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Dataset

 

Weybourne Atmospheric Observatory: Longterm Carbon Monoxide and Molecular Hydrogen measurements

Status: Ongoing
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Published
Publication Date: 2008-03-06
Download Stats: last 12 months

Abstract

Longterm Carbon Monoxide and Molecular Hydrogen measurements at the Weybourne Atmospheric Observatory (WAO) using a Reduction Gas Analyser operated by the NCAS (National Centre for Atmospheric Science) AMF (Atmospheric Measurement Facility). WAO, situated on the north Norfolk coast, is part of the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of East Anglia (UEA) and is a world class facility for fundemental research, background atmospheric monitoring and teaching purposes. WAO operates a range of instruments in its measurement programme - the data from which is archived at the BADC. The atmospheric carbon monoxide and molecular hydrogen are measured every 6 minutes.

Citable as:  Forster, G. (2008): Weybourne Atmospheric Observatory: Longterm Carbon Monoxide and Molecular Hydrogen measurements. NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/85556df6728e4cc1bfed0af6389dfab2
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: Weybourne Atmospheric Observatory, WAO, CO, H2, AMF

Details

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Data lineage:

Data is collected at the Weybourne Atmospheric Observatory (WAO), which operates a range of instruments in its measurement programme. After collection, data is processed and formatted by the instrument manager, then uploaded as is to BADC

Data Quality:
Data quality has been logged separately contact the WAO manager for details. Future revision of the data should contain quality flags
File Format:
Data are NASA Ames formatted.

Process overview

This dataset was generated by instruments deployed on platforms as listed below.
Output Description None
  • units: difference of measured and assigned target tank values
  • names: CO_TT_ppb
  • units: None
  • names: CO_TT_ppb_flag
  • units: 24-hour centered moving one sigma standard deviation of the bracketting working standards
  • names: CO_WT_ppb
  • units: None
  • names: CO_WT_ppb_flag
  • units: data flagged as 3 if no data is present in CO_ppb
  • names: CO_flag
  • units: hourly centered mean
  • names: CO_ppb
  • units: None
  • names: CO_ppb_flag
  • units: number of points used in average
  • names: CO_ppb_no
  • units: standard deviation of hourly average
  • names: CO_ppb_sd
  • units: 1
  • var_id: qc_flag
  • long_name: Data Quality Flag
  • names: Data Quality Flag
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Data Quality Flag: CO
  • var_id: qc_flag_co
  • names: Data Quality Flag: CO
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Data Quality Flag: H2
  • var_id: qc_flag_h2
  • names: Data Quality Flag: H2
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Day
  • var_id: day
  • names: Day
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Day of Year
  • var_id: day_of_year
  • names: Day of Year
  • units: difference of measured and assigned target tank values
  • names: H2_TT_ppb
  • units: None
  • names: H2_TT_ppb_flag
  • units: 24-hour centered moving one sigma standard deviation of the bracketting working standards
  • names: H2_WT_ppb
  • units: None
  • names: H2_WT_ppb_flag
  • units: data flagged as 3 if no data is present in H2_ppb
  • names: H2_flag
  • units: hourly centered mean
  • names: H2_ppb
  • units: None
  • names: H2_ppb_flag
  • units: number of points used in average
  • names: H2_ppb_no
  • units: standard deviation of hourly average
  • names: H2_ppb_sd
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Hour
  • var_id: hour
  • names: Hour
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Minute
  • var_id: minute
  • names: Minute
  • units: 1e-9
  • standard_name: mole_fraction_of_carbon_monoxide_in_air
  • long_name: Mole Fraction of Carbon Monoxide in air
  • var_id: mole_fraction_of_carbon_monoxide_in_air
  • names: mole_fraction_of_carbon_monoxide_in_air, Mole Fraction of Carbon Monoxide in air
  • units: 1e-9
  • long_name: Mole Fraction of molecular Hydrogen in air
  • var_id: mole_fraction_of_molecular_hydrogen_in_air
  • names: Mole Fraction of molecular Hydrogen in air
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Month
  • var_id: month
  • names: Month
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Second
  • var_id: second
  • names: Second
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Year
  • var_id: year
  • names: Year
  • units: None
  • names: day
  • units: None
  • names: decimal_year
  • units: seconds since 00:00 1st January 1970
  • names: epoch_time
  • units: None
  • names: hour
  • units: None
  • names: minute
  • units: None
  • names: month
  • units: None
  • names: second
  • units: seconds since 00:00 1st January 0000
  • names: serial_time
  • units: None
  • names: year

Co-ordinate Variables

  • units: degrees_north
  • standard_name: latitude
  • var_id: latitude
  • long_name: Latitude
  • names: latitude, Latitude
  • units: degrees_east
  • standard_name: longitude
  • var_id: longitude
  • long_name: Longitude
  • names: longitude, Longitude
  • standard_name: time
  • var_id: time
  • names: time
Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
2008-03-06T00:00:00
End time:
Ongoing
Geographic Extent

 
52.9500°
 
1.0100°
 
1.0100°
 
52.9500°