Atmospheric methane data for the period 1983-1985 from the NOAA/GMCC global cooperative flask sampling network. Technical memo

Technical Report · Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:6730736

Lang, P M; Steele, L P; Martin, R C; Masarie, K A

The report presents details of relevant aspects of the NOAA/GMCC program to measure atmospheric methane concentrations through its global, cooperative, flask sampling network. These aspects include the history of the development of the program; details of the sampling network; the flasks and the flask sampling methods; the analytical instrumentation and methods; and the calibration gases and methods. The data from individual flask samples are tabulated, as are the monthly average methane concentrations. Through adequate documentation it is more likely that the full value of these methane measurements will be realized in long-term studies of the greenhouse effect and climate change.

• Research Organization: Colorado Univ., Boulder, CO (USA). Cooperative Inst. for Research in Environmental Sciences
• OSTI ID: 6730736
• Report Number(s): PB-90-208588/XAB; NOAA-TM-ERL-CMDL-1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
CLIMATES
VARIATIONS
METHANE
AIR POLLUTION MONITORING
AIR POLLUTION
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
GLOBAL ASPECTS
GREENHOUSE EFFECT
MONTHLY VARIATIONS
US NOAA
ALKANES
HYDROCARBONS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
US ORGANIZATIONS
540120* - Environment
Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (1990-)