Latest SOCAT Publication
Bakker, D. C. E., Pfeil, B. Landa, C. S., Metzl, N., O’Brien, K. M., Olsen, A., Smith, K., Cosca, C., Harasawa, S., Jones, S. D., Nakaoka, S., Nojiri, Y., Schuster, U., Steinhoff, T., Sweeney, C., Takahashi, T., Tilbrook, B., Wada, C., Wanninkhof, R., Alin, S. R., Balestrini, C. F., Barbero, L., Bates, N. R., Bianchi, A. A., Bonou, F., Boutin, J., Bozec, Y., Burger, E. F., Cai, W.-J., Castle, R. D., Chen, L., Chierici, M., Currie, K., Evans, W., Featherstone, C., Feely, R. A., Fransson, A., Goyet, C., Greenwood, N., Gregor, L., Hankin, S., Hardman-Mountford, N. J., Harlay, J., Hauck, J., Hoppema, M., Humphreys, M. P., Hunt, C. W., Huss, B., Ibánhez, J. S. P., Johannessen, T., Keeling, R., Kitidis, V., Körtzinger, A., Kozyr, A., Krasakopoulou, E., Kuwata, A., Landschützer, P., Lauvset, S. K., Lefèvre, N., Lo Monaco, C., Manke, A., Mathis, J. T., Merlivat, L., Millero, F. J., Monteiro, P. M. S., Munro, D. R., Murata, A., Newberger, T., Omar, A. M., Ono, T., Paterson, K., Pearce, D., Pierrot, D., Robbins, L. L., Saito, S., Salisbury, J., Schlitzer, R., Schneider, B., Schweitzer, R., Sieger, R., Skjelvan, I., Sullivan, K. F., Sutherland, S. C., Sutton, A. J., Tadokoro, K., Telszewski, M., Tuma, M., Van Heuven, S. M. A. C., Vandemark, D., Ward, B., Watson, A. J., Xu, S. (2016). A multi-decade record of high quality fCO₂ data in version 3 of the Surface Ocean CO₂ Atlas (SOCAT). Earth System Science Data , 8, 383-413. doi:10.5194/essd-8-383-2016.
Latest QC Cookbook
Lauvset, S., Currie, K., Metzl. N., Nakaoka, S., Bakker, D., Sullivan, K., Sutton, A., O’Brien, K., Olsen, A. (2018) SOCAT Quality Control Cookbook
-For SOCAT version 7 and onwards, updated contact information-, 2018_SOCAT_QC_Cookbook_v7
Latest Reports
Declaration on Operationalising the Surface Ocean Carbon Value Chain (2024)
Older SOCAT Publications
2014
Bakker, D. C. E., Pfeil, B., Smith, K., Hankin, S., Olsen, A., Alin, S. R., Cosca, C., Harasawa, S., Kozyr, A., Nojiri, Y., O’Brien, K. M., Schuster, U., Telszewski, M., Tilbrook, B., Wada, C., Akl, J., Barbero, L., Bates, N. R., Boutin, J., Bozec, Y., Cai, W.-J., Castle, R. D., Chavez, F. P., Chen, L., Chierici, M., Currie, K., De Baar, H. J. W., Evans, W., Feely, R. A., Fransson, A., Gao, Z., Hales, B., Hardman-Mountford, N. J., Hoppema, M., Huang, W.-J., Hunt, C. W., Huss, B., Ichikawa, T., Johannessen, T., Jones, E. M., Jones, S., Jutterstrom, S., Kitidis, V., Kortzinger, A., Landschützer, P., Lauvset, S. K., Lefevre, N., Manke, A. B., Mathis, J. T., Merlivat, L., Metzl, N., Murata, A., Newberger, T., Omar, A. M., Ono, T., Park, G.-H., Paterson, K., Pierrot, D., Rios, A. F., Sabine, C. L., Saito, S., Salisbury, J., Sarma, V. V. S. S., Schlitzer, R., Sieger, R., Skjelvan, I., Steinhoff, T., Sullivan, K. F., Sun, H., Sutton, A. J., Suzuki, T., Sweeney, C., Takahashi, T., Tjiputra, J., Tsurushima, N., Van Heuven, S. M. A. C., Vandemark, D., Vlahos, P., Wallace, D. W. R., Wanninkhof, R., Watson, A. J. (2014). An update to the Surface Ocean CO₂ Atlas (SOCAT version 2). Earth System Science Data , 6, 69-90. doi:10.5194/essd-6-69-2014.
2013
Pfeil, B., Olsen, A., Bakker, D. C. E., Hankin, S., Koyuk, H., Kozyr, A., Malczyk, J., Manke, A., Metzl, N., Sabine, C. L., Akl, J., Alin, S. R., Bates, N., Bellerby, R. G. J., Borges, A., Boutin, J., Brown, P. J., Cai, W.-J., Chavez, F. P., Chen, A., Cosca, C., Fassbender, A. J., Feely, R. A., González-Dávila, M., Goyet, C., Hales, B., Hardman-Mountford, N., Heinze, C., Hood, M., Hoppema, M., Hunt, C. W., Hydes, D., Ishii, M., Johannessen, T., Jones, S. D., Key, R. M., Körtzinger, A., Landschützer, P., Lauvset, S. K., Lefèvre, N., Lenton, A., Lourantou, A., Merlivat, L., Midorikawa, T., Mintrop, L., Miyazaki, C., Murata, A., Nakadate, A., Nakano, Y., Nakaoka, S., Nojiri, Y., Omar, A. M., Padin, X. A., Park, G.-H., Paterson, K., Perez, F. F., Pierrot, D., Poisson, A., Rios, A. F., Santana-Casiano, J. M., Salisbury, J., Sarma, V. V. S. S., Schlitzer, R., Schneider, B., Schuster, U., Sieger, R., Skjelvan, I., Steinhoff, T., Suzuki, T., Takahashi, T., Tedesco, K., Telszewski, M., Thomas, H., Tilbrook, B., Tjiputra, J., Vandemark, D., Veness, T., Wanninkhof, R., Watson, A. J., Weiss, R., Wong, C. S., Yoshikawa-Inoue, H. (2013). A uniform, quality controlled Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT) Earth System Science Data , 5, 125-143.doi:10.5194/essd-5-125-2013.
Sabine, C.L., Hankin, S., Koyuk, H., Bakker, D. C. E., Pfeil, B., Olsen, A., Metzl, N., Kozyr, A., Fassbender, A., Manke, A., Malczyk, J., Akl, J., Alin, S. R., Bellerby, R. G. J., Borges, A., Boutin, J., Brown, P. J., Cai, W.-J., Chavez, F. P., Chen, A., Cosca, C., Feely, R. A., González-Dávila, M., Goyet, C., Hardman-Mountford, N., Heinze, C., Hoppema, M., Hunt, C. W., Hydes, D., Ishii, M., Johannessen, T., Key, R. M., Körtzinger, A., Landschützer, P., Lauvset, S. K., Lefèvre, N., Lenton, A., Lourantou, A., Merlivat, L., Midorikawa, T., Mintrop, L., Miyazaki, C., Murata, A., Nakadate, A., Nakano, Y., Nakaoka, S., Nojiri, Y., Omar, A. M., Padin, X. A., Park, G.-H., Paterson, K., Perez, F. F., Pierrot, D., Poisson, A., Ríos, A. F., Salisbury, J., Santana-Casiano, J. M., Sarma, V. V. S. S., Schlitzer, R., Schneider, B., Schuster, U., Sieger, R., Skjelvan, I., Steinhoff, T., Suzuki, T., Takahashi, T., Tedesco, K., Telszewski, M., Thomas, H., Tilbrook, B., Vandemark, D., Veness, T., Watson, A. J., Weiss, R., Wong, C. S., Yoshikawa-Inoue, H. (2013). Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT) gridded data products. Earth System Science Data , 5, 145-153. doi:10.5194/essd-5-145-2013.
2012
Bakker, D.C.E., Pfeil, B., Olsen, A., Sabine, C., Metzl, N., Hankin, S., Koyuk, H., Kozyr, A., Malczyk, J., Manke, A., Telszewski, M. (2012). Global data products help assess changes to the ocean carbon sink. Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union , 93(12), 125-126. doi:10.1029/2012EO120001.
2007
Metzl, N., Tillbrook, B., Bakker, D., Le Quéré, C., Doney, S., Feely, R., Hood, M., Dargaville, R. (2007). Global Changes in Ocean Carbon: Variability and Vulnerability. Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union , 88 (28): 286-287. doi:10.1029/2007EO280005.
Older SOCAT reports and cookbooks
2018
SOCAT (2017) SOCAT Update and Road Ahead. IOCCP Side event at the 10th International Carbon Dioxide Conference, Interlaken, Switzerland, 23 August 2017, 2017_SOCAT_Road_Ahead_Report
2015
Olsen, A., Metzl, N., Bakker, D. C. E., O’Brien, K. (2015) SOCAT Quality Control Cookbook – for SOCAT Version 3, 2015_SOCAT_QC_Cookbook_v3.
SOCAT and SOCOM (2015) SOCAT (Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas) and SOCOM (Surface Ocean pCO2 Mapping Intercomparison) Event, SOLAS (Surface Ocean Lower Atmosphere Study) Open Science Conference, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany, 7 September 2015. 2015_SOCAT_and_SOCOM_Event_Report.
2014
SOCAT (2014) The Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT) Community Event. Workshop 10 of the IMBER Open Science Conference, Bergen, Norway, on 23 June 2014. 2014_SOCAT_Community_Event_Report_15082014.
SOCAT (2014) Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT) automation workshop, Seattle, WA USA, 21-23 October 2014. SOCAT_2014_automation_meeting_report_final.
2013
SOCAT (2013) Data policy for the SOCAT public release.
SOCAT (2013) Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT) side event: Release of version 2 and science highlights, SOCAT side event during the 9th International Carbon Dioxide Conference, Beijing International Convention Center, Beijing, China, 4 June 2013, SOCAT Report. 2013_SOCAT_Release_version_2_and_Science_Highlights_04June2013.
Wanninkhof, R., Bakker, D. C. E., Bates, N., Olsen, A., Steinhoff, T., Sutton, A. J. (2013) Incorporation of Alternative Sensors in the SOCAT Database and Adjustments to Dataset Quality Control Flags. Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US Department of Energy, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. doi: 10.3334/CDIAC/OTG.SOCAT_ADQCF.
2012
IOCCP (2012) Coastal and Arctic Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT) Quality Control Workshop, NOAA-PMEL, Seattle, USA, October 2-4, 2012, IOCCP Report 4/2012. 2012_SOCAT_Coastal_Arctic_QC_workshop_report.
SOCAT (2012) Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT) Automation Planning Meeting, NOAA-PMEL, Seattle, USA, 10 and 11 May 2012, SOCAT Report. 2012_SOCAT_PMEL_automation_10_11May2012_report.
SOCAT (2012) Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT) Progress Meeting, Epochal Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan, 3-5 July 2012, SOCAT Report. 2012_SOCAT_Japan_July2012_report.
2011
SOCAT (2011) Future for the Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas: Data quality, management and products, Data2Flux Workshop, Unesco, Paris, 12 and 13 September 2011, SOCAT Report. 2011_SOCAT_session 4_Data2FluxWorkshop_report.
2010
IOCCP (2010) Southern and Indian Ocean SOCAT Workshop. CSIRO Marine Laboratories, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. 16-18 June 2010. IOC Workshop Report 234, IOCCP Report 21, available at: www.ioccp.org (access at 1 May 2013).
2009
IOCCP (2009) SOCAT Atlantic and Southern Oceans Regional Meeting, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK, 25-26 June 2009, IOCCP Report 13, available at: www.ioccp.org (access at 1 May 2013).
Olsen, A., Metzl, N. (2009) SOCAT Cookbook for SOCAT participants. 2009_SOCAT_QC_Cookbook_v1
2008
IOCCP (2008) Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas Project, UNESCO, Paris, France, IOCCP Report 9, available at: www.ioccp.org (access at 1 May 2013).
2007
IOCCP (2007) Surface Ocean CO2 Variability and Vulnerabilities Workshop. UNESCO, Paris, France, 11–14 April 2007, IOCCP Report 7, available at: www.ioccp.org (access at 1 May 2013).
Newsletters, blogs, etc. about SOCAT
2017
ICOS (2017) SOCAT marks its 10th anniversary by new SOCAT 5 version. ICOS Newsletter. Summer 2017, published on 4 July 2017. https://www.icos-ri.eu/event/243. Last access on 14/08/2017.
Metzl, N. (2017) La base SOCAT de CO2 océanique: 10 années de synthèse international. IPSL Newsletter, published on 21 June 2017. https://www.ipsl.fr/Actualites/Actualites-scientifiques/La-base-SOCAT-de-CO2-oceanique-10-annees-de-synthese-internationale. Last access on 14/08/2017.
2016
ICOS (2016) Release of SOCAT Version 4. ICOS website. Published on 14 September 2016. https://www.icos-ri.eu/event/71. Last access on 12/01/2018.
Metzl, N. (2016) Actualisation de la base internationale SOCAT de CO2 océanique. http://www.insu.cnrs.fr/node/5966. Last access on 04/09/2016.
Metzl, N., Bakker, D. C. E. (2016) Actualisation de la base internationale Socat de CO2 océanique. La Météorologie 94: 2-3. doi:10.4267/2042/60695.
2015
Bakker, D. C. E., Currie, K., Landschuetzer, P., Olsen, A., Roedenbeck, C. (2015) The Ocean carbon sink from SOCAT and SOCOM. 7 September 2015 guest blog on the SOCAT and SOCOM Event on 7 September 2015 at the SOLAS Open Science Conference in Kiel, Germany, at ICOS RI (Integrated Ocean Carbon Observation System Research Infrastructure) website: https://www.icos-ri.eu/. Last access on 18/09/2015.
Metzl, N. (2015) Actualisation de la base internationale SOCAT de CO2 oceanique. http://www.insu.cnrs.fr/node/5448. Last access on 18/09/2015.
Metzl, N. (2015) La base international de CO2 oceanique SOCAT actualisee (1957-2014).https://www.ipsl.fr/Actualites/Actualites-scientifiques/La-base-internationale-de-CO2-oceanique-SOCAT-actualisee-1957-2014. Last access on 18/09/2015.
SOCAT (2015) SOCAT version 3 released!!! (2015) IMBER News website.
2014
Bakker, D. C. E., O’Brien, K., Olsen, A., Pfeil, B., Schuster, U., Telszewski, M., Tilbrook, B., Wanninkhof, R., and all SOCAT contributors (2014) The 2014 Community Event of the Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas. IMBER Newsletter 27, 2014.
Bakker, D. C. E., Pfeil, B., Olsen, A., Wanninkhof, R., all SOCAT contributors (2014) The Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT) informs observation-based estimates of the ocean carbon sink and its seasonal to inter-annual variability. SOLAS News 16: 35.
2013
Olsen, A, Bakker, D. C. E., Pfeil, B. (2013) Second version of the Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT) to be released this summer for climate research. SOLAS News 15: 21.
2012
Metzl, N. (2012) SOCAT: Base de données internationale pour mieux évaluer le puits de carbone océanique. La Météorologie 77, 2-3.
Metzl, N. (2012) Une base de données internationale pour mieux évaluer le puits de carbone océanique, Comm. INSU, 17 Mars 2012.
2011
Bakker, D. C. E., Pfeil, B., Olsen, A., Sabine, C., Metzl, N., Hankin, S., Koyuk, H., Malczyk, J., Kozyr, A., Telszewski, M., all SOCAT contributors (2011) First public release of the Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas planned for September 2011. SOLAS News 13: 30.
Gattuso, J.-P., Gruber, N., Metzl, N. (2011) SOLAS IMBER joint working groups on ocean carbon: Tackling the marine carbon cycle challenges. SOLAS News 12: 2-3.
2010
Metzl, N., Tilbrook, B. (2010) Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT) Southern Ocean regional meeting, 16-18 June 2010, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. SOLAS News 11: 32.
2008
Bakker, D. C. E., Hood, M., Körtzinger, A., Metzl, N., Olsen, A., Pfeil, B., Sabine, C. for SOCAT-2 participants (2008) Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT) – kick-off meeting. IMBER Newsletter 10:12.