An improved long-term high-resolution surface pCO2 data product for the Indian Ocean using machine learning

This dataset contains two improved surface pCO2 products, along with surface pCO2 from the INCOIS-BIO-ROMS model (pCO2_model) and other input variables. It is a long-term, high-resolution dataset developed for the Indian Ocean region (30°E - 120°E, 30°S - 30°N), covering the period from 1980 to 2019. The dataset features a monthly temporal resolution and a spatial resolution of 1/12 degree. The file includes INCOIS-BIO-ROMS model outputs (sea surface temperature (SST), sea surface salinity (SSS), mixed layer depth (MLD), nitrate (NO3), dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), and chlorophyll-a (CHL)). These variables are used as inputs for machine learning models to improve the pCO2_model. The machine learning model predicts the surface pCO2 deviants (pCO2_obs - pCO2_model). The file also provides spatiotemporally varying uncertainties associated with the predicted pCO2 deviants. **Users are advised to download Version v2 of the data product, as Version v1 has been deprecated and is no longer recommended for use.