Instructions on naming of surface water measurements on ships of opportunity (SOOP)

As another attempt to achieve uniformity in nomenclature amongst various ship-based observing efforts globally, attached please find a memo from the IOCCP Scientific Steering Group and the Joint Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology (JCOMM) Ship Observations Team (SOT) Executive Panel providing guidance on appropriate naming of our our scientific activities on ships. In particular the underway pCO₂ measurements.