Surface Ocean CO₂ Atlas (SOCAT)

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Information

Producer SIO
Data Type In situ
Data Abbreviation pCO2、SST、SSS
Time Range 1957-2022
Product Level L3B
Spatial Coverage Global
Spatial resolution 1°×1°
Temporal Resolution Monthly
Reference Coordinate System Equal Latitude-Longitude Projection
 

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Description

The dataset is derived from the publicly available Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCATv2023), which consists of in situ partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2) data from the surface ocean. After undergoing processes such as data quality control, data transformation, and data gridding, gridded in situ data from 1952 to 2022 for global sea surface pCO2, sea surface temperature (SST), and sea surface salinity (SSS) are generated at a resolution of 1°×1°.
The pCO2 is derived from the sea water fugacity of carbon dioxide (fCO2), calculated using the empirical formula from Takahashi, specifically: pCO2= fCO2×(1.00436-4.669×10-5×SST).
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Naming Convention

SIO_UNDERWAY_MERGE_YYYYMMDDTOYYYYMMDD_L3B_GLOBAL_100KM_PCO2_SOCAT2023
SIO_UNDERWAY_MERGE_YYYYMMDDTOYYYYMMDD _L3B_GLOBAL_100KM_SST_SOCAT2023
SIO_UNDERWAY_MERGE_YYYYMMDDTOYYYYMMDD 1_L3B_GLOBAL_100KM_SSS_SOCAT2023
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Related Website

This dataset is available for open use on the SatCO2 platform.
 
 
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Reference

[1] Bakker et al. (2016) A multi-decade record of high quality fCO₂ data in version 3 of the Surface Ocean CO₂ Atlas (SOCAT). Earth System Science Data, 8: 383-413. doi:10.5194/essd-8-383-2016
[2]Bakker et al. (2014) An update to the Surface Ocean CO₂ Atlas (SOCAT version 2). Earth System Science Data 6: 69-90. doi:10.5194/essd-6-69-2014
[3]Pfeil et al. (2013) A uniform, quality controlled Surface Ocean CO₂ Atlas (SOCAT), Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 5, 125-143. doi:10.5194/essd-5-125-2013
[4]Sabine et al. (2013) Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT) gridded data products. Earth System Science Data 5: 145-153. doi:10.5194/essd-5-145-2013
 
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