Measurements of carbon dioxide in the Southern Ocean along the WOCE S-4 section. Annual progress report

• Main Authors: Chipman, D. W., Rubin, S. I., Takahashi, T.
• Other Authors: United States. Department of Energy.
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Columbia Univ., Palisades, NY (United States). Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory 1992
• Subjects: Surface Waters 540320; Carbon Dioxide; Chemicals Monitoring And Transport; Progress Report; Water Chemistry; 54 Environmental Sciences; Ecological Concentration; Antarctic Ocean; Antarctic; Pacific; Southern Ocean; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.2172/10175148; https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1338557/

During the fist year of this two-year grant, we have completed the data acquisition phase at sea along the WOCE-S4 section located along 67{degree}S between 73{degree}W and 172{degree}E in the Pacific sector of the Southern Ocean. The expedition was carried out aboard the Russian Research Ship ``Akademik IOFFE`` in the period February 14 through April 6, 1992. The total CO{sub 2} concentration and pCO{sub 2} in a total of about 1290 water samples were determined using a coulometer for total CO{sub 2} and an equilibrator/gas chromatograph system for pCO{sub 2}. Surface water samples were analyzed at all the 112 hydrographic stations occupied. Complete or partial profiles were obtained at 58 stations. In addition, a total of 172 determinations were made at sea for 62 bottles of the Standard Reference Solution.