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Dataset

 

Atmospheric trace gas observations from the UK Deriving Emissions linked to Climate Change (DECC) Network and associated data - Version 24.01

Update Frequency: Not Planned
Status: Completed
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Citable
Publication Date: 2024-08-16
DOI Publication Date: 2024-08-23
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 131 Files | 715MB

This dataset has been superseded. See Latest Version here
Abstract

This version 24.01 dataset consists of atmospheric trace gas observations made as part of the UK Deriving Emissions linked to Climate Change (DECC) Network. It includes core DECC Network measurements, funded by the UK Government Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (TRN: 5488/11/2021) and through the National Measurement System at the National Physical Laboratory, supplemented by observations funded through other associated projects.
The core DECC network consists of five sites in the UK and Ireland measuring greenhouse and ozone-depleting gases. The four UK-based sites (Ridge Hill, Herefordshire; Tacolneston, Norfolk; Bilsdale, North Yorkshire; and Heathfield, East Sussex) sample air from elevated inlets on tall telecommunications towers. Mace Head, situated on the west coast of Ireland, samples from an inlet 10 metres above ground level and is ideally situated to intercept baseline air from the North Atlantic Ocean. The measurement site at Weybourne, Norfolk, funded by the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) and operated by the University of East Anglia, is also affiliated with the network. Mace Head and Weybourne data are archived separately - see links in documentation. Data from the UK DECC network are used to assess atmospheric trends and quantify UK emissions, and feed into other international research programs, including the Integrated Carbon Observation System (ICOS) and Advanced Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment (AGAGE) networks.

Citable as:  O'Doherty, S.; Arnold, T.; Chung, E.; Ganesan, A.; Garrard, N.; Grant, A.; Kikaj, D.; Pitt, J.; Rennick, C.; Safi, E.; Say, D.; Spain, G.; Stanley, K.; Stavert, A.; Wenger, A.; Wisher, A.; Young, D. (2024): Atmospheric trace gas observations from the UK Deriving Emissions linked to Climate Change (DECC) Network and associated data - Version 24.01. NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis, 23 August 2024. doi:10.5285/11163154cef4496988d45658c9cfbabf. https://dx.doi.org/10.5285/11163154cef4496988d45658c9cfbabf
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: UK-DECC, trace gases

Details

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Access rules:
Public data: access to these data is available to both registered and non-registered users.
Use of these data is covered by the following licence(s):
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record.
Data lineage:

Data were collected using in situ trace gas analysers. Data quality assurance and quality control is carried out regularly by each station PI, and overall DECC Network data reviews are conducted every 2 months. Data are traceable to international calibration scales. Data were collected by the DECC network team and deposited at the Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) for archiving.

Data Quality:
Data are as given by the data provider, no quality control has been performed by the Centre for Environmental Data An alysis (CEDA)
File Format:
NetCDF
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  • long_name: mole_fraction_of_carbon_dioxide_in_air_number_of_observations
  • var_id: co2_number_of_observations
  • units: 1e-6
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  • var_id: co2_variability
  • units: 1e-9
  • standard_name: mole_fraction_of_carbon_monoxide_in_air
  • var_id: co
  • long_name: mole_fraction_of_carbon_monoxide_in_air
  • long_name: mole_fraction_of_carbon_monoxide_in_air_number_of_observations
  • var_id: co_number_of_observations
  • units: 1e-9
  • long_name: mole_fraction_of_carbon_monoxide_in_air_variability
  • var_id: co_variability
  • units: 1e-12
  • standard_name: mole_fraction_of_cfc113_in_air
  • var_id: cfc113
  • long_name: mole_fraction_of_cfc113_in_air
  • var_id: cfc113_integration_flag
  • long_name: mole_fraction_of_cfc113_in_air_integration_flag
  • units: 1e-12
  • long_name: mole_fraction_of_cfc113_in_air_repeatability
  • var_id: cfc113_repeatability
  • long_name: mole_fraction_of_cfc113_in_air_status_flag
  • var_id: cfc113_status_flag
  • units: 1e-12
  • long_name: mole_fraction_of_dichloromethane_in_air
  • standard_name: mole_fraction_of_dichloromethane_in_air
  • var_id: ch2cl2
  • var_id: ch2cl2_integration_flag
  • long_name: mole_fraction_of_dichloromethane_in_air_integration_flag
  • units: 1e-12
  • long_name: mole_fraction_of_dichloromethane_in_air_repeatability
  • var_id: ch2cl2_repeatability
  • long_name: mole_fraction_of_dichloromethane_in_air_status_flag
  • var_id: ch2cl2_status_flag
  • standard_name: mole_fraction_of_halon1211_in_air
  • units: 1e-12
  • long_name: mole_fraction_of_halon1211_in_air
  • var_id: halon1211
  • var_id: halon1211_integration_flag
  • long_name: mole_fraction_of_halon1211_in_air_integration_flag
  • units: 1e-12
  • long_name: mole_fraction_of_halon1211_in_air_repeatability
  • var_id: halon1211_repeatability
  • long_name: mole_fraction_of_halon1211_in_air_status_flag
  • var_id: halon1211_status_flag
  • standard_name: mole_fraction_of_halon1301_in_air
  • units: 1e-12
  • long_name: mole_fraction_of_halon1301_in_air
  • var_id: halon1301
  • var_id: halon1301_integration_flag
  • long_name: mole_fraction_of_halon1301_in_air_integration_flag
  • units: 1e-12
  • long_name: mole_fraction_of_halon1301_in_air_repeatability
  • var_id: halon1301_repeatability
  • long_name: mole_fraction_of_halon1301_in_air_status_flag
  • var_id: halon1301_status_flag
  • standard_name: mole_fraction_of_hcc140a_in_air
  • units: 1e-12
  • var_id: ch3ccl3
  • long_name: mole_fraction_of_hcc140a_in_air
  • var_id: ch3ccl3_integration_flag
  • long_name: mole_fraction_of_hcc140a_in_air_integration_flag
  • units: 1e-12
  • var_id: ch3ccl3_repeatability
  • long_name: mole_fraction_of_hcc140a_in_air_repeatability
  • var_id: ch3ccl3_status_flag
  • long_name: mole_fraction_of_hcc140a_in_air_status_flag
  • units: 1e-12
  • standard_name: mole_fraction_of_hfc152a_in_air
  • var_id: hfc152a
  • long_name: mole_fraction_of_hfc152a_in_air
  • var_id: hfc152a_integration_flag
  • long_name: mole_fraction_of_hfc152a_in_air_integration_flag
  • units: 1e-12
  • long_name: mole_fraction_of_hfc152a_in_air_repeatability
  • var_id: hfc152a_repeatability
  • long_name: mole_fraction_of_hfc152a_in_air_status_flag
  • var_id: hfc152a_status_flag
  • units: 1e-12
  • long_name: mole_fraction_of_hfc236fa_in_air
  • standard_name: mole_fraction_of_hfc236fa_in_air
  • var_id: hfc236fa
  • var_id: hfc236fa_integration_flag
  • long_name: mole_fraction_of_hfc236fa_in_air_integration_flag
  • units: 1e-12
  • long_name: mole_fraction_of_hfc236fa_in_air_repeatability
  • var_id: hfc236fa_repeatability
  • long_name: mole_fraction_of_hfc236fa_in_air_status_flag
  • var_id: hfc236fa_status_flag
  • units: 1e-12
  • long_name: mole_fraction_of_hfc4310mee_in_air
  • standard_name: mole_fraction_of_hfc4310mee_in_air
  • var_id: hfc4310mee
  • var_id: hfc4310mee_integration_flag
  • long_name: mole_fraction_of_hfc4310mee_in_air_integration_flag
  • units: 1e-12
  • long_name: mole_fraction_of_hfc4310mee_in_air_repeatability
  • var_id: hfc4310mee_repeatability
  • long_name: mole_fraction_of_hfc4310mee_in_air_status_flag
  • var_id: hfc4310mee_status_flag
  • units: 1e-9
  • standard_name: mole_fraction_of_methane_in_air
  • var_id: ch4
  • long_name: mole_fraction_of_methane_in_air
  • long_name: mole_fraction_of_methane_in_air_number_of_observations
  • var_id: ch4_number_of_observations
  • units: 1e-9
  • long_name: mole_fraction_of_methane_in_air_variability
  • var_id: ch4_variability
  • units: 1e-9
  • standard_name: mole_fraction_of_nitrous_oxide_in_air
  • var_id: n2o
  • long_name: mole_fraction_of_nitrous_oxide_in_air
  • long_name: mole_fraction_of_nitrous_oxide_in_air_number_of_observations
  • var_id: n2o_number_of_observations
  • units: 1e-9
  • long_name: mole_fraction_of_nitrous_oxide_in_air_variability
  • var_id: n2o_variability
  • units: 1e-12
  • standard_name: mole_fraction_of_sulfur_hexafluoride_in_air
  • long_name: mole_fraction_of_sulfur_hexafluoride_in_air
  • var_id: sf6
  • long_name: mole_fraction_of_sulfur_hexafluoride_in_air_integration_flag
  • var_id: sf6_integration_flag
  • units: 1e-12
  • long_name: mole_fraction_of_sulfur_hexafluoride_in_air_repeatability
  • var_id: sf6_repeatability
  • long_name: mole_fraction_of_sulfur_hexafluoride_in_air_status_flag
  • var_id: sf6_status_flag

Co-ordinate Variables

  • standard_name: time
  • var_id: time
  • units: seconds