C¹⁸O₂ _ ESP _ surface - flask _ ECCC _ data1

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Organization

NO	20
Acronym	ECCC
Name	Environment and Climate Change Canada
Address 1	Environment and Climate Change Canada
Address 2	Climate Research Division
Address 3	4905 Dufferin Street, Toronto, Ontario CANADA M3H 5T4
Country/Territory	Canada
Website

Contact(s)

Last updated date	2021-04-30
Name	Lin Huang
Prefix	Dr.
Email	lin.huang@canada.ca
Organization No	20
Organization acronym	ECCC
Organization name	Environment and Climate Change Canada
Organization country/territory	Canada
Address 1
Address 2
Address 3
Country/territory	Canada
Tel	(416) 739-5821
Fax	(416) 739-4106

Collaborator(s)
Aim of Observation	Background observation
Data Time zone	UTC
Unit	permil
Calibration Scale	9999-12-31 00:00:00 - 9999-12-31 23:59:59: VPDB-CO2
Instrument(s)	9999-12-31 00:00:00 - 9999-12-31 23:59:59: Thermo Finnigan MAT252(Mass spectrometry)
Intake Height above ground level	9999-12-31 00:00:00 - 9999-12-31 23:59:59: 33 (m)
Sampling Frequency	weekly
Measurement Calibration	1). Each analysis is carried out by extracting CO2 from a 2L flask sample, followed by a flaming seal in an ampoule and then measured its isotopic composition relative to CO2 gas in a reference bellow by the IRMS(MAT252), at the same time, the primary anchor is also measured as the sample; 2). Each sample is linked to VPDB-CO2 scale via the primary anchor. The isotope ratios are reported in units of per mil Where: δ18O = [(18O/16Osamp/ (18O/16Ostd/)-1] x 1000 ‰ Measurement precision of IRMS is 0.01 per mil; 3). The overall uncertainty (in terms of accuracy and precision) of individual samples in δ18O is 0.04 permil.
Data Processing	17O correction is done using Allison/Craig correction
Processing for averaging	[Hourly] [Daily] [Monthly]
Original Data Quality Flag	Three-Column quality control flags: a NOAA 3-column quality control flag has been adopted where each column is defined as follows: [column 1] Hard REJECTION flag. *.. The sample doesn't have a pair; +.. high member of the bad pair (pair rejection criteria: 0.05 permil for δ13C and 0.15 permil for δ18O); -.. low member of the bad pair (pair rejection criteria: 0.05 permil for δ13C and 0.15 permil for δ18O); [column 2] SOFT REJECTION flag. A star 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 (e.g., the sample may not represent the background condition). [column 3] COMMENT flag. An alphanumeric other than a period (.) in the THIRD column provides additional information about the collection or analysis of the sample (e.g., ""..I"" indicates an ICP sample which have been measured by more than one lab). If both the first and second column contain a period (e.g., ""..."" and ""..I""), the sample is RETAINED.
Data Quality Flag (Valid/Invalid)	Invalid: +.. Invalid: -.. Valid (background): ... Valid: .. Valid: ..
Observation Status	Terminated
Description	Environment Canada started a pressurized flask-sampling program, using 2-litre double-valve flasks. These samples are taken at the top of the 39-metre lighthouse tower. The document below should be referred for the details of analysis. (http://www.atmos-meas-tech.net/6/1685/2013/amt-6-1685-2013.html) 1) The internationally accepted scale for reporting δ18O is VPDB-CO2 (Vienna Pee Dee Bellemnite); 2). The primary anchor to the VPDB-CO2 scale for CO2 isotope measurements is the pure CO2 evolved from a carbonate (i.e., Cal2) reference materials; 3). Annual calibration is conducted via measuring the primary anchor together with the international reference materials NBS19 and NBS18 (linked to VPDB-CO2). The detailed information for calibration and traceability of the measurements can be found in the reference (http://www.atmos-meas-tech.net/6/1685/2013/amt-6-1685-2013.html). 4). The overall uncertainty (in terms of accuracy and precision) of individual reference materials in δ18O is 0.04 permil.
Meteorological Data Availability (1: Available)	Wind direction: Wind speed: Relative humidity: Precipitation amount: Air pressure: Air temperature: Dew point temperature: Sea water temperature: Sea surface water temperature: Sea water salinity: Sea surface water salinity:
Meteorological Data Description	Meteorological data may remain as first provided, even when greenhouse gas data are updated.

DOI Metadata

DOI

c18o2_esp_surface-flask_20_9999-9999_event.nc	10.50849/WDCGG_0020-4013-1103-01-02-9999
c18o2_esp_surface-flask_20_9999-9999_event.txt	10.50849/WDCGG_0020-4013-1103-01-02-9999

Version

2021-04-30-1104 (Data Version History)
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Title

Atmospheric C¹⁸O₂ at Estevan Point by Environment and Climate Change Canada, dataset published as C¹⁸O₂_ESP_surface-flask_ECCC_data1 at WDCGG

Creator

Environment and Climate Change Canada
Lin Huang (ECCC)

Publisher

World Data Centre for Greenhouse Gases

Publication Date

2018-06-08 (Last Updated: 2021-04-30)

Format

Text (WDCGG Data Format Table, WDCGG Meteorological Data Format Table), NetCDF

Relation List (Is Part Of)

All C¹⁸O₂ data contributed to WDCGG by GAW stations and mobiles by 2023-11-30
All C¹⁸O₂ data contributed to WDCGG by GAW stations and mobiles by 2023-07-20
All C¹⁸O₂ data contributed to WDCGG by GAW stations and mobiles by 2022-07-12
All C¹⁸O₂ data contributed to WDCGG by GAW stations and mobiles by 2021-04-30
All C¹⁸O₂ data contributed to WDCGG by GAW stations and mobiles by 2020-09-14
All C¹⁸O₂ data contributed to WDCGG by GAW stations and mobiles by 2019-09-19
All C¹⁸O₂ data contributed to WDCGG by GAW stations and mobiles by 2018-10-18

Geolocation Point

Latitude (north: +; south: -)	49.382935
Longitude (east: +; west: -)	-126.544097

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Lin Huang (ECCC), Atmospheric C¹⁸O₂ at Estevan Point by Environment and Climate Change Canada , dataset published as C¹⁸O₂_ESP_ surface-flask_ECCC_data1 at WDCGG, ver. 2021-04-30-1104, https://doi.org/10.50849/WDCGG_0020-4013-1103-01-02-9999 (Reference date^*: YYYY/MM/DD)

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Reference(s)

1	Brand, Willi A., L. Huang, H. Mukai, A. Chivulescu, Ju¨rgen M. Richter & Michael Rothe (2009) How well do we know VPDB? Variability of δ13C and δ18O in CO2 generated from NBS19-calcite, Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom. 2009; 23: 915-926.
2	Huang, L. and D. Worthy (2005) Flask Sampling Strategy by MSC for Atmospheric Observations of Greenhouse Gases and CO2 Isotopes over Canada: Status & Plan, Report of the 12th WMO/IAEA Meeting of Experts on CO2 Concentration and Related Tracer Measurement Techniques, Toronto, Sept. 2003, GAW publication 161, 94-100., May, 2005.
3	Huang, L., A. Chivulescu, D. Ernst, W. Zhang, A.-L. Norman, Y.-S. Lee (2013) Maintaining Consistent traceability in High Precision Isotope Measurements in CO2: a way to verify long-term Atmospheric trends of δ13C and δ18O, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 6, 1685-1075, 2013/ www.atmos-meas-tech.net/6/1685/2013/ doi:10.5194/amt-6-1685-2013.
4	Huang L.,, A. Chivulescu, C. Allison, G. Brailsford, W. A. Brand, M. Wendeberg, A. Bollenbacher, R. Keeling, I. Levin, M. Sabasc6, M. Leuenberger, H. Mukai, T. Nakazawa, S. Aoki, R. Neubert, A. Aerts-Bijma, M. Verkouteren, J. White, B. Vaughn, S. Michel, L. Zhou, L.X. Liu (2011) A Report of δ13C & δ18O Measurements in NBS19 and NBS18 pure CO2: Uncertainty in Traceability of CO2 Isotope Measurements, In the proceeding of Report to the 15thWMO/IAEA CO2 Expert Meeting, Jena, Sept. 2009. WMO Report
5	R L Langenfelds, P B Krummel, C E Allison, R J Francey, L P Steele and L N Cooper (CSIRO, Australia), D. Worthy, L. Huang, D. Ernst and A. Chivulescu (MSC), Intercomparison of MSC and CSIRO trace gas data from Alert and Estevan Point. Canadian Baseline Report Summary of progress to 2002, 67-76.

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