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MAPCO2
Moored Autonomous pCO2 System

The Moored Autonomous pCO2 (MAPCO2) System is an in situ marine monitoring device designed to measure the partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2). It includes a LI-COR CO2 gas analyzer, a sensor for relative humidity and temperature, and an oxygen sensor. The system provides data on air and sea surface pCO2, air temperature, pressure, relative humidity, sea surface temperature, salinity, and oxygen in the water. Initially developed by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), MAPCO2 has been modified by NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) and is now deployed on more than 50 surface buoys worldwide.

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory passes Antarctica's tallest peak, Mount Vinson, on Oct. 22, 2012, during a flight over the continent to measure changes in the massive ice sheet and sea ice. Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger (Photography courtesy NASA Images)

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Instrument Details

Meter/Analyzer
Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Chemistry > Carbon Dioxide
Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Sea Surface Temperature
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry > Carbon And Hydrocarbon Compounds > Carbon Dioxide
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Pressure
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Water Vapor Indicators > Humidity > Relative Humidity
Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Surface Temperature > Air Temperature
Earth Science > Oceans > Salinity/density > Salinity
Sea/Ocean/Water Surface
20 min
Point
N/A
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-6-353-2014External Link

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  • MBARI

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  • Overview PublicationExternal Link

    • data center outside NASA

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