Sea-Air Flux of CO sub(2) in the Caribbean Sea Estimated Using In Situ and Remote Sensing Data

As part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ocean Carbon Watch, flux maps of carbon dioxide in sea and air are produced monthly or seasonally. In the Caribbean, satellite remote sensing data as well as field data collected by a cruise ship were used to monitor the fugacity...

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Published in:Remote sensing of environment 2004-02, Vol.89 (3), p.309-309
Main Authors: Olsen, Are, Trinanes, Joaquin A, Wanninkhof, Rik
Format: Article
Language:English
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Marine
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Summary:As part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ocean Carbon Watch, flux maps of carbon dioxide in sea and air are produced monthly or seasonally. In the Caribbean, satellite remote sensing data as well as field data collected by a cruise ship were used to monitor the fugacity of sea surface carbon dioxide and sea surface temperature (SST). It was important match the sources of both types of data to correctly determine carbon dioxide fugacity, because combinations of data from both sources introduced bias. When wind speed data was also included, the interpolated carbon dioxide fugacity data was closest to observed values. During 2002, results indicated that carbon dioxide was released by an area southwest of Cuba, and an area northeast of that was a carbon dioxide source and sink, depending on the season. Diurnal variations in the sea water carbon dioxide fugacity were noted.
ISSN:0034-4257
DOI:10.1016/j.rse.2003.10.011