Revolutionary Satellite Data Reveals Unmatched Detail of How Oceans Absorb Carbon

NOAA hosts newly released surface ocean CO2 data - Ocean Acidification

NOAA’s Ocean Carbon Acidification Data System (OCADS) now includes the 2025 version of the Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT) database. SOCATv2025 provides quality-controlled surface ocean carbon dioxide (fCO2; fugacity of CO2) measurements from 1957 to 2024 with 41.4 million observations that can serve as pulse checks on ocean carbon. The new version adds 451 new data sets and updates 44 data […] The post NOAA hosts newly released surface ocean CO…

Revolutionary Satellite Data Reveals Unmatched Detail of How Oceans Absorb Carbon

New advancements in satellite technology are transforming how we understand the role oceans play in regulating carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in Earth’s atmosphere. While the oceans have long served as a critical buffer against climate change by absorbing about a quarter of human-generated CO2, their capacity to store carbon is far from uniform across the globe. Thanks to cutting-edge tools like OceanSODA-ETHZ, scientists can now observe oceanic ca…