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Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT) version 2, 1968-11-16 to 2011-12-31 (NCEI Accession 0157631)

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This dataset includes Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT) version 2, a synthesis product of the surface water fugacity of CO2 (fCO2) for the global oceans and coastal seas from 1968-11-16 to 2011-12-31. The Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT) is an international effort, supported by the International Ocean Carbon Coordination Project (IOCCP), the Surface Ocean Lower Atmosphere Study (SOLAS), and the Integrated Marine Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Research program (IMBER), to deliver a uniformly quality-controlled surface ocean CO2 database.

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identifier gov.noaa.nodc:0157631
issued 2016-12-21T00:00:00.000+00:00
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  "LATITUDE",
  "LONGITUDE",
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  "SALINITY",
  "SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE",
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  "meteorological",
  "navigational",
  "physical",
  "surface underway",
  "Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research",
  "NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory",
  "University of East Anglia, School of Environmental Sciences",
  "Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center",
  "Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT)",
  "World-Wide Distribution",
  "oceanography",
  "BJERKNES > Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research",
  "DOC/NOAA/OAR/PMEL > Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, OAR, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce",
  "DOE/ORNL/ESD/CDIAC > Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U. S. Department of Energy",
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  "Ocean Carbon and Acidification Data System (OCADS) Project",
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  "EQ_PRE",
  "EQ_TMP",
  "FCO2_WAT",
  "SSS",
  "SST",
  "WOA_SSS",
  "CO2 ANALYZERS > CO2 ANALYZERS",
  "GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL OCEAN",
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modified 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000+00:00
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spatial -179.9,-89.9,-179.6,89.9
temporal 1968-11-16T00:00:00+00:00/2011-12-31T00:00:00+00:00
title Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT) version 2, 1968-11-16 to 2011-12-31 (NCEI Accession 0157631)

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