Carbonate chemistry in the Papagayo Upwelling System, Pacific coast of Costa Rica (2012-2013) ...

• Main Authors: Sánchez-Noguera, Celeste, Stuhldreier, Ines, Cortés, Jorge, Jiménez, Carlos, Morales, Álvaro, Wild, Christian, Rixen, Tim
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2020
• Subjects: Carbonate chemistry; Coastal; Costa Rica; In situ; Event label; DATE/TIME; Latitude of event; Longitude of event; DEPTH, water; Temperature, water; pH; Carbon dioxide; Alkalinity, total; Carbon, inorganic, dissolved; Aragonite saturation state; Tide level; Wind speed; Mooring; pH sensor SAMI-pH, Sunburst Sensors; Calculated using CO2SYS; Costa Rican Coral Reefs Under Natural Acidification COSTACID; Pacific; sami
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.920079; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.920079

In situ measurements were undertaken during two non-upwelling periods (15 days in June 2012 and 7 days in May-June 2013) at a water depth of 1.5 m. pH, pCO2 and seawater temperature were measured with two Submersible Autonomous Moored Instruments (SAMI-pH and SAMI-CO2, deployed at the pier of Marina Papagayo (10.64154,-85.65571). Discrete water samples were used to validate the sensors, and salinity values were obtained from discrete water samples and used for correction of pH values. Wind speed data was obtained from a station of the Instituto Metereológico Nacional (National Metereological Institute of Costa Rica) located at the nearby Liberia airport. Tidal data was provided by Módulo de Información Oceanográfica of the University of Costa Rica. ...