Real-Time Provisional High-Resolution Record of Seawater Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Content Collected from the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre in Bamfield, BC, Canada

This dataset includes measurements of the partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2), temperature, and salinity made on seawater drawn continuously from a 20-m intake at the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre in Bamfield, BC, Canada. The collection of these data utilizes a Burke-o-Lator (BoL) pCO2/TCO2 analyzer and began August 30, 2023. The Burke-o-Lator (BoL) pCO2/TCO2 analyzer measures carbon dioxide partial pressure (pCO2) and total dissolved inorganic carbon (TCO2) from a flow-through seawater stream and from seawater collected in discrete samples. The BoL is paired with a SBE 45 Thermosalinograph to measure seawater temperature and salinity. These data provide valuable information on patterns in marine carbonate chemistry and ocean acidification within Barkley Sound waters being supplied to the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre and the Nova Harvest Ltd. shellfish hatchery.

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Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Limitations: This dataset is provisional. For science purposes, please refer to the associated Research dataset.

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Metadata Reference Date(s) October 20, 2023 (Publication)
July 17, 2024 (Revision)
Data Reference Date(s) August 29, 2023 (Creation)
Frequency of Update As Needed

Responsible Party 1
Name
Evans, Wiley ORCID logo
Affiliation
Hakai Institute ROR logo
Email
wiley.evans@hakai.org
Role
  • Author
  • Custodian
  • Owner
  • Point of Contact
  • Principal Investigator
Responsible Party 2
Name
Pocock, Katie ORCID logo
Affiliation
Hakai Institute ROR logo
Email
katie.pocock@hakai.org
Role
Author
Responsible Party 3
Name
Weekes, Carrie ORCID logo
Affiliation
Hakai Institute ROR logo
Email
carrie.weekes@hakai.org
Role
Author
Responsible Party 4
Affiliation
Hakai Institute ROR logo
Email
data@hakai.org
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  • Distributor
  • Publisher
  • Funder

Field Value
Ocean Variables
  • Inorganic Carbon
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Subsurface Salinity
  • Subsurface Temperature
Climate Variables
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Inorganic Carbon
Scope Dataset
Status On Going
Topic Category oceans
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North Bounding Latitude 48.83515
South Bounding Latitude 48.83515
East Bounding Longitude -125.13535
West Bounding Longitude -125.13535
Temporal Extent
Begin
2023-08-29
Vertical Extent
Min
20.0
Max
20.0
Default Locale English
Projects
  1. Oceanography
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Hakai Data Catalogue
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Science on the Coastal Margin
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