Full description
The CO2 measurements group is a research and data collection project carried out through the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) Ship of Opportunity Underway Network facility. The CSIRO CO2 system used for this research is mounted on the Research Vessel RV Investigator of the Australian Marine National Facility (MNF) managed by CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere (O&A). The dataset includes quality controlled data collected from 2014 onwards. The RV Investigator voyages where data was collected and processed are listed below in this record. These data are available via the Australian Ocean Data Network AODN and IMOS ocean portal.Lineage
Maintenance and Update Frequency: asNeeded
Statement: The fugacity of carbon dioxide (fCO2) in surface seawater was measured using a General Oceanics Inc. Model 8050 CO2 system (Pierrot et al 2009). Final fugacity data are reported at sea surface temperature and with water saturated air. Seawater from an underway seawater supply is sprayed into an equilibration chamber and CO2 in the headspace gas equilibrates with the seawater. The headspace gas is pumped through a thermoelectric condenser followed by a nafion dryer to remove water vapour before flowing through a Licor 7000 non-dispersive infrared gas analyser used to quantify the CO2 mole fraction (XCO2) of the dried air. The mole fraction measurements are made at atmospheric pressure as gas flow is stopped and the gas line is temporarily vented to the atmosphere. A set of four CO2-in-air standards that cover the range of CO2 values expected in the ocean are analysed about every four hours to calibrate the gas analyser. The standard gas concentrations are on the WMO-X2007 mole fraction scale for CO2-in-air. Atmospheric XCO2 (dry) is measured after the standards by pumping clean outside air from an intake mounted on the forward mast of the ship. The seawater intake is located in the ship bow at about 5.5m below sea level. Sea surface salinity is measured using a thermosalinograph (Seabird Electronics SBE21) located next to the CO2 system and the sea surface temperature is measured using a remote temperature sensor (Seabird Electronics SBE 38) located at the intake is used to measure sea surface temperature (SST). The travel time between the intake and CO2 system is typically about 4 minutes, with warming usually less than 0.6ºC. The thermosalinograph water is from the same intake, but the supply lines separate after the intake and the travel time to the thermosalinograph is about 1.5 minutes. A comparison of thermosalinograph and equilibrator temperature records shows the temperature difference in the two lines is generally less than 0.1ºC. The thermosalinograph water line travels outside the ship and is typically warmer than the equilibrator. The travel time in water line to the thermosalinograph is 2.5 minutes faster than to the equilibrator. Meteorological data, salinity, SST, and ships position and time are taken from the ships logging system. These meteorological parameters and sensors are maintained and calibrated by the Australian Marine National Facility. Quality control and data reduction of CO2 data is carried out by the CMAR ocean carbon group. For data quality control, parameters logged by the CO2 system and ship sensors are first examined for outliers. The data sets are next evaluated for excessive warming of the seawater flowing to the equilibrator, and for contamination of the atmospheric measurements by ship stack gas. After completion of the quality control checks, the measure mole fractions are corrected to final values using measurements of the four CO2-in-air standards. The standards are run about every four hours to bracket the air and equilibrator headspace gas measurements. The offsets between the measured and certified values of each standard are linearly interpolated to the times of measurement of the air and equilibrator headspace measurements and used to correct the mole fractions of these samples. At each measurement time, a linear regression of offset values versus certified standard values is used to calculate the offset to apply to the measured air and equilibrator values. The corrections are typically small (about 1 to 2 ppm) and account for drift of the gas analyser response over time. The corrected mole fractions (dry) for the equilibrator and air samples are flagged as good, questionable, or bad, based on the quality control procedure.
The files for IN2023_V03 were updated on 11/12/2023
The lat/lon values in the xml file for IN2022_V03 were updated on 12/12/2023
Notes
CreditSOOP-CO2 data was sourced as part of the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) - an initiative of the Australian Government being conducted as part of the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy. The science support groups of the Australian Marine National Facility (MNF) and CSIRO.
Credit
This data was collected on the Marine National Facility (MNF) RV Investigator voyages IN2014 - onwards. The data has been processed by Bronte Tilbrook (O&A Hobart), John Akl (O&A Hobart).
This data was collected on the Marine National Facility (MNF) RV Investigator voyages IN2014 - onwards. The data has been processed by Bronte Tilbrook (O&A Hobart), John Akl (O&A Hobart).
Credit
Ngāti Kuri, the kaitiaki and mana whenua of Rangitāhua (the customary guardians of Rangitāhua (Kermadec arc)) agree to access to this data for educational, academic and non-commercial use. For other proposed use of the data please seek the free, prior and informed consent of Ngāti Kuri [email: research@ngatikuri.iwi.nz]. Users of this data are asked to acknowledge Ngāti Kuri as kaitiaki and mana whenua of Rangitāhua in any analogue or digital publications resulting from the use of this data.
Ngāti Kuri, the kaitiaki and mana whenua of Rangitāhua (the customary guardians of Rangitāhua (Kermadec arc)) agree to access to this data for educational, academic and non-commercial use. For other proposed use of the data please seek the free, prior and informed consent of Ngāti Kuri [email: research@ngatikuri.iwi.nz]. Users of this data are asked to acknowledge Ngāti Kuri as kaitiaki and mana whenua of Rangitāhua in any analogue or digital publications resulting from the use of this data.
Data time period: 2014-01-11 to 2023-12-19
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Subjects
CO2 Analysers |
Earth Science | Atmosphere | Atmospheric Pressure | Atmospheric Pressure Measurements |
Earth Science | Oceans | Ocean Chemistry | Carbon Dioxide |
Earth Science | Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Sea Surface Temperature |
Earth Science | Oceans | Ocean Temperature | Water Temperature |
Earth Science | Oceans | Ocean Winds | Surface Winds |
Earth Science | Oceans | Salinity/Density | Density |
Gear Trials: IN2016_E01 |
Gear Trials: IN2019_E01 |
Gear Trials: IN2020_E01 |
Gear Trials: IN2021_E01 |
Gear Trials: IN2021_E02 |
Gear Trials: IN2021_E03 |
Gear Trials: IN2021_E04 |
Gear Trials: IN2023_E01 |
Gear Trials: IN2023_E03 |
Global / Oceans | East Indian Ocean |
Global / Oceans | Indian Ocean |
Global / Oceans | Pacific Ocean |
Global / Oceans | Southern Ocean |
IMOS - SOOP Underway CO2 Measurements on RV Investigator |
Marine National Facility |
Meteorological Instruments |
Practical salinity of the water body |
Regional Seas | Coral Sea |
Regional Seas | Tasman Sea |
Research Charter: IN2015_C01 |
Research Charter: IN2015_C02 |
Research Charter: IN2017_C01 |
Research Charter: IN2017_C02 |
Research Charter: IN2018_C01 |
Research Transit: IN2015_T01 |
Research Transit: IN2016_T01 |
Research Transit: IN2016_T02 |
Research Transit: IN2017_T01 |
Research Transit: IN2017_T02 |
Research Transit: IN2018_T01 |
Research Transit: IN2018_T02 |
Research Transit: IN2019_T01 |
Research Transit: IN2019_T02 |
Research Transit: IN2019_T03 |
Research Transit: IN2021_T01 |
Research Transit: IN2023_T01 |
Research Voyage: IN2015_V01 |
Research Voyage: IN2015_V02 |
Research Voyage: IN2015_V03 |
Research Voyage: IN2016_V01 |
Research Voyage: IN2016_V02 |
Research Voyage: IN2016_V03 |
Research Voyage: IN2016_V04 |
Research Voyage: IN2016_V05 |
Research Voyage: IN2016_V06 |
Research Voyage: IN2017_V01 |
Research Voyage: IN2017_V02 |
Research Voyage: IN2017_V03 |
Research Voyage: IN2017_V04 |
Research Voyage: IN2017_V05 |
Research Voyage: IN2018_V01 |
Research Voyage: IN2018_V02 |
Research Voyage: IN2018_V03 |
Research Voyage: IN2018_V04 |
Research Voyage: IN2018_V05 |
Research Voyage: IN2018_V06 |
Research Voyage: IN2018_V07 |
Research Voyage: IN2018_V08 |
Research Voyage: IN2019_V01 |
Research Voyage: IN2019_V02 |
Research Voyage: IN2019_V03 |
Research Voyage: IN2019_V04 |
Research Voyage: IN2019_V05 |
Research Voyage: IN2019_V06 |
Research Voyage: IN2019_V07 |
Research Voyage: IN2020_V01 |
Research Voyage: IN2020_V06 |
Research Voyage: IN2020_V08 |
Research Voyage: IN2020_V09 |
Research Voyage: IN2020_V10 |
Research Voyage: IN2021_V01 |
Research Voyage: IN2021_V02 |
Research Voyage: IN2021_V03 |
Research Voyage: IN2021_V04 |
Research Voyage: IN2022_T01 |
Research Voyage: IN2022_V02 |
Research Voyage: IN2022_V03 |
Research Voyage: IN2022_V05 |
Research Voyage: IN2022_V06 |
Research Voyage: IN2022_V07 |
Research Voyage: IN2022_V08 |
Research Voyage: IN2022_V09 |
Research Voyage: IN2023_V01 |
Research Voyage: IN2023_V02 |
Research Voyage: IN2023_V03 |
Research Voyage: IN2023_V04 |
Research Voyage: IN2023_V05 |
Research Voyage: IN2023_V06 |
Research Voyage: IN2023_V07 |
Ship: Investigator (RV) |
Temperature of the water body |
Thermosalinographs |
oceans |
research vessel |
thermosalinographs |
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Other Information
Access to the RV Investigator Underway CO2 Data via the AODN/IMOS Thredds server (Data Link)
uri :
https://thredds.aodn.org.au/thredds/catalog/IMOS/SOOP/SOOP-CO2/VLMJ_Investigator/catalog.html
AODN/IMOS Ocean Portal's Ships of Opportunity (SOOP) Metadata Record (Metadata Link)
RV Investigator Survey Information including voyage plans and summaries (Documentation Link)
uri :
https://www.marine.csiro.au/data/trawler/survey_list.cfm?source_id=309
Data fields and units document (.pdf) (Documentation Link)
uri :
https://www.marine.csiro.au/data/trawler/download.cfm?file_id=3092
Marine National Facility (Documentation Link)
uri :
https://mnf.csiro.au/
Identifiers
- global : bece1625-594d-49a5-9dd5-6ad5f048c534
