README FOR SKOGAFOSS CRUISE AOML_SKO610

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*********************** Reciprocity Agreement *****************************
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For a full description of the instrumentation and procedures, see the MASTER
README file accessible thru the MASTER README link located in the left
navigation bar of the Skogafoss web pages.
 
Class of data:  Surface ocean carbon dioxide concentrations

Dataset identifier:  AOML_SKO610

Cruise Dates:  15 Sept - 13 Oct, 2006

Measurement platform identifier:  M/V Skogafoss

Scientists responsible for technical quality of this dataset:

  Rik Wanninkhof
  Rik.Wanninkhof@noaa.gov

  Denis Pierrot
  Denis.Pierrot@noaa.gov

  Kevin Sullivan
  Kevin.Sullivan@noaa.gov

Timestamp for initial submission of dataset:  2-November-06

Timestamp for most recent update of dataset:  17-May-07

The following gas reference standards were used for this cruise:

From April 16, 2006 to October 24, 2006		
STANDARDS/CONC    TANK #		
Std 1	197.74	fa02271
Std 2	455.18	fa02435
Std 3	373.20	ja02282
Std 4	293.50	fa02255

Comments:

The digital timer on the deck box seemed to lose it's settings when the ship was
leaving Reykjavik at the start of the cruise.  There was no power applied to the 
deck box, so there were no Iridium communications and no GPS fixes.

The TSG and CO2 data are merged based on the date and time.  An examination 
of the patterns for the changing temperatures recorded by the TSG and CO2
instruments indicated that the two data sets were matched well.  The GPS fixes 
from the TSG data set was then used for the CO2 data.