Atmospheric CH4 Concentrations from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) GASLAB Flask Sampling Network (1984 - 2001)

Steele, L. P.; Krummel, P. B.; Langenfelds, R. J.

doi:10.3334/CDIAC/ATG.031

Title: Atmospheric CH4 Concentrations from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) GASLAB Flask Sampling Network (1984 - 2001)

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The listed data were obtained from flask air samples returned to the CSIRO GASLAB for analysis. Typical sample storage times ranged from days to weeks for some sites (e.g., Cape Grim) to as much as one year for Macquarie Island and the Antarctic sites. Experiments carried out to test for any change in sample CH4 mixing ratio during storage have shown no drift to within detection limits over test periods of several months to years (Cooper et al., 1999).For access to the data files, click this link to the CDIAC data transition website: http://cdiac.ess-dive.lbl.gov/trends/atm_meth/csiro/csiro_gaslabch4.html

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Steele, L. P.; Krummel, P. B.; Langenfelds, R. J.

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO)

Publication Date:: Fri Jan 31 00:00:00 EST 2003

Other Number(s):: osti:1389365; doi:10.3334/CDIAC/ATG.031; cdiac:doi 10.3334/CDIAC/cli.031

Research Org.:: Environmental System Science Data Infrastructure for a Virtual Ecosystem (ESS-DIVE) (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: U.S. DOE > Office of Science (SC) > Biological and Environmental Research (BER) (SC-23)

Subject:: 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Keywords:: atmospheric ; CH4; methane; flask air samples; mercuric oxide reduction; gas detector; gas chromatography; TRENDS-OTHER ATMOSPHERIC TRACE GASES; Year; Month; Annual Average

OSTI Identifier:: 1389365

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.3334/CDIAC/ATG.031

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                    Steele, L. P., Krummel, P. B., and Langenfelds, R. J. Atmospheric CH4 Concentrations from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) GASLAB Flask Sampling Network (1984 - 2001).  United States: N. p., 2003. 
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                    Steele, L. P., Krummel, P. B., & Langenfelds, R. J. Atmospheric CH4 Concentrations from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) GASLAB Flask Sampling Network (1984 - 2001).  United States.  doi:https://doi.org/10.3334/CDIAC/ATG.031

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                    Steele, L. P., Krummel, P. B., and Langenfelds, R. J. 2003.  
"Atmospheric CH4 Concentrations from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) GASLAB Flask Sampling Network (1984 - 2001)".  United States.  doi:https://doi.org/10.3334/CDIAC/ATG.031.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1389365. Pub date:Fri Jan 31 00:00:00 EST 2003

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