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OceanSODA-MDB: a standardised surface ocean carbonate system dataset for model–data intercomparisons
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, West Hoe, Plymouth, PL1
3DH, UK
Helen S. Findlay
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, West Hoe, Plymouth, PL1
3DH, UK
Jamie D. Shutler
Centre for Geography and Environmental Science, University of Exeter,
Penryn, Cornwall, TR10 9FE, UK
Jean-Francois Piolle
IFREMER, Brest, France
Richard Sims
Centre for Geography and Environmental Science, University of Exeter,
Penryn, Cornwall, TR10 9FE, UK
Hannah Green
Centre for Geography and Environmental Science, University of Exeter,
Penryn, Cornwall, TR10 9FE, UK
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, West Hoe, Plymouth, PL1
3DH, UK
Vassilis Kitidis
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, West Hoe, Plymouth, PL1
3DH, UK
Alexander Polukhin
Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, 36, Nakhimovskiy prospect, Moscow,
117997, Russia
Irina I. Pipko
V.I. Il'ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute FEB RAS, Vladivostok,
690041, Russia
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Measurements of the ocean’s carbonate system (e.g. CO2 and pH) have increased greatly in recent years, resulting in a need to combine these data with satellite measurements and model results, so they can be used to test predictions of how the ocean reacts to changes such as absorption of the CO2 emitted by humans. We show a method of combining data into regions of interest (100 km circles over a 10 d period) and apply it globally to produce a harmonised and easy-to-use data archive.
Measurements of the ocean’s carbonate system (e.g. CO2 and pH) have increased greatly in...
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