KEO

Kuroshio Extension Observatory (32.3°N, 144.5°E)

The NOAA Kuroshio Extension Observatory (KEO) moored buoy is located in the recirculation gyre south of the Kuroshio Extension at 32.4°N, 144.6°E . It is an Ocean Climate Station (OCS) mooring that is part of the global network of OceanSITES time series reference sites.  KEO's first deployment was in June 2004. The mooring carries a suite of meteorological sensors to measure winds, air temperature, relative humidity, rainfall, and solar and longwave radiation; subsurface sensors to monitor upper ocean temperature, salinity, and currents; as well as the MAPCO2 sensor.

For more information about the mooring and meteorological sensors please visit the PMEL OCS KEO Website.

Finalized Data availability: submitted to Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC).

Plots of surface water and atmospheric CO2:

Plot of CO2 at KEO from the last 30 days Plot of delta pCO2 and O2 data for the last 30 days at KEO Plot of CO2 at KEO for the full data set Plot of delta pCO2 and O2 data for the full data set at KEO
Data are unverified
Plot of CO2 data at KEO from the last 30 days