Dataset: MAPCO2 - Buoy
Deployment: RB-08-02

MAPCO2 Buoy Data

Principal Investigator:

Christopher L. Sabine (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA-PMEL)

Co-Principal Investigator:

Michael DeGrandpre (University of Montana)

Wade McGillis (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, LDEO)

Contact:

Burke Hales (Oregon State University, OSU-CEOAS)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Stephen R. Gegg (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

Project:

Southern Ocean Gas Exchange Experiment (SO_GasEx)

Current State:

Final no updates expected

Version:

07 Jan 2010

Deployment Synonyms:

RB0802, RHB_SO-GasEx

Version Date:

2010-01-07

Data URL:

https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset-deployment/452991/data

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Description

SO-GasEx MAPCO2 Buoy data
Autonomous Multi-parameter Measurements from the MAPCO2
Drifting Buoy During the SO GasEx Experiment

Methods & Sampling

Dataset acquisition description

For MAPCO2 Buoy Information See: SO-GasEx cruise report, Section 5.5.1 pgs 30-33

The SO-GasEx MAPCO2 buoy contained a MAPCO2 non-dispersive infrared analyzer based system for measuring the CO2 concentrations of the surface water and atmosphere every 30 minutes. A Gill sonic anemometer measured the wind speed and direction at approximately 0.9m above the water surface. A 10 minute average reading was recorded every 30 minutes. A SeaBird 37 Microcat sensor measured the temperature and conductivity of the water at approximately 1m depth every 15 minutes. All of these data, together with the GPS location of the buoy, were transmitted via Iridium satellite to NOAA/PMEL four times per day.

Data Processing Description

Dataset Processing Description

For MAPCO2 Buoy Information See: SO-GasEx cruise report, Section 5.5.1 pgs 30-33

BCO-DMO Processing Notes
- Generated from original multi sheet file gasex_buoy.xlsx

BCO-DMO Edits
- DeploymentId added to each data record as Deployment_1, etc.
- single date/time field converted to separate fields and formatted to BCO-DMO convention
- any blank fields changed to 'nd' (no data)
- data parameter names reformatted to BCO-DMO convention

More information about this dataset deployment

Funding

Award Number	Funding Source
unknown SO_GasEx NASA	National Aeronautics & Space Administration
unknown SO_GasEx NOAA	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
unknown SO_GasEx NSF	National Science Foundation

Instruments

MAPCO2 Drifting Buoy

Supplied Description:

For SO-GasEx MAPCO2 Buoy Configuration See:
SO-GasEx MAPCO2 Metadata Report

Instrument Type

Generic Name: MAPCO2 Drifting Buoy

Acronym: MAPCO2

Generic Description:

The Moored Autonomous pCO2 (MAPCO2) surface drifting buoy designed by NOAA/PMEL is a low profile, high payload buoy. It was used in the SO GasEx project as a drogued drifter instrumented with a variety of autonomous instruments capable of making a coordinated set of physical, geochemical, and biological measurements at high temporal resolutions. These measurements provide a key component in the study of processes controlling air-sea CO2 exchange.

Parameters

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
DeploymentId	MAPCO2 Buoy Deployment Id	text	deployno
date	Date (UTC)	YYYYMMDD	date
time	Time (UTC)	HHMM	time
lon	buoy longitude position in decimal degrees (West is negative)	decimal degrees	lon
lat	buoy latitude position in decimal degrees (South is negative)	decimal degrees	lat
sal	Salinity	dimensionless	sal
SST	Sea Surface Temprature	degrees celcius	SST
dry_xCO2_water	dry xCO2 water	ppm	no_bcodmo_term
dry_xCO2_air	dry xCO2 air	ppm	no_bcodmo_term
Atm_Press	Atm Press	kPa	press_bar
Atm_Pressure	Atm Pressure	atm	press_bar
Wind_Direction	Wind Direction	degrees	wind_dir
Wind_Speed_at_1m	Wind Speed at 1m	m/s	wind_speed

Database

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Dataset: MAPCO2 - Buoy
Deployment: RB-08-02

Dataset acquisition description

Dataset Processing Description

Database

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Dataset: MAPCO2 - BuoyDeployment: RB-08-02

Dataset acquisition description

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Dataset: MAPCO2 - Buoy
Deployment: RB-08-02