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 Organization

NO 2
Acronym NOAA
Name Global Monitoring Laboratory, NOAA
Address 1 NOAA/ESRL
Address 2 R/GML1
Address 3 325 Broadway Boulder, CO 80305-3328
Country/Territory United States of America
Website https://gml.noaa.gov/

 Contact(s)

Name Xin Lan
Prefix
Email xin.lan@noaa.gov
Organization No 2
Organization acronym NOAA
Organization name Global Monitoring Laboratory, NOAA
Organization country/territory United States of America
Address 1 NOAA GML
Address 2 325 Broadway R/GML-1
Address 3 Boulder, CO 80305-3328
Country/territory United States of America
Tel
Fax
Last updated date 2024-02-20


NO 108
Acronym RMRI
Name Romanian Marine Research Institute
Person
Name Alexandru S. Bologa
Prefix
Email bologa1813@yahoo.ro
Address 1
Address 2
Address 3
Country/territory Romania
Tel 40 4 154 3288
Fax
 Background observation
 UTC
 ppb
 9999-12-31 00:00:00 - 9999-12-31 23:59:59: WMO CH4 X2004A
 9999-12-31 00:00:00 - 9999-12-31 23:59:59: Unknown(Gas chromatography (FID))
 weekly
 
 Uncertainties of the CH4 measurements are included. Key components of it are our ability to propagate the WMO XCH4 scale to working standards, the repeatability of the analyzers used for sample measurement, and the long-term variability of the analyzer responses (reproducibility). The scale propagation uncertainty is estimated to be 0.2 ppb, based on the reproducibility determined for scale propagation in our calibration laboratory. Long-term reproducibility is estimated to be +/- 0.5 ppb based on repeated measurements of air from a high-pressure cylinder, or the long-term variability in the differences between measurements of test flasks on the flask-air analysis system and separate measurements of the test gas used to fill the test flasks. The three terms are added in quadrature (square root of the sum of the squares) to estimate the measurement uncertainty at 68% confidence interval.
 [Hourly]
 [Daily]
 [Monthly] Monthly means are produced for each site by first averaging all valid measurement results in the event file with a unique sample date and time. Values are then extracted at weekly intervals from a smooth curve (Thoning et al., 1989) fitted to the averaged data and these weekly values are averaged for each month to give the monthly means recorded in the files. Flagged data are excluded from the curve fitting process. Some sites are excluded from the monthly mean directory because sparse data or a short record does not allow a reasonable curve fit. Also, if there are 3 or more consecutive months without data, monthly means are not calculated for these months.
 This is the NOAA 3-character quality control flag. Column 1 is the REJECTION flag. An alphanumeric other than a period (.) in the FIRST column indicates a sample with obvious problems during collection or analysis. This measurement should not be interpreted. Column 2 is the SELECTION flag. An alphanumeric other than a period (.) in the SECOND column indicates a sample that is likely valid but does not meet selection criteria determined by the goals of a particular investigation. For example, it might not have been obtained during 'background' conditions. Column 3 is the INFORMATION flag. An alphanumeric other than a period (.) in the THIRD column provides additional information about the collection or analysis of the sample. A P in the 3rd column of the QC flag indicates the measurement result is preliminary and has not yet been carefully examined by the PI. The P flag is removed once the quality of the measurement has been determined.
 Valid (background): ...
 Valid (background): ..?
 Valid: .??
 Invalid: ???
 Operational/Reporting
 Atmospheric Methane Dry Air Mole Fractions from the NOAA GML Carbon Cycle Cooperative Global Air Sampling Network, 1983-2022

These data are provided by NOAA. Principal investigators include Xin Lan (NOAA). Key partners include Alexandru S. Bologa (RMRI) AND Romanian Marine Research Institute (RMRI).

Please cite the product's citation when using data from this dataset : Lan, X., J.W. Mund, A.M. Crotwell, M.J. Crotwell, E. Moglia, M. Madronich, D. Neff and K.W. Thoning (2023), Atmospheric Methane Dry Air Mole Fractions from the NOAA GML Carbon Cycle Cooperative Global Air Sampling Network, 1983-2022, Version: 2023-08-28, https://doi.org/10.15138/VNCZ-M766
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 Air temperature:
 Dew point temperature:
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 Sea water salinity:
 Sea surface water salinity:
Meteorological data may remain as first provided, even when greenhouse gas data are updated.
 

 DOI Metadata

DOI
ch4_bsc_surface-flask_2_3001-9999_monthly.nc 10.15138/VNCZ-M766
ch4_bsc_surface-flask_2_3001-9999_monthly.txt 10.15138/VNCZ-M766
ch4_bsc_surface-flask_2_3001-9999_event.nc 10.15138/VNCZ-M766
ch4_bsc_surface-flask_2_3001-9999_event.txt 10.15138/VNCZ-M766
For more information, please refer: doi.org/10.15138/VNCZ-M766

 Related information

Format Text (WDCGG Data Format Table, WDCGG Meteorological Data Format Table), NetCDF
Relation List (Is Part Of) All CH4 data contributed to WDCGG by GAW stations and mobiles by 2023-09-13
All CH4 data contributed to WDCGG by GAW stations and mobiles by 2022-09-07
All CH4 data contributed to WDCGG by GAW stations and mobiles by 2021-08-27
All CH4 data contributed to WDCGG by GAW stations and mobiles by 2020-09-28
All CH4 data contributed to WDCGG by GAW stations and mobiles by 2019-09-19
All CH4 data contributed to WDCGG by GAW stations and mobiles by 2018-10-25
Geolocation Point
Latitude (north: +; south: -) 44.1699981689
Longitude (east: +; west: -) 28.6800003052

 GAW Data Policy

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 Citation format

This format is an example of the WDCGG standard citation.
Please follow the citation format which the data providers or owners indicate.
Xin Lan (NOAA), Atmospheric CH4 at Constanta (Black Sea) by Global Monitoring Laboratory, NOAA , dataset published as CH4_BSC_ surface-flask_NOAA_ccgg at WDCGG, ver. 2023-08-29-1037 (Reference date*: YYYY/MM/DD)

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 Reference(s)

1  Lan, X., J.W. Mund, A.M. Crotwell, M.J. Crotwell, E. Moglia, M. Madronich, D. Neff and K.W. Thoning (2023), Atmospheric Methane Dry Air Mole Fractions from the NOAA GML Carbon Cycle Cooperative Global Air Sampling Network, 1983-2022, Version: 2023-08-28, https://doi.org/10.15138/VNCZ-M766
2  Dlugokencky, E. J., L. P. Steele, P. M. Lang and K. A. Masarie, (1994), The growth rate and distribution of atmospheric methane, Journal of Geophysical Research, 99, D8, 17, doi:10.1029/94JD01245.