Global Ocean Surface pCO2 Data Inventory
This table includes inventory of surface measurements of pCO2 that are currently available from CDIAC
(Click on "NDP Pub. No." or "Data files" to download the data)
Last updated: 04-August-2008

No. Data Set Name Ship, platform, buoy name Place Period Chief Scientist Carbon-related Data Contributor Variables in Data Set Data NDP
Pub. No.
Date of Publication
1 Global Ocean Surface Water Partial Pressure of CO2 Database: Measurements Performed During 1968 - 2006 (Version 1.0) (LDEO Database)
(See map)
Global Data - more than 3.2 M measurements World Ocean 1968 - 2006
Taro Takahashi/LDEO and Data Contributors VCO2_SW, PCO2@TEQ, PCO2@SST, SST, SSS Data files NDP-088 Sep. 2007
2 Surf. Water and Atm. Underway xCO2 and xN2O Measurements
(See map)
Results from 41 cruises Atlantic and Indian Oceans 1977- 1990 Results from 41 cruises Ray Weiss / SIO sw and atm xCO2 and xN2O; sw temp. Data files NDP-044 Dec. 1992
3 Underway xCO2 Data during NOAA/PMEL Cruises
(See map)
R/V Oceanographer, R/V Discoverer, R/V Akademik Korolev Pacific and Indian Oceans: 12 legs 1986-1989 NOAA/PMEL, USA; GIDROMET, Russia Richard Feely / PMEL Underway hydrogr., x(CO2)air, and x(CO2)sw Data files NDP-047

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Nov. 1994
4 WOCE Section A15
(See map)
R/V Knorr Atlantic Ocean 3 Apr. - 21 May 1994 William Smethie / LDEO Catherine Goyet/LLNL Underway temp., sal., fCO2 Data files

5 WOCE Section P17N
(See map)
R/V Thomas Thompson North Pacific Ocean 15 May - 26 June 1993 Dave Musgrave / University of Alaska Catherine Goyet/LLNL Underway temp., sal., fCO2 Data files

6 WOCE Section A1E
(See map)
R/V Meteor Cruise 18/1 Atlantic Ocean 2 Sept. - 26 Sept. 1991 Dave Meincke /University of Hamburg, Germany Doug Wallace /Univ. of Kiel Underway temp., sal., fCO2 Data files NDP-056

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July 1996
7 WOCE Section P10
(See map)
R/V Thomas Thompson Pacific Ocean 5 Oct.-10 Nov. 1993 Melinda Hall / WHOI Chris Sabine /PMEL Underway temp., sal., fCO2 Data files NDP-071

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August, 1999
8 Underway pCO2 measurements during WOCE Indian Ocean cruises
(See map)
R/V Knorr Indian Ocean 1994-1996 WOCE Bob Key / Princeton and Chris Sabine /PMEL underway air and sw xCO2, SST, SSS Data files NDP-064

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November 1997
9 WOCE Section A10
(See map)
R/V Meteor Cruise 22 Atlantic Ocean 27 Dec. 1992 - 31 Jan. 1993 Gerold Siedler / KU Doug Wallace /Univ. of Kiel Underway temp., sal., fCO2 Data files NDP-066

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November, 1998
10 WOCE Section A17
(See map)
R/V Maurice Ewing Atlantic Ocean 4 Jan. - 22 Mar. 1994 Laurent Memery /LODYC Doug Wallace /Univ. of Kiel Underway temp., sal., fCO2 Data files NDP-084

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June, 2005
11 Underway surface fCO2 data measured during NOAA Eqpac-94
(See map)
R/V Discoverer
R/V Malcolm Baldrige
Pacific Ocean Feb. - Sep. 1994 NOAA/PMEL Rik Wanninkhof / NOAA/AOML Underway temp., sal., fCO2 Data files

12 Underway surface fCO2 data measured during the NOAA Around-the-World-1995 Cruise
(See map)
R/V Malcolm Baldrige Pacific, Indian, Atlantic Oceans Feb. 1995 - Jan. 1996 NOAA Rik Wanninkhof / NOAA/AOML Underway temp., sal., fCO2 Data files

13 Underway air and surface seawater pCO2 data measured during the R/V Ryofu Maru cruises in 1989-2007
(See map)
R/V Ryofu Maru Pacific Ocean 1989 - 2007 JMA A. Nakadate / Japan Meteorological Agency SST, SSS, xCO2atm, xCO2_equil, Atm. Press. Data files

14 Underway air and surface seawater pCO2 data measured during the R/V Keifu Maru cruises in 2001-2007
(See map)
R/V Keifu Maru Pacific Ocean 2001 - 2007 JMA A. Nakadate / Japan Meteorological Agency SST, SSS, xCO2atm, xCO2_equil, Atm. Press. Data files

15 Underway air and surface seawater pCO2 data measured during the R/V Kofu Maru cruises in 1989-2007
(See map)
R/V Kofu Maru Pacific Ocean 1998 - 2002 JMA A. Nakadate / Japan Meteorological Agency SST, SSS, xCO2atm, xCO2_equil, Atm. Press. Data files

16 Underway air and surface seawater pCO2 data measured during the R/V Marion-Dufresne Minerve-7-28 cruises in Indian Ocean
(See map)
R/V R/V Marion-Dufresne cruises Minerve 7-28 Indian Ocean 1991 - 1993 University of Paris Alain Poisson / Universite Pierre et Marie Curie Underway temp., salinity, fCO2 Data files

17 Underway air and surface seawater pCO2 data measured during the R/V Astrolabe Minerve-38 cruise
(See map)
R/V Astrolabe Minerve-38 cruise Southern Ocean Oct. 21 - Nov. 23, 1996 University of Paris ANicolas Metzl/ Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, France Underway temp., salinity, fCO2 Data files

18 Underway air and surface seawater pCO2 data measured during the R/V Astrolabe Minerve-39 cruise
(See map)
R/V Astrolabe Minerve-39 cruise Southern Ocean Feb. 2 - Feb. 17, 1997 University of Paris ANicolas Metzl/ Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, France Underway temp., salinity, fCO2 Data files

19 Underway air and surface seawater pCO2 data measured during the R/V Marion-Dufresne Minerve-40 cruise
(See map)
R/V Marion-Dufresne Minerve-40 cruise Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Indian Ocean Oct. 18 - Nov. 1, 1999 University of Paris ANicolas Metzl/ Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, France Underway temp., salinity, fCO2 Data files

20 Underway pCO2 measurements made on ship-of-opportunity (Cargo ship Lillooet, Vancouver to Australia)
(See map)
Cargo ship Lillooet Pacific Ocean 1983 - 1988
C.S.Wong / Institute of Ocean Sciences, Canada Underway temp., salinity, fCO2 Data files

21 Surface measurements of pCO2 made on Station P during 1973-1976
(See map)
Station P Pacific Ocean 1973-1976
C.S.Wong / Institute of Ocean Sciences, Canada Surface temp., salinity, fCO2 Data files

22 R/V John P. Tully 1989 Cruise
(See map)
R/V John P. Tully Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean 1989
C.S.Wong / Institute of Ocean Sciences, Canada Surface temp., salinity, pCO2air, pCO2water Data files Line P link
23 Underway air and surface seawater pCO2 data measured during the priod of 1968-2003 by the Geochemical Research Department, Meteorological Research Institute (MRI), Japan
(See map)
R/V Ryofu Maru II,
R/V Ryofu Maru III,
R/V Hakuho Maru I,
R/V Hakuho Maru II,
R/V Hokuto Maru,
R/V Kaiyo Maru,
R/V Natsushima,
R/V Mirai,
R/V Shirase I,
R/V Sogen Maru
R/V Taisei Maru
and M/S Wellington Maru
Pacific, Indian Ocean 1968 - 2003 MRI Hisayuki Y. Inoue and Masao Ishii / MRI, Japan
Underway temp., salinity, xCO2, DIC Data files

24 Carbon-14 Measurements in Surface Water CO2 from the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, 1965-1994
(See map)
Cargo ships, Norwegian R/Vs Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans 1965-1994
Reidar Nydal/Norwegian University of Science and Technology Sal., temp., delta 14C, delta 13C, 14C Data files NDP-057A

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March, 1998
25 Underway pCO2 measurements made on ship-of-opportunity Prince of Seas (UK to Jamaica)
(See map)
Cargo ship Prince of Seas Atlantic Ocean 1994-1995
Andrew Watson and Nathalie Lefevre / University of East Anglia, UK Underway temp., atm pCO2, ssw pCO2 Data files

26 M/S Skaugran (Canada/USA to Japan)
(See map)
M/S Skaugran Pacific Ocean 03/29/1995 - 09/25/1999
Yukihiro Nojiri / National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan Hum, Atmos Press, SST, SSS, xCO2_Eq, pCO2_SST, ΔpCO2, XCO2_atm, pCO2_atm Data files

27 M/S Alligator Hope (Canada/USA to Japan)
(See map)
M/S Alligator Hope Pacific Ocean 11/12/1999 - 05/11/2001
Yukihiro Nojiri / National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan Hum, Atmos Press, SST, SSS, xCO2_Eq, pCO2_SST, ΔpCO2, XCO2_atm, pCO2_atm Data files

28 M/S Pyxis (Nagoya, Japan - Portland, Oregon - Los Angeles - Toyohashi, Japan - US East coast - Japan)
(See map)
M/S Pyxis Pacific Ocean 11/06/2001 - 04/07/2006
Yukihiro Nojiri / National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan Ambient Temp, Hum, Solar Radiation, Rel WV, Ship Speed, Abs WV, Atmos Press, Air xCO2, Air fCO2, Air pCO2, Eq Temp, SST, xCO2_Eq, fCO2_Eq, fCO2_SST, xCO2_SST, pCO2_SST, ΔfCO2, ΔxCO2, ΔpCO2, Sal. Data files

29 Underway pCO2 Measurements in Surface Waters and the Atmosphere During the AESOPS Expeditions, 1996-1998 in the Pacific Sector of the Southern Ocean and the Ross Sea
(See map)
R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer
R/V Roger Revelle
Pacific Ocean, Ross Sea 1996-1998
Taro Takahashi / LDEO Underway temp., salinity, atm pCO2, ssw pCO2 Data files

30 LDEO Pumping SeaSoar Expedition Data
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R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer Pacific Ocean, Ross Sea 25 Nov. - 8 Dec. 1997
Taro Takahashi, Stew Sutherland / LDEO, and Burke Hales / OSU Underway pumping system temp., salinity, oxygen, nutrients, pCO2, chloroph Data files

31 Underway pCO2 Measurements in Surface Waters and the Atmosphere During the Ocean Margins Program Expeditions
(See map)
R/V Oceanus
R/V Gyre & Columbus Iselin
R/V Endeavor
R/V S. Johnson
North Atlantic Ocean 1993-1996
Taro Takahashi / LDEO Underway temp., salinity, atm pCO2, ssw pCO2 Data files

32 Underway air and surface seawater fCO2 and DIC data measured during the priod of 1991-1999 on the ANTX1, ANTX6, ANTX8, ANTXI1, and ANTXI5 cruises
(See map)
R/V Polarstern Atlantic Ocean 1991-1994
Dorothee Bakker, University of East Anglia, UK Underway temp., salinity, fCO2, DIC, Atm press. Data files

33 Underway fCO2 measurements in the Atlantic Ocean during the R/V Polarstern Cruise ANT XIII, leg 1, EXPOCODE 06AQ19951109
(See map)
R/V Polarstern Atlantic Ocean 12 Nov. - 01 Dec., 1995
Arne Kortzinger/ Institute of Marine Research, University of Kiel, Germany Underway temp., salinity, water and air xCO2, fCO2 Data files

34 Underway air and surface seawater fCO2 measured during ANT-18, legs 1 and 2 cruises
(See map)
R/V Polarstern Atlantic Ocean 2000
Dorothee Bakker, University of East Anglia, UK Underway temp., salinity, air and water fCO2 and pCO2, Atm press. Data files

35 Underway air and surface seawater fCO2 measured during ANT XX/2 cruise
(See map)
R/V Polarstern South Atlantic Ocean Nov. 25, 2002 - Jan. 23, 2003
Dorothee Bakker, University of East Anglia, UK
Mario Hoppema/ AWI, Germany
Underway temp., salinity, air and water fCO2 and pCO2, Atm press. Data files

36 Underway air and surface seawater fCO2data measured during SOIREE cruise
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R/V Tangaroa Pacific Ocean 1999
Dorothee Bakker, University of East Anglia, UK Underway temp., salinity, fCO2, Atm press. Data files

37 Exchange of Carbon between Ocean and Atmosphere (ECOA) Cruises Underway Data
(See map)
VOS Rabelais and Ronsard Atlantic and Pacific Ocean 1991-1997
Yves Dandonneau/ Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, France Underway temp., salinity, NO3+NO2, SiO2, pH, pCO2, Alk., TCO2 Data files ECOA Web Site
38 Underway fCO2 measurements during OISO 1-11, 13-15 expeditions
(See map)
R/V Marion Dufresne Indian and Southern Oceans, Atlantic Ocean 1998-2007
Nicolas Metzl/ Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, France Underway temp., salinity, air press., fCO2 Data files

39 CARIOCA buoy fCO2 data
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CARIOCA buoy Atlantic Ocean 19 June - 16 Sept. 1997
Dorothee Bakker, University of East Anglia, UK Sea surf. temp., water fCO2, Atm press., fluorescence Data files

40 Underway fCO2 measurements in the North Atlantic Ocean during the R/V Meteor Cruise 30/2
(See map)
R/V Meteor Cruise 30 leg 2 North Atlantic Ocean 12 Oct. - 10 Nov., 1994 Peter Koltermann
Bundesamt fur Seeschiffahrt und Hydrographie
Arne Kortzinger/ Institute of Marine Research, University of Kiel, Germany Underway temp., salinity, water and air xCO2, fCO2 Data files

41 Underway fCO2 measurements in the Indian Ocean during the R/V Meteor Cruise 32/5
(See map)
R/V Meteor Cruise 32 leg 5 Indian Ocean 14 Jul. - 14 Aug., 1995
Arne Kortzinger/ Institute of Marine Research, University of Kiel, Germany Underway temp., salinity, water and air xCO2, fCO2 Data files

42 The International Intercomparison Exercise of Underway fCO2 Systems During the R/V Meteor Cruise 36/1 in the North Atlantic Ocean
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R/V Meteor Cruise 36 leg 1 North Atlantic Ocean 06 June - 19 June, 1996 Dieter Meischner /University of Gottingen, Germany Arne Kortzinger/ Institute of Marine Research, University of Kiel, Germany Underway temp., salinity, water and air xCO2, fCO2 Data files NDP-067
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March, 1999
43 Underway fCO2 measurements in the North Atlantic Ocean during the R/V Meteor Cruise 36/2
(See map)
R/V Meteor Cruise 36 leg 2 North Atlantic Ocean 22 June - 17 July, 1996
Arne Kortzinger/ Institute of Marine Research, University of Kiel, Germany Underway temp., salinity, water and air xCO2, fCO2 Data files

44 Underway fCO2 measurements in the North Atlantic Ocean during the R/V Meteor Cruise 39/2
(See map)
R/V Meteor Cruise 39 leg 2 North Atlantic Ocean 15 May - 08 June, 1997
Arne Kortzinger/Institute of Marine Research, University of Kiel, Germany Underway temp., salinity, water and air xCO2, fCO2 Data files

45 Underway fCO2 measurements in the North Atlantic Ocean during the R/V Meteor Cruise 55
(See map)
R/V Meteor Cruise 55 Atlantic Ocean 13 Oct. - 16 Nov., 2002 Douglas Wallace/ Univ. of Kiel Arne Kortzinger/ Institute of Marine Research, University of Kiel, Germany Underway temp., salinity, water and air xCO2, fCO2 Data files

46 Underway fCO2 measurements in the North Atlantic Ocean during the R/V Sonne Cruise 113, Leg 1
(See map)
R/V Sonne Cruise 113/1 Pacific Ocean 09 Oct. - 30 Oct., 1996
Arne Kortzinger/ Institute of Marine Research, University of Kiel, Germany Underway temp., salinity, water and air xCO2, fCO2 Data files

47 Surface pCO2 measurements from Mooring TAO125W
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TAO125W Pacific Ocean (Buoy Position: 0.2°S, 124.4°W) 8 May-20 December 2004
Chris Sabine / PMEL SST, SSS, Atm. press, xCO2 water, xCO2 air, fCO2 water, fCO2 air Data files

48 Surface pCO2 measurements from Mooring TAO140W
(See map)
TAO140W Pacific Ocean (Buoy Position: 0°, 140°W) 23 May-12 September 2004
Chris Sabine / PMEL SST, SSS, Atm. press, xCO2 water, xCO2 air, fCO2 water, fCO2 air Data files

49 Underway pCO2 measurements along the Repeat Hydrography Section A16S_2005, R/V Ronald H. Brown, RB0501b
(See map)
R/V Ronald H. Brown Atlantic Ocean 11 January - 24 February 2005 Rik Wanninkhof /NOAA/AOML, USA Rik Wanninkhof /NOAA/AOML, USA SST, SSS, Atm. press, fCO2 water, fCO2 air Data files

50 NOAA/CMDL values of trace halocarbons in the marine atmosphere, and surface and subsurface waters measured in 1994-2004
(See map of samplins locations)
R/V Nathaniel Palmer, FS Polarstern, R/V Discoverer, R/V Aurora Australis, R/V Ronald H. Brown, R/V Wecoma Atlantic, Pacific Oceans 1994-2004
James W. Elkins and James H. Butler/ NOAA/CMDL HCFC-22, CFC-12, CH3Cl, H1211, CH3Br, CFC-11, CH3I, MC, CCl4, CH2Br2, CHBr3, CHBr2Cl, CHCl3, C6H6, PCE, CFC-113, CH2Cl2 Data files

51 C/S Explorer of the Seas VOS Line
(See map)
C/S Explorer of the Seas Caribbean, NJ, Canada 2004-2007 Cruise Ship Rik Wanninkhof /NOAA/AOML, USA Underway xCO2eq, xCO2atm, fCO2W@SST, fCO2atm, ΔfCO2, SST, SSS, atm. pressure, wind speed Data files Explorer Project Link
52 South Atlantic Bight (SAB) Surface pCO2 Measurements
(See map)
R/V Cape Hatteras Atlantic Ocean (US East Coast) 01/05/2005 - 05/27/2006
Wei-Jun Cai/University of Georgia, USA Underway xCO2eq water, xCO2atm, SST, SSS, atm. pressure Data files

53 R/V Ka'imimoana KA0701, KA0702, KA0703, KA0704 Cruises
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R/V Ka'imimoana Seattle Washington, USA - Manzanillo, Mexico - Nuku Hiva, Marquesas - Honolulu, Hawaii, USA - Kwajalein, Marshall Islands - Honolulu Hawaii, USA 03/07-/04/20/2007; 05/08-06/07/2007; 07/16-08/06/2007; 08/14-08/30/2007 NOAA R. Feely / PMEL, USA SST, SSS, Atm.Press, xCO2w, xCO2a, fCO2W@SST, fCO2a Data files


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