shower head equilibrator, carbon dioxide gas detector, and other instruments from 4 trans-Pacific crossings onboard container ship Cap Blanche in the Pacific Ocean from 2015-03-28 to 2015-12-04 (NCEI Accession 0141304). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v5kh0kch.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
none;
FUNDING AGENCY:
NOAA Climate Program Office - Climate Observation Division
PROJECT TITLE:
PROJECT ID:

SUBMITTED BY: Alex Kozyr (Alex.Kozyr@noaa.gov)

SUBMISSION DATE: 2016-11-21

REVISION DATE: 2022-01-22

PREVIOUS VERSIONS: Version 1.1