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Organization
| NO | 48 |
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| Acronym | MRI |
| Name | Meteorological Research Institute |
| Address 1 | Department of Climate and Geochemistry Research |
| Address 2 | Meteorological Research Institute |
| Address 3 | 1-1 Nagamine, Tsukuba, 305-0052, Japan |
| Country/Territory | Japan |
| Website | https://www.mri-jma.go.jp/index_en.html |
Contact(s)
| Name | Kazuhiro Tsuboi |
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| Prefix | Mr. |
| ktsuboi@mri-jma.go.jp | |
| Organization No | 48 |
| Organization acronym | MRI |
| Organization name | Meteorological Research Institute |
| Organization country/territory | Japan |
| Address 1 | 1-1, Nagamine |
| Address 2 | Tsukuba |
| Address 3 | Ibaraki 305-0052 |
| Country/territory | Japan |
| Tel | +81-29-853-8720 |
| Fax | +81-29-853-8728 |
| Last updated date | 2023-08-30 |
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The accuracy of the concentrations of some reference gases was in the range of ±1.5%, which was certified by the Chemical Inspection & Testing Institute (Japan). Since August 1996, the accuracy of those has been in the range of ±1.0%, which has been certified by the manufacturer itself. In 1991, both laboratories of MRI and NOAA/CMDL determined the concentration of CH4 in NOAA cylinder #30507, filled with dried natural air at Niwot Ridge in 1988. MRI determined the CH4 mixing ratio in dry air to be 1749.2 (±2.7) ppb, while NOAA/CMDL measured the same cylinder as 1731.6 (±1.3) ppb on the so-called "Rasmussen-scale". There is a small, but significant offset between the two calibration scales. Mixed gases of 1.7-1.8 ppm CH4 in pure air (Takachiho) are used as the reference gas. |
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The outdoor air is drawn at 1.5m above the ground into a gas sampling loop(10ml). A reference gas and a sample air are measured in series. This set of measurements is repeated automatically in every three hours (2,5,8,11,14,17,20 and 23h). The sample air is dried by an electroic cooler and a tube filled with magnesium perchlorate (6-14 mesh). The sample size is 10ml. Methane is separated on a 1m Porapack N precut column and a 1m Active Carbon main column at 60 °C. Seasonal variability and long-term trend. To obtain the long-term trend, monthly mean value is calculated from the daily minimum values or the values obtained at 14h. Around 14h, surface air is vertically well mixed on average, and the possibility of the direct pollution from local sources such as paddy field is rather small. This dataset was submitted to WDCGG by Michio Hirota on 2007/11. Dr. Hirota retired from Japan Meteorological Agency in 2008. |
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Wind direction: 1 Wind speed: 1 Relative humidity: 1 Precipitation amount: 0 Air pressure: 0 Air temperature: 1 Dew point temperature: 0 Sea water temperature: 0 Sea surface water temperature: 0 Sea water salinity: 0 Sea surface water salinity: 0 |
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Meteorological data may remain as first provided, even when greenhouse gas data are updated. The file was made using the former WDCGG data file. |
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Related information
| Format | Text (WDCGG Data Format Table, WDCGG Meteorological Data Format Table), NetCDF | ||||
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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 |
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GAW Data Policy
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By their use you accept that an offer of co-authorship will be made through personal contact with the data providers
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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.
Please follow the citation format which the data providers or owners indicate.
Kazuhiro Tsuboi (MRI),
Atmospheric CH4
at Tateno (Tsukuba) by Meteorological Research Institute
,
dataset published as CH4_TKB_
surface-insitu_MRI_data1 at WDCGG,
ver. 2021-10-15-1330 (Reference date*: YYYY/MM/DD)
* As the reference date, please indicate the date you downloaded the files.
* As the reference date, please indicate the date you downloaded the files.
Reference(s)
| 1 | Hirota, M., H. Muramatsu, Y. Makino, M. Ikegami, and K. Tsutsumi, 1989: Gas-chromatographic measurement of atmospheric methane in Japan, Atmos. Environ., 23, 1835-1839. |
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| 2 | Hirota, M., T. Aoki, Y. Makino, and S. Murayama, 1991: Atmospheric methane concentration between Tokyo and Syowa Station, Antarctica, Bull. Chem. Soc. Japan, 1991, 358-360. |
