@article{fdi:010090508, title = {{F}rench coastal network for carbonate system monitoring : the {C}ocori{CO}2 dataset}, author = {{P}etton, {S}. and {P}ernet, {F}. and {L}e {R}oy, {V}. and {H}uber, {M}. and {M}artin, {S}. and {M}ac{\'e}, É and {B}ozec, {Y}. and {L}oisel, {S}. and {R}immelin-{M}aury, {P}. and {G}rossteffan, É and {R}epecaud, {M}. and {Q}uemener, {L}. and {R}etho, {M}. and {M}anac'h, {S}. and {P}apin, {M}. and {P}ineau, {P}. and {L}acoue-{L}abarthe, {T}. and {D}eborde, {J}. and {C}ostes, {L}. and {P}olsenaere, {P}. and {R}igouin, {L}. and {B}enhamou, {J}. and {G}ouriou, {L}. and {L}equeux, {J}. and {L}abourdette, {N}. and {S}avoye, {N}. and {M}essiaen, {G}. and {F}oucault, {E}. and {O}uisse, {V}. and {R}ichard, {M}. and {L}agarde, {F}. and {V}oron, {F}lorian and {K}empf, {V}. and {M}as, {S}. and {G}iannecchini, {L}. and {V}idussi, {F}. and {M}ostajir, {B}. and {L}eredde, {Y}. and {A}lliouane, {S}. and {G}attuso, {J}. {P}. and {G}azeau, {F}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{S}ince the beginning of the industrial revolution, atmospheric carbon dioxide ({CO}2) concentrations have risen steadily and have induced a decrease of the averaged surface ocean p{H} by 0.1 units, corresponding to an increase in ocean acidity of about 30 %. {I}n addition to ocean warming, ocean acidification poses a tremendous challenge to some marine organisms, especially calcifiers. {T}he need for long-term oceanic observations of p{H} and temperature is a key element to assess the vulnerability of marine communities and ecosystems to these pressures. {N}earshore productive environments, where a large majority of shellfish farming activities are conducted, are known to present p{H} levels as well as amplitudes of daily and seasonal variations that are much larger than those observed in the open ocean. {Y}et, to date, there are very few coastal observation sites where these parameters are measured simultaneously and at high frequency. {T}o bridge this gap, an observation network was initiated in 2021 in the framework of the {C}ocori{CO}(2) project. {S}ix sites were selected along the {F}rench {A}tlantic and {M}editerranean coastlines based on their importance in terms of shellfish production and the presence of high- and low-frequency monitoring activities. {A}t each site, autonomous p{H} sensors were deployed, both inside and outside shellfish production areas, next to high-frequency {CTD} (conductivity-temperature-depth) probes operated through two operating monitoring networks. p{H} sensors were set to an acquisition rate of 15 min, and discrete seawater samples were collected biweekly in order to control the quality of p{H} data (laboratory spectrophotometric measurements) as well as to measure total alkalinity and dissolved inorganic carbon concentrations for full characterization of the carbonate system. {W}hile this network has been up and running for more than 2 years, the acquired dataset has already revealed important differences in terms of p{H} variations between monitored sites related to the influence of diverse processes (freshwater inputs, tides, temperature, biological processes). {D}ata are available at 10.17882/96982 ({P}etton et al., 2023a).}, keywords = {{FRANCE} ; {ATLANTIQU}e ; {MEDITERRANEE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{E}arth {S}ystem {S}cience {D}ata}, volume = {16}, numero = {4}, pages = {1667--1688}, ISSN = {1866-3508}, year = {2024}, DOI = {10.5194/essd-16-1667-2024}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010090508}, }