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The ObsPack framework (Masarie et al., 2014) is designed to bring together direct atmospheric greenhouse gas measurements derived from one or more national or university laboratories, prepare them with specific applications in mind, and package and distribute them in a set of self-documenting files. ObsPack products include a set of prepared data sets and metadata, a summary of included data sets, an e-mail address list of all data providers, and the complete set of configuration files used by NOAA to prepare the product.
Atmospheric Validation Data
This table lists atmospheric observations that may be useful for validation activities for atmospheric models and/or flux inversions. Data include CO2 and CH4 concentrations from aircraft campaigns, as well as other types of data. To add a dataset to the listing, please email Thomas Nehrkorn.
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Data center for many greenhouse gas observation programs, including aircraft data over Australia, France and Japan.
Data center for many greenhouse gas observation programs, including aircraft data over Australia, France and Japan.
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Aircraft observations of several compounds including CO2 and CH4 using commercial aircraft based at Narita, Japan.
Aircraft observations of several compounds including CO2 and CH4 using commercial aircraft based at Narita, Japan.
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Aircraft observations of many compounds including CO2 and CH4 using commercial aircraft, based at Frankfurt, Germany.
Aircraft observations of many compounds including CO2 and CH4 using commercial aircraft, based at Frankfurt, Germany.
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NASA LaRC Airborne Science Data for Atmospheric Composition - Data center for NASA aircraft campaigns, including DISCOVER-AQ and INTEX.
NASA LaRC Airborne Science Data for Atmospheric Composition - Data center for NASA aircraft campaigns, including DISCOVER-AQ and INTEX.
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The ATom (Atmospheric Tomography Mission) includes global measurements of CO2, CO, CH4, and many other species, measured meteorology, atmospheric structure, etc. ATom will make transects from approximately pole-to-pole over the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans in four seasons (Aug 2016, February 2017, October 2017, and May, 2018), with hundreds of vertical profiles from the ocean/ice surface to as high as the tropopause.
The ATom (Atmospheric Tomography Mission) includes global measurements of CO2, CO, CH4, and many other species, measured meteorology, atmospheric structure, etc. ATom will make transects from approximately pole-to-pole over the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans in four seasons (Aug 2016, February 2017, October 2017, and May, 2018), with hundreds of vertical profiles from the ocean/ice surface to as high as the tropopause.
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ACT-America, or Atmospheric Carbon and Transport – America, will conduct five airborne campaigns across three regions in the eastern United States to study the transport and fluxes of atmospheric carbon dioxide and methane.
ACT-America, or Atmospheric Carbon and Transport – America, will conduct five airborne campaigns across three regions in the eastern United States to study the transport and fluxes of atmospheric carbon dioxide and methane.
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See Gatti et al, Nature, 2014 for details. NOTE: these data correspond to exactly what was used in the paper. Some data should have been flagged. After looking at this data set, please contact John Miller for corrected data set. We will try to update the ftp site to include a second, properly flagged, data set. We hope to post 2012 data soon.
See Gatti et al, Nature, 2014 for details. NOTE: these data correspond to exactly what was used in the paper. Some data should have been flagged. After looking at this data set, please contact John Miller for corrected data set. We will try to update the ftp site to include a second, properly flagged, data set. We hope to post 2012 data soon.
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The HIPPO (HIAPER Pole-to-Pole Observations) study of the carbon cycle and greenhouse gases measured meteorology, atmospheric chemistry, and aerosol constituents along transects from approximately pole-to-pole over the Pacific Ocean. HIPPO flew hundreds of vertical profiles from the ocean/ice surface to as high as the tropopause, at five times during different seasons over a three year period from 2009-2011.
The HIPPO (HIAPER Pole-to-Pole Observations) study of the carbon cycle and greenhouse gases measured meteorology, atmospheric chemistry, and aerosol constituents along transects from approximately pole-to-pole over the Pacific Ocean. HIPPO flew hundreds of vertical profiles from the ocean/ice surface to as high as the tropopause, at five times during different seasons over a three year period from 2009-2011.
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Registration required. See website for more details.
Registration required. See website for more details.
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This data set is a collection of measurements of CO2 and non-CO2 greenhouse gases made across North America by nine independent atmospheric monitoring networks from 2000 - 2009. During this NACP sponsored activity, data were compiled from the following networks: AGAGE, COBRA, CSIRO, INTEX-A, INTEX B, Irvine Latitude Network, NOAA CMDL, SCRIPPS, and from Stanley Tyler-UC Irvine. The files presented here are the products of merging multiple original measurement results files for selected sites across North America from each monitoring network.
This data set is a collection of measurements of CO2 and non-CO2 greenhouse gases made across North America by nine independent atmospheric monitoring networks from 2000 - 2009. During this NACP sponsored activity, data were compiled from the following networks: AGAGE, COBRA, CSIRO, INTEX-A, INTEX B, Irvine Latitude Network, NOAA CMDL, SCRIPPS, and from Stanley Tyler-UC Irvine. The files presented here are the products of merging multiple original measurement results files for selected sites across North America from each monitoring network.
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Air over the North Pacific and Arctic Oceans was sampled during Weather Reconnaissance flights of the US Air Force from April 1958 to December 1961. Details of sampling and analysis are described in Keeling et al. (1968) and Pales and Keeling (1965).
Air over the North Pacific and Arctic Oceans was sampled during Weather Reconnaissance flights of the US Air Force from April 1958 to December 1961. Details of sampling and analysis are described in Keeling et al. (1968) and Pales and Keeling (1965).
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- Curator: Leanne Kendig