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Station Contributor(s) Method Data Period

Observation
 Frequency : 15-20 per year.
 Method : GC-ECD
 Instrument : Hewlett Packard HP6890
 Description : Sample collection is typically with southerly (on-shore) winds.
Samples are collected into glass flasks.



Calibration
 Scale : SIO-1998 scale
 Description : Natural air working standards for the GC have been collected from Baring Head and have been referenced against 6 primary reference standards that have been calibrated by Prof. R.F. Weiss, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California, to their SIO-98 scale.


Data Processing
 Unit : ppb
 Description : Data are event samples, typically collected with southerly (on-shore) winds.


Average Procedure
 Hourly :
 Daily :
 Monthly :


Flag
 Description : Data are flagged for offshore or onshore wind.
The hundredth digit - Sampling Conditions flag
=0: not specified
=1: not baseline
=2: baseline
The tenth digit - Collection / Storage flag [Not used yet]
=0: not specified
=1: suspect
The unit digit - Measurement flag [Not used yet]
=0: not specified
=1-9: calibration revision





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