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    • Gridded surface water fugacity of CO2 observations, and calculated pH, aragonite saturation state and air–sea CO2 fluxes in the northern Caribbean Sea from 2002 through 2019 (NCEI Accession 0207749)

    Metadata Updated: December 1, 2025

    This dataset contains a high-quality dataset of derived products from over a million observations of surface water partial pressure/fugacity of carbon dioxide (pCO2w/fCO2w), for the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and North-East Atlantic Ocean covering the timespan from 2003-03-01 to 2019-12-30. Prior to installation of automated pCO2 systems on cruise ships of the Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines and subsidiaries (Explorer of the Seas, Celebrity Equinox, Allure of the Seas), very limited surface water carbon data were available in this region. With this observational program, the Northern Caribbean Sea has now become one of the best sampled regions for pCO2 of the world's ocean. The derived quantities include total alkalinity (TA), acidity (pH), aragonite saturation state (ΩAr) and air-sea CO2 flux.

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Metadata Date 2025-11-29T07:04:36Z
    Metadata Created Date December 19, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date December 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) December 20, 2019 (publication), August 28, 2020 (revision)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

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    Harvested from NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date 2025-11-29T07:04:36Z
    Metadata Created Date December 19, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date December 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) December 20, 2019 (publication), August 28, 2020 (revision)
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    Guid gov.noaa.nodc:0207749
    Access Constraints Cite as: Wanninkhof, Rik; Pierrot, Denis; Sullivan, Kevin F.; Barbero, Leticia; Triñanes, Joaquin A. (2019). Gridded surface water fugacity of CO2 observations, and calculated pH, aragonite saturation state and air–sea CO2 fluxes in the northern Caribbean Sea from 2002 through 2019 (NCEI Accession 0207749). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/2swk-9w56. Accessed [date]., 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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    Bbox North Lat 29.5
    Bbox South Lat 15.5
    Bbox West Long -88.5
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    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
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    Graphic Preview File https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0207749
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    Harvest Source Id c084a438-6f6b-470d-93e0-16aeddb9f513
    Harvest Source Title NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions
    Licence accessLevel: Public
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    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
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    Temporal Extent Begin 2003-03-01
    Temporal Extent End 2019-12-30

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