Dataset: Surface ocean carbon fields#

Dataset identifier: dataset-carbon-rep-monthly
Data store: cmems

How to open this dataset in AVL JupyterLab  

cmems_store = new_data_store('cmems')
ds = cmems_store.open_data('dataset-carbon-rep-monthly')

Basic information#

Parameter Value
Bounding box longitude (°) 0 to 360
Bounding box latitude (°) -83 to 90
Time range 1985-01-15 to 2021-12-15

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Variable list#

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Variable Long name Units
fgco2 Surface downward flux of total CO2 molC m-2 yr-1
fgco2_uncertainty Uncertainties (standard deviation) of surface downward flux of total CO2 molC m-2 yr-1
omega_ar Saturation state for surface seawater with respect to aragonite -
omega_ar_uncertainty Uncertainty (standard deviation) of saturation state for surface seawater with respect to aragonite -
omega_ca Saturation state for surface seawater with respect to calcite -
omega_ca_uncertainty Uncertainty (standard deviation) of saturation state for surface seawater with respect to calcite -
ph pH on total scale 1
ph_uncertainty Uncertainties (standard deviation) of pH on total scale 1
spco2 Surface aqueous partial pressure of CO2 micro atm
spco2_uncertainty Uncertainties (standard deviation) of surface aqueous partial pressure of CO2 micro atm
talk Total alkalinity in surface seawater micro mol kg-1
talk_uncertainty Uncertainty (standard deviation) of total alkalinity in surface seawater micro mol kg-1
tco2 Surface ocean dissolved inorganic carbon micro mol kg-1
tco2_uncertainty Uncertainty (standard deviation) of surface ocean dissolved inorganic carbon micro mol kg-1

Full variable metadata#

fgco2#

Field Value
long_name Surface downward flux of total CO2
standard_name surface_downward_mass_flux_of_carbon_dioxide_expressed_as_carbon
units molC m-2 yr-1

fgco2_uncertainty#

Field Value
long_name Uncertainties (standard deviation) of surface downward flux of total CO2
standard_name uncertainty_surface_downward_mass_flux_of_carbon_dioxide_expressed_as_carbon
units molC m-2 yr-1

omega_ar#

Field Value
long_name Saturation state for surface seawater with respect to aragonite
standard_name aragonite_saturation_state_in_sea_water
units -

omega_ar_uncertainty#

Field Value
long_name Uncertainty (standard deviation) of saturation state for surface seawater with respect to aragonite
standard_name uncertainty_aragonite_saturation_state_in_sea_wate
units -

omega_ca#

Field Value
long_name Saturation state for surface seawater with respect to calcite
standard_name calcite_saturation_state_in_sea_water
units -

omega_ca_uncertainty#

Field Value
long_name Uncertainty (standard deviation) of saturation state for surface seawater with respect to calcite
standard_name uncertainty_calcite_saturation_state_in_sea_water
units -

ph#

Field Value
long_name pH on total scale
standard_name sea_water_ph_reported_on_total_scale
units 1

ph_uncertainty#

Field Value
long_name Uncertainties (standard deviation) of pH on total scale
standard_name uncertainty_sea_water_ph_reported_on_total_scale
units 1

spco2#

Field Value
long_name Surface aqueous partial pressure of CO2
standard_name surface_partial_pressure_of_carbon_dioxide_in_sea_water
units micro atm

spco2_uncertainty#

Field Value
long_name Uncertainties (standard deviation) of surface aqueous partial pressure of CO2
standard_name uncertainty_surface_partial_pressure_of_carbon_dioxide_in_sea_water
units micro atm

talk#

Field Value
long_name Total alkalinity in surface seawater
standard_name total_alkalinity_in_sea_water
units micro mol kg-1

talk_uncertainty#

Field Value
long_name Uncertainty (standard deviation) of total alkalinity in surface seawater
standard_name uncertainty_total_alkalinity_in_sea_water
units micro mol kg-1

tco2#

Field Value
long_name Surface ocean dissolved inorganic carbon
standard_name dissolved_inorganic_carbon_in_sea_water
units micro mol kg-1

tco2_uncertainty#

Field Value
long_name Uncertainty (standard deviation) of surface ocean dissolved inorganic carbon
standard_name uncertainty_dissolved_inorganic_carbon_in_sea_water
units micro mol kg-1

Full dataset metadata#

Field Value
title Surface ocean carbon fields
description MULTIOBS Surface carbon fields
Conventions CF-1.6
institution LSCE/CEA
domain_name GLO
references Chau, T. T. T., Gehlen, M., and Chevallier, F.: A seamless ensemble-based reconstruction of surface ocean pCO2 and air–sea CO2 fluxes over the global coastal and open oceans, Biogeosciences, 19, 1087–1109, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-1087-2022, 2022.
history Wed Aug 24 09:52:53 2022: ncks -d time,2021-12-15 202212_release/dataset-carbon-rep-monthly_1985to2021.nc Monthly_data/dataset-carbon-rep-monthly_20211215T0000Z_P20220930T1545Z.nc
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