Dataset
NCAS Long Term Observations: CO concentration from the maqs-48i-1-CO deployed at Manchester Air Quality Supersite (MAQS), v3.4.1
Update Frequency: Daily
Latest Data Update: 2026-09-09
Status: Ongoing
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Preview
Publication Date:
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Abstract
Carbon monoxide (CO) concentration measurements from the maqs-48i-1-CO deployed at Manchester Air Quality Supersite (MAQS). These observations were taken as part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) long term observations.
Data products from this deployment include: co-concentration
For further details of this deployment and the associated dataset please see the internal file metadata.
These data conform to the NCAS data standards and are available under the UK Government Open Licence agreement. Acknowledgement of NCAS as the data provider is required whenever and wherever these data are used.
Citable as: [ PROVISIONAL ] Allan, P.J. (9999): NCAS Long Term Observations: CO concentration from the maqs-48i-1-CO deployed at Manchester Air Quality Supersite (MAQS), v3.4.1. NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/c43f2ed77f914be0a9308d798b597da1
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: NCAS, observation measurements
Details
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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 processed and prepared by the project team before delivery to the Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA). |
| Data Quality: |
These data have been produced in accordance to standard NCAS observational practices. This includes instrument calibration and compliance checking of data against the NCAS Data Standards.
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| File Format: |
Data are netCDF formatted.
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Process overview
This dataset was generated by instruments deployed on platforms as listed below.
Instrument/Platform pairings
| MAQS: Thermo 48i Carbon Monoxide Analyser Instrument | Deployed on: Manchester Air Quality Supersite (MAQS) |
| Output Description | None |
- units: 1
- long_name: Data Quality flag
- var_id: qc_flag_co
- units: 1
- long_name: Day
- var_id: day
- units: 1
- long_name: Day of Year
- var_id: day_of_year
- units: 1
- long_name: Hour
- var_id: hour
- units: 1
- long_name: Minute
- var_id: minute
- units: 1e-9
- var_id: CO
- standard_name: mole_fraction_of_CO_in_air
- long_name: Mole Fraction of CO in air
- units: 1
- long_name: Month
- var_id: month
- units: 1
- long_name: Second
- var_id: second
- units: 1
- long_name: Year
- var_id: year
Co-ordinate Variables
- units: degrees_north
- standard_name: latitude
- var_id: latitude
- long_name: Latitude
- units: degrees_east
- standard_name: longitude
- var_id: longitude
- long_name: Longitude
- standard_name: time
- var_id: time
- units: seconds
- long_name: Time (seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00)
Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
2023-10-01T00:00:00
End time:
2025-10-31T00:00:00
Geographic Extent
53.4442° |
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-2.2145° |
-2.2145° |
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53.4442° |
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