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Dataset

 

Weybourne Atmospheric Observatory: Longterm Methane measurements

Latest Data Update: 2019-05-13
Status: Ongoing
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Published
Publication Date: 2013-03-06
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 78 Files | 80MB

Abstract

Longterm Methane(CH4) measurements at the Weybourne Atmospheric Observatory (WAO) using Clarus 500 Greenhouse Gas GC (Perkin Elmer) instrument 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 methane measurements are every 10 minutes.

Citable as:  Forster, G. (2013): Weybourne Atmospheric Observatory: Longterm Methane measurements. NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/e9c9e975601f4ba4ac1756a3c112a8d1/
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: Weybourne Atmospheric Observatory, Methane, WAO

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 station 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: None
  • names: CH4_TT_flag
  • units: difference of measured and assigned target tank values
  • names: CH4_TT_ppb
  • units: None
  • names: CH4_WT_flag
  • units: 24-hour centred moving one sigma standard deviation of the bracketting working standards
  • names: CH4_WT_ppb
  • units: None
  • names: CH4_flag
  • units: hourly centred mean
  • names: CH4_ppb
  • units: None
  • names: CH4_ppb_flag
  • units: number of points used in average
  • names: CH4_ppb_no
  • units: standard deviation of hourly average
  • names: CH4_ppb_sd
  • units: 1
  • var_id: qc_flag
  • long_name: Data Quality Flag
  • names: Data Quality Flag
  • 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: 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_methane_in_air
  • long_name: Mole Fraction of Methane in air
  • var_id: mole_fraction_of_methane_in_air
  • names: mole_fraction_of_methane_in_air, Mole Fraction of Methane 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:
2013-03-03T00:00:00
End time:
Ongoing
Geographic Extent

 
52.9500°
 
1.0100°
 
1.0100°
 
52.9500°
 
Related parties
Authors (1)
Principal Investigators (1)